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46th Turbomachinery & 33rd International Pump Users Symposia
The 46th Turbomachinery & 33rd International Pump Users Symposia (TPS 2017) takes place in Houston, Texas from September 12-14, 2017. The event is organized by the Turbomachinery Laboratory, a center of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and...
Getting Documents Approved The First Time
In our last post, we discussed holdbacks as it pertains to a delay in getting paid by your EPC customers due to you not delivering documentation correctly. Incorrectly provided documentation costs you money and increases the effort you have to provide to fix your...
Are Holdbacks a Problem at Project End?
When we conducted our survey entitled Supplier vs EPC, Why is Vendor Documentation so Painful in 2016, we revealed some interesting results regarding the issue of holdbacks at the end of projects. In particular, we found that it's a big issue for both suppliers and...
May 2017 New Release Notification
We're pleased to announce our latest DocBoss release for May 2017. This month we've focused on several key areas and have included a short video which you can access below to visually show you one of the changes. We made changes to the navigation preview several...
Do Your Submittals Get Rejected?
An increase in the amount and customization of engineering documentation provided to customers at the end of projects correspondingly increases the time and work involved to produce it.
Document control training from Mireaux Management Solutions
Mireaux Management Solutions is a Houston-based company that offers a wide variety of training services including 3 document control-specific training courses. From their website and in their own words: Mireaux Management Solutions is a technology and consulting firm...
When document control becomes too hard to manage
Many companies we speak with refer to how project documentation continues to increase in terms of both the amount of documentation provided and the customization required. Some businesses already have a good handle on document control so it's not a major issue. They...
An Ideal EDMS Will Do The Following…
Whether you’re a supplier of process equipment (manufacturer, fabricator, distributor, rep) who submits custom engineering documentation to customers or if you an EPC who receives documentation from your vendors, doing documentation better will make both you and your counterparts on the either side happier.
Is Email Good Enough For Submittals?
If you use email to send submittals to customers, you’re not alone. Our research shows that 90% of process equipment suppliers (manufacturers, fabricators, reps, distributors) use email to send and track submittals.
62nd International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS)
The 62nd International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS) runs from Tuesday November 6 – Thursday November 9, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition (OGA)
The 16th annual Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition takes place from July 11-13, 2017 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The exhibition will feature 12 country pavilions from North America, Europe, Asia and...
Industrial Valve Summit Exhibition
The 2nd international exhibition and conference on valve and flow control technologies Industrial Valve Summit (IVS) takes place from May 24-25, 2017 in Bergamo, Italy. The IVS attracts visitors and exhibitors from a wide range of industries including oil & gas,...
When Document Control Was In Its Infancy
Prior to 1980, document control was a time-consuming and haphazard function with no technology to assist and few actual controls in place.
Formalizing Document Control Processes
We’ve talked in the past how you can add structure to document control with DocBoss especially in the case where you are new to document control or where you really don’t have documented or formalized processes to turn to.
16th International Exhibition for Pumps, Compressors, Valves, Actuators and Engines
The 16th International Exhibition for Pumps, Compressors, Valves, Actuators and Engines will be held from October 24-26, 2017 in Crocus Expo, pavilion 1 in Moscow, Russia. From their website, the event will include the following: Exhibition sections: Industrial...
Tools To Improve Your Document Control Processes
Last fall, we updated our DocBoss.com website with a more modern look with new features and tools for DocBoss users to access. Part of the new website includes a Support section with some great new features that anyone interested in doing document control work better can access and benefit from.
Is your documentation work costing you business?
Is it possible that the documentation that you provide to your customers at the end of projects is costing you future business?
Dealing with EPCs is slow and costly
EPCs make huge IT investments and work largely in the information space. With the volume of digitally stored data involved with most projects, information management is a necessary and critical competency.
Private, public or hybrid cloud. What’s best for you?
The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 17.2 percent in 2016 to total $208.6 billion, up from $178 billion in 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. While public cloud computing is growing in popularity, it's not the only option. You might also...
Supplier Action Points for better Document Control
If you’re a process equipment supplier (manufacturer, fabricator, rep) who submits custom engineering documentation to your customers (EPCs) at the end of projects, how can you do this work better?
Focused largely on tagged equipment, DocBoss minimizes the manual work required to deliver project documentation.
We are here to answer any questions you may have about DocBoss and how we can help you improve your document control workflow.
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