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Supplier vs EPC: Why is Vendor Documentation so Painful?
DocBoss is excited to release the results of our survey entitled Supplier vs EPC: Why is Vendor Documentation so Painful? We surveyed 106 respondents - 45 Supplier organizations and 61 EPC organizations - and asked them questions about the frustrations they experience...
Using QR codes in your document control work
Quick Response codes (QR codes) like the one shown here to the left is a machine-readable matrix barcode that can be used to store information about an item that is attached to the code. Many of us are familiar with QR codes that are used for marketing purposes where...
5 DocBoss benefits that customers love
While it comes with numerous features, there are 5 DocBoss benefits that customers tend to like the most. DocBoss was specifically designed to help process equipment suppliers - whether a manufacturer, rep, distributor or fabricator - to deliver custom project...
Software and IT trends into 2020
We've talked this year about short-term trends particularly related to documentation and technology in 2016. Since IT decisions tend to something that requires a longer-term focus, what are expected trends in IT world into the next decade? A.T. Kearney has some...
How to turn document control into a profit center
You can turn document control into a profit center with DocBoss. Think about how much time and effort you put forth to provide and manage customer documentation. Wouldn't you like to quantify and charge for documentation that costs you time and effort? You already...
Does document control take a vacation when you do?
With Labor Day upon us and people possibly taking advantage of the last holiday of summer with a few extra vacation days tacked on, you might be experiencing the joys of keeping a project running while several or more colleagues are off work. One of the more difficult...
Expediting and reporting to keep your project on track
Reporting features are often lacking when it comes to generic, non-document control specific applications such as Microsoft Excel that you might currently be using to handle your documentation work. Can you track document history with your current document control...
Does your documentation system have an end user focus?
We've referenced a number of articles this year that refer to predicted trends in 2016 and beyond in document control and document management. Typically these articles refer to the increase in cloud-based computing and mobility, the growing importance of security and...
Are you a distributor, fabricator or manufacturer?
As we've spoken about in the past, DocBoss is especially helpful to process equipment suppliers who provide custom documentation to their customers at the end of projects. If you work with a bill of materials or VDRL, if you tag your products, if you find...
Document archiving and other growth trends
CXOToday.com published a year end article where they chimed in with their thoughts on the expected trends in 2016 in document management and you'll see that similar to other industry watchers, their expected trends focus on the increased prevalence of cloud-based...
Voiding and auto-reclaiming documents with DocBoss
One of the main benefits of DocBoss is the full paper trail that it creates so that you can view the full history of documents and understand where each document is in the process at any given time. When you have created transmittals to submit externally, there may...
Determining your document control strategy
Hart Energy's E&P Magazine published an article way back in 2012 which discussed how you can ensure effective document control particularly as it relates to the strategy behind the processes you use. One particular paragraph discusses how document control...
Workflow routing in DocBoss
DocBoss includes a full workflow routing process that enables you to move documents around as needed while also understanding exactly where in the process your documents are at any given time. Let's talk about two options you have with DocBoss with regards to workflow...
How Salesforce started the cloud computing phenomenon
The arrival of Salesforce.com in 1999 ushered in a new era of software provision, delivered through a website rather than an application hosted in the customer's own premises. Salesforce's creation gave others the idea that they too could deliver software and other...
Trimming auto-created registers in DocBoss
At the beginning of a project, DocBoss will automatically build your document register for you. DocBoss takes a combination of the bill of materials and your customer-supplied list of required documents (Vendor Document Requirements or Supply Document Register List)...
Keeping your projects on track and on time
How do you measure project key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure your projects remain on time? You do measure KPIs, right?? And you can tell in a moment's notice which projects are falling behind, correct? When you use Microsoft Excel or some other manual,...
Working with customer-supplier templates
Do you often work with customer-supplied templates that you're expected to adhere to when supplying documentation at the end of the project? DocBoss can help you work with whatever templates you are given. In fact, you can upload custom templates for Document...
More document control career and job search resources
Several months ago, we posted some resources to find document control jobs and career resources online. You can review those posts here and here. Here are several more resources we came across to find document control jobs globally: myOilandGasCareer.com offers a...
Who Benefits The Most From DocBoss?
Is providing documentation to your customers at the end of projects a frustrating and time-consuming task? Here are some questions to ask to determine how beneficial DocBoss can be to your business. What type of documentation to you supply and to whom? DocBoss was...
Are you swamped with supplier documentation?
Supplier documentation is a huge component of industrial projects. Single suppliers can be required to submit hundreds or even thousands of documents for a single order which must be individually approved by the customer. Drawings, testing, certifications,...
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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