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DIGITAL THE ONLY OPTION IN A HIGH-STAKES INDUSTRY
How frustrating is it when you need geological data that you know has been gathered in the past but is unavailable to you when you need it? Imagine if previously collected data was lost and the cost of replacing it ranged from $50,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That is a common experience in the mining industry. In order to deliver a cost efficient analysis, it is imperative to locate and convert all existing hard copy documentation and integrate it with your digital data.
Measured Group is a mining consultancy specialising in geological modelling, resource estimation, mine planning, exploration services and geotechnical support. As a consulting group, Measured rely heavily on being able to access historical data. This is the foundation upon which they build modelling and guide future decisions for exploration and mine development. Accuracy is essential.
With global experience in due diligence, feasibility studies, mine planning and ore reserves estimates, the stakes in all of Measured Group's work is high.
With each new project relying on historically collected paper-based data, Measured Group engage Avantix to digitise the data.
"Avantix undertakes painstaking digitisation of plans, maps, down-hole geophysics and drill logs," says Avantix CEO, Duncan Lord. "The data is incorporated into geological-specific databases.
If data accessibility and accuracy are integral to your business, contact Avantix today.
PAPER IS AN IMPEDIMENT
Core samples drilled prior to a decade ago are exclusively available in non-digital format. This might be on thermal paper or plastic film, both of which are vulnerable to deterioration, or on long unwieldy lengths of paper. Each of which contain valuable data needed to be extracted manually, before being useful for future strategy decisions.
"Paper is an impediment," says Lyon Barrett, Measured Group's Principal Geologist – Managing Director, whose work is predominantly in the coal industry but includes other commodities such as iron sands, copper and gold.
DARK DATA IS LOST DATA
"Dark Data is when you know you have information there but, as you can't put your hands on it, it can't be used," says Lord.
The challenges of "Dark Data" are not limited to the fields of geology and mining. Most businesses have data that is inaccessibly filed away (carefully or otherwise). Data that isn't used, or isn't accessible when needed, may as well not exist.
Digitisation of paper files can bring dark data into the light. Even without the huge costs involved in the mining industry, replication of data collection can be an expensive endeavour for businesses in all fields.
Despite these benefits, if a mining company has not previously experienced finding and then digitising dark data, understanding its importance is not always instinctive. "It can sometimes be hard to quantify the value that it will deliver," says Barrett.
During the Measured Group consultation process it is necessary to identify if there is existing archival data and then establish its usefulness towards an up to date analysis. Referring to a recent engagement with a global mining company that tracked down archival material in a shipping container, Barrett says: "We were impressed with the way they listened to our questions and supported the digitisation initiative."
The end result for this project? "The front-end costs associated with finding and digitising the lost data likely cost less than a tenth of any drilling that would otherwise have needed to happen," says Barrett. "The knowledge of the mineral deposits was improved to the point that they were able to make fully informed decisions about how proceed."
THE AVANTIX EXPERIENCE
Measured Group have come to rely on Avantix to convert these hard-copy graphs into digital data. These logs are scanned and each curve is converted into a LAS data, allowing easy importation into the modelling software.
"Avantix and Measured Group have worked together on four or five projects already," says Barrett. "Avantix are very responsive; they turn data around as quickly as can be done. I'd always use them, as they always deliver."
Avantix are ready to guide you through your digitisation process. Call us today to discuss your needs.
Building a new home is one of the biggest investments that many will make in a lifetime. When choosing a builder, an individual seeks a company that will go above and beyond.
AusHomes, builders of high-quality, cost-effective homes in South-East Queensland, are using Avantix's digital scanning services to go above and beyond for their customers and their legal requirements. The bonus? A huge savings on cost.
"I get phone calls from people who I built a house for 20 years ago asking which roof tile was used during the build, or to get help finding the sewage connection point," says Brett Shepherd, CEO of AusHomes, which work exclusively in the domestic building market.
Answering these kinds of questions is all part of AusHomes excellent customer service. When operating on paper archives of records, such a request would necessitate a trip to the rented storage facility and retrieval of the correct archive box. Shepherd soon realised there must be a better way.
"We moved to digitisation of our build records," says Shepherd. "Now, thanks to OCR recognition and astute naming of our digitally scanned files, questions from homeowners can be answered with a few clicks, all within the one phone call."
Find out today how digitisation could help your customer service excel.
EXCEEDING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Houses are built to last far longer than a lifetime. Yet legislation requires that records relating to a build are retained for less than a decade.
Though AusHomes hands over all certificates as well as a detailed folder relating to the build at completion, unsurprisingly, many people lose these over time.
Though complaints about AusHomes' work are rare, disputes do happen. The easily retrievable digital files are AusHomes first line defence in their risk management of such instances. Without excellent records, any disputes can easily become a case of one word against another.
"For the protection of the company, we digitise all records including photographs of the home just before handover of the keys."
Another benefit of AusHomes long-term view of record management is that their current practice is likely to be in line with any potential future changes in legislation. While other businesses may have to scramble to comply, AusHomes will likely be able to continue business-as-usual practice.
COSTS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
If you assume that going digital would be an added cost of business, read on.
The financial benefit of AusHomes' long-term digital strategy is substantial. Over more than 20 years in the business, during which they have built over 4,000 homes and apartments, the bulk of paper records was substantial and constantly growing.
"It used to cost $40,000 per year for rental of storage space just for records relating to new home builds" says Shepherd. "The cost of the digital scanning services is a fraction of that, around $5,000 per year." Add in the costs of folders, binders, dividers and archive boxes for files that could be 2 inches thick and, according to Shepherd: "We're talking about an aspect of our business that now costs less than a 10th of what it did previously."
Speak to Avantix about how scanning services could reduce your costs.
Shepherd sums up the advantages of building record file digitisation. "It's a highly efficient way of storing files that goes beyond current legal requirements, protects us in cases of dispute, and allows us to provide excellent customer service."
Avantix congratulate AusHomes on their decision to build and protect their business by using digital scanning in a farsighted strategy that is contributing to them going above and beyond the expected.
TOWARDS A PAPERLESS MEDICAL PRACTICE
Paper-based medical records, and all the resources they require, will soon be relegated to the past for Moreton Eye Group, a multi-site eye health practice.
"Files can be 10 centimetres thick," says Lesley Henderson, Moreton Eye Group's Clinical Manager. "And the physical elements – the folder, the clip, the paper and the identification stickers – are surprisingly expensive."
With an estimated 15,000 medical records files, a number that increases every week, that's a lot of storage space.
Moreton Eye Group are undertaking a clear-sighted medical records digitisation project as a major step towards their ultimate ambition of operating as a paperless practice. The aim is simple: "We plan to turn our paper charts into electronic charts," says Henderson.
Would your workplace blossom under the weight of less paper? Read on to hear more.
The positive changes resulting from the digitisation of health records will be seen across the practice. Moreton Eye Group operate across three practices and patients need to be seen at different clinics depending on their needs. Paper-based records need to be transported between clinics, necessitating a dedicated courier service.
"A lovely man named Dan gets into his van each weekday morning and does a round of the clinics," says Henderson. Though other supplies form part of the transport needs, the majority is patient files. "It's a 50-60 kilometre round trip each day," says Henderson. Last-minute urgent appointments see administration staff dropping everything to fax pages from a record to another clinic.
Even within the one practice, a single file might be needed by two or three people simultaneously. "Currently, there is a fair bit of fossicking for files within a clinic," says Henderson, of the need for doctors, nurses, allied-health and administration staff to all use the one paper-based record for their work.
The scanning of medical files will mean the end of file-fossicking and transport. All staff will be able to instantly access all files whenever needed.
If you'd like instant access to your files, contact Avantix today.
WORKING TOGETHER – DIGITISATION OF LARGE ARCHIVE FILES
Moreton Eye Group found Avantix by doing a websearch for another digital scanning company. "Avantix's name came up in the search result also, so I rang both" recalls Henderson. "Avantix were so responsive, they came to see me immediately."
After an initial pilot test, full digitisation commenced. Avantix worked alongside Moreton Eye Group to develop the best approach to scanning over 10,000 patient files. Each week, 50 archive boxes of files are digitised.
Avantix's work with Moreton Eye Group has included working with the fully electronic medical records system provided by Dox.
"Avantix and Dox have worked together with Moreton Eye Group to deliver a highly efficient solution that caters to all types of information; both structured and unstructured," says Duncan Lord, Avantix CEO.
"Avantix have really gone above and beyond," says Henderson, referring to Avantix's response when a file that is in the process of being digitised is unexpectedly required for an urgent appointment. "Avantix have gone out of their way, which is really appreciated."
Of the level of customer service received, Henderson is equally full of praise. "Every one of the people who answer the phone knows what the project is," says Henderson.
TRANSITION TIME
With the digitisation process in full swing, it is transition time for Moreton Eye Group. "There have been some challenges, especially in the early days," says Henderson of the change from paper-based to electronic medical records (EMR).
The medical records scanning project has resulted in substantial savings in another major transition for the practice. Building costs for a brand new clinic have been substantially reduced as a result of not needing to include dedicated paper-records storage space.
Avantix congratulate Moreton Eye Group on their clear vision in enacting a farsighted digitisation strategy that will see practice efficiencies both within and across each of their clinics.
DIGITISING RECORDS DRASTICALLY CUTS TIME & IMPROVES WORK FLOW FOR SDRC
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) have enlisted the digital scanning service expertise of Avantix in enacting their long-term digitisation strategy.
Queensland's southern-most council, SDRC was formed in 2008 through the amalgamation of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe and has a population of over 36,000 people.
With two major service centres positioned 60 kilometers apart, as well as staff working on a mobile basis, the need for digitalisation was urgent.
Prior to digitising, a simple and common request relating to a Building Approval would prompt substantial work. "Staff would find the relevant register, locate the hard copy record in whichever location it was held, then scan it," explains Mrs Susan Brown, Records Management Project Officer. "Now that digitisation of records is complete, a customer in any office can ask about any property and be provided with the information they require quickly."
After this initial success, attention turned to Town Planning applications, then Engineering files. "They are the council's next biggest repositories of information," says Brown.
Engineering plans can be up to A0 size and, with handling, can easily become damaged. "By having documents in a digital format, staff can access and use them as many times as needed without the original suffering from wear and tear or, worse, being at risk of serious damage or being misplaced."
While SDRC has a large format scanner, which they will use for newly created documents, it was recognised that attempting to complete and digitise the project in-house would not be as efficient or effective as working with an expert provider.
LARGE FORMAT DIGITAL SCANNING SERVICES BRING VALUE TO TRANSITIONING CUSTOMERS
Large format scanning of maps and plans is a speciality of Avantix. With the experience and knowledge gained from over 16 years in handling the digitalisation, data capture and data governance of large scale projects, Avantix has been able to bring real value to customers transitioning from paper to electronic records.
"Our team is able to bridge the gap between labour intensive tasks and higher cost resources that understand CAD, CAM and GIS content," says Jim Cohen, of Avantix. "By understanding how information is used by front line staff, Avantix is able to help during the discovery phase, to identify which data fields are needed to achieve the best outcome. This arms users with the ability to quickly find drawings based upon what they have to go by at the time; no matter the field or filter, be it project, drawing number, title, revision, vendor or even discipline."
To safeguard the reliability of drawing data, custom business rules are developed in consultation with the customer to produce a result compliant to the defined standards. The project methodology allows for high volumes of plans in paper, microfilm, aperture card, PDF or CAD file format to be processed in an efficient manner and provides confidence in the quality of images and data.
COUNCIL SAVES & REDUCES COST WITH AVANTIX EFFICIENT SCANNING & DIGITISATION METHODS
SDRC have embraced the benefits of efficiency, thoroughness and customer service that result from digitisation. "Avantix have opened our eyes to the possibilities of what digitisation can offer," says Brown. "Council is reducing costs, by saving time and staff resources both now and into the future."
Of working with Avantix, Brown says: "Avantix have been a great partner to work with. They are professional, flexible and accommodating. They ensure our business processes can continue with as little disruption as possible."
On a day-to-day level, this means that Avantix prioritises information that is needed to meet immediate business or customer needs. "If we need access to a document or file they have, they process it immediately," says Brown.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLORE THE BENEFITS DIGITISATION COULD BRING TO YOUR BUSINESS?
The next areas within SDRC to receive digitising attention include Roads, Sewerage and Infrastructure. "This is a significant digitisation program that promises substantial benefits to the region over time," says Avantix CEO, Duncan Lord.
Avantix would like to congratulate Southern Downs Regional Council on their forethought in creating a strategy for digitalisation, as well as their systematic approach to implementing their plans to increase business efficiency and customer satisfaction.
CONTACT US TO DISCUSS YOUR DIGITALISATION NEEDS TODAY.
Avantix went 'back to school' to complete a project that saw the digitisation of 100 years of yearbooks at Scots PGC College.
Scots PGC College is a private, co-educational school with day- and boarding-students across the primary and secondary years. In the lead up to their centenary, it was recognised that, though their carefully compiled yearbooks held a wealth of history, the information was not
sufficiently accessible.
Before Avantix was engaged, school staff would spend hours manually searching the yearbooks to find information requested. Though a testament to their customer service that they undertook this laborious work, the inefficiency was increasingly apparent.
Digitisation was sought
In order to meet requests for information about past students, as well as easily research stories for the planned centenary celebrations, digitisation services were sought. As the magazine-style yearbooks had already been bound into books, this was essentially a book scanning project that required the right level of care to ensure preservation of the original collection (a speciality of Avantix).
The Scots PGC College team briefly considered doing the scanning work themselves but quickly realised how time consuming the task would be. They were also understandably concerned about the wear and tear that could result from the handling of the ageing, one-off yearbooks.
Scanning Services streamlined in to a successful outcome
Jim Cohen from Avantix, says "This is a perfect example of how an expert digital scanning service can transform a scanning project, perceived as difficult by the customer, into a streamlined and successful outcome".
"For a customer to scan each page, one at a time on a flatbed scanner would take 3-4 minutes per page and put the spines of the books under significant stress and strain", Cohen says. "Instead, thanks to the specialised equipment and technical knowledge of the Avantix team, the yearbooks were digitised efficiently and safely returned in perfect condition".
Searchability was a key outcome of the project. The entire collection was made content searchable and catalogued within Adobe Acrobat for ease of use. The benefit to Scots PGC College is that search criteria can be applied across multiple magazines simultaneously (e.g.Name, Year, Sport, etc). The software returns the results of every time that search criteria appears across all publications. "You've got absolute clarity", says Cohen "every time that student is mentioned in the yearbooks, they are instantly found".
Digital Scanning cuts search time down from hours to seconds
The catalogue search function within Acrobat Reader is a little-known free tool that, though readily available, is not widely used. Scots PGC College benefited from Avantix's set up of this tool for their yearbooks, as well as providing training for their end users.
Given that many queries come from relatives preparing eulogies for past students, the new efficiency and thoroughness of searching is a real blessing for all.
With searches for historical information now taking seconds rather than hours, plans for Scots PGC College's centenary celebrations are looking bright.
Let's discuss the benefits of digitising your records today.
Avantix has completed a project involving the scanning of employee personnel files for thousands of health sector workers.
Working with St Vincent's Health Australia (SVHA), Avantix transformed over 150 archive boxes of paper files into electronic records, ready for import into the organisation's Human Resources Records Management System.
The project represented a crucial step in the expansion of the Shared Services Payroll section of SVHA to a national service, covering the Private, Aged Care and Group Services Divisions of SVHA. 'Our files grew exponentially,' says SVHA's Manager of the Project, Ash Hansen. 'We needed to consolidate.'
Committed to using a Queensland based service, Avantix was engaged after a successful trial. 'On the strength of our prior experience and ability to decipher the optimum way to transition paper records to digital, Avantix was awarded the contract to digitise the entire back scanning archive of HR records,' says Avantix CEO, Duncan Lord.
Data Governance and Records Management
Two of the essential ingredients in the success of the project – Digitisation compliance requirements and database fields, were tested at this stage.
'It was identified through the trial that slight adjustments were needed to the data criteria to make the information more usable in HP RM8. This ensured the digital records could match the desired enterprise information, erms and data governance requirements,' says Lord.
Avantix is proud to report that the project exceeded expectations, empowered through a collaborative mind set. 'The project was on budget and high quality,' says the SVHA Project Manager, Ash Hansen. 'There was flexibility on both sides and communication was very transparent and personable.'
Communication is vital to such a project. 'The project ran with constant communication between Avantix and SVHA with respect to the progress,' says Lord.
GET IN TOUCH WITH US TO DISCUSS DIGITISING YOUR HR RECORDS TODAY
Project timelines allowed for a 6-8 week period for SVHA to conduct a thorough quality review post digitisation. There was a contingency for re-scanning of exceptions if needed however, none was required. 'That showed a very high-quality delivery by the Avantix team,' says Hansen. 'There was total commitment to quality.'
With the 9,000 personnel files previously taking up one-third of a very large office, SVHA was able to immediately repurpose the valuable office space for more productive use. Business efficiencies have also been created as now records can be accessed without needing to locate and unpack the physical file.
The project was so successful that other parts of SVHA Queensland have undertaken, or plan to undertake further digitisation projects. Avantix has also worked with Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital and is in discussion with two other facilities.
If your office space or business processes would benefit from a similar digitisation process, don't hesitate to contact us for helpful guidance through your paper-to-digital transition.
LET'S DISCUSS ERMS & DIGITISING YOUR RECORDS TODAY
…said the Analyst to the EDRMS
Well, of course it does.
When considering a document scanning project, there are a plethora of technical settings which need to be examined. I am constantly asked what impact scan resolution has on the file size and quality. For the purposes of this article I will focus exclusively on these two aspects and address other considerations in subsequent articles. (The next article reviews what impact compression has on the image quality).
When scanning files, there is often a play-off between getting a document scanned at the highest possible resolution to provide the best visual quality, yet keeping the file size manageable.
Firstly, let's start off by looking at how file size impacts usability. To put it in unscientific terms, the faster an image appears on the screen – the better and in this context, smaller files open faster than larger files. Conversely, frustration levels soar, if a user has to wait tens of seconds before an image appears (and even longer for larger files). This problem may be exacerbated if a user is accessing a hosted solution rather than accessing files on their own computer.
On the other side of this play-off is; image quality. The rule of thumb is: The higher the resolution – the better the quality. (In reality though, there are a number of examples where this is not so, but this too will be addressed in a subsequent article).
The State Archives lists in its recommendations to have archive scanning performed at 600 PPI (Pixels per inch). Note: this is a recommendation and not a standard. The guidelines go on to suggest the resolution can be adjusted to ensure the image is "fit for purpose". This suggests the resolution can be adjusted to the appropriate level for the particular document type and circumstances)
The best way to illustrate the effect resolution has on Image Size, when document scanning, is via an example. I have taken a typical single A4 page of content, scanned it at varying resolutions (both Black & White and Colour). The relative sizes of the documents are listed in the table below:
Resolution (PPI)
Black and White Size (KB)
Colour Size (KB)
600 4 257 101 597
This clearly demonstrates that file size almost doubles every time the resolution increases by 100 PPI. A typical multi-page PDF document consisting of 30 – 40 double sided pages therefore varies quite significantly in size (even when compression is factored in) when comparing a low, to a high resolution scan. Not only will accessing a large file present frustration, you may well have the IT department up in arms over significant storage space requirements and network traffic bottlenecks.
Output Quality
Then next aspect of the document scanning process to review is the quality of the output and compare differences. I have taken a screen shot of the same snippet of the document for the resolutions: 200, 300 and 600 PPI respectively (Don't be concerned about the content. The snippets of each document are merely to demonstrate the relative quality of result). I have specifically used a document containing a pattern as it is where the patterns intersect where changing quality is best observed.
B&W Image
From the samples, we can see that a high resolution scan creates a crisper clearer image. This difference is best noted between 200 PPI and the others, but is less obvious to the naked eye between 300PPI and 600PPI. On face value, it seems that the slightly higher quality we get with the 600 PPI image, may not necessarily be sufficient to justify creating files which are more than four times the size of the 300 PPI image. For colour images the impact is amplified.
Now we know the impact resolution has on file size and image quality, the next action item is to define how "Fit for Purpose" applies to your document scanning project. [Refer to page 6 of the Digitisation Disposal Policy – Queensland State Archives]
The best place to start answering this question is to examine the reason for initiating a document scanning project and the types of records involved. This has the greatest impact on resolution settings. If for example, you are bulk scanning financial documents, (Invoices etc.) which only have a retention period of 7 years with no real requirement above being a legible representation of the original, then scanning at 200 – 300 PPI Black & White, may well be sufficient. This produces a usable image where the content can be read with confidence. If the same images are intended to be OCR'd for data capture, then you would not go below 300 PPI as going under that would negatively impact the result.
If however, you are imaging a legal document (say), where the expectation is for the image to be as close a representation to the original as possible and the smallest detail is clearly visible, it follows that higher resolution colour may be needed. Even still, you would have to think that 600 PPI would be overkill. An alternative approach would be to step up to 400 PPI, if there are compliance concerns regarding 300 PPI.
There is a concept called "Point of Diminishing Returns". There comes a point with resolution where the higher the resolution scans, only makes a marginal difference to quality. For the example used above, if the document had been scanned to 1200 PPI colour, the increased quality would be minimal but the price paid for file size would be dramatic. Note: A situation where higher resolutions do make a difference is when scaling up the image, such as a photographic negative that is to be enlarged. For this article, I am focussing on 1:1 scale document scanning.
Given that each project requires specific considerations around file size and resolution, it is difficult to make hard and fast recommendations to cover all scenarios. This article rather highlights the factors which need to be considered when document scanning. More often than not, we get asked to perform bulk scanning on documents at 300 PPI (either B&W or Auto-Colour) as this provides a good balance between the size and the quality of output.
Odds are, you have witnessed or know somebody who works in a company that has implemented an overarching software solution which was supposed to be a cure-all for electronic records. But when it came down to specific business processes the end result was less than desirable. Typically in these enterprise solutions the automation of key, end-user activities is lagging.
Promises Abound
Nearly every vendor – software & hardware – claims to have the answer to your prayers. After all, business process automation is a hot topic right now and just about every software company and integrator is jumping on the bandwagon.
Despite the hoopla, what I find most confusing; is very few 'solutions' actually solve the problem. Information ends up being manually checked or pushed down the line to become somebody else's problem. In other cases, it may be locked away in some sort of exclusive virtual vault, inaccessible to decision makers or the front line when it matters the most. More often than not, additional IT resources are employed to 'manage' the software, negating any resource benefits the organisation anticipated once 'automation' was achieved.
In the end, the organisation is locked into an expensive, incomplete investment. Front-line employees create workarounds and even worse your customers or suppliers are confused or frustrated by the need to provide the same information multiple times.
So, I ask myself where is the time, effort, and money going once the dust has settled on the initial implementation?
Some companies may act as if the problem does not still persist, while others see the light and decide automation is more than a catchphrase; it is a strategic imperative. In doing so, they assign leaders such as you and they bring on experts to help lead the way.
It is common for companies to experience pain in attempting to make digital disruption through enterprise software solutions work for them. The good news is that there is a way to lessen the impact by taking several steps to address legacy issues that can cause problems.
To achieve automation for business unit functions that continue to lag, it is best to take a targeted approach that is not limited to the enterprise software constraints. Instead, huge gains can be made when scoping a solution that compliments and integrates with core systems to take your performance to the next level.
1. Identify the processes that have the best chance to produce some quick wins. This is important for everyone involved to break the negativity that can sometimes surround a changing environment. Bring hope to end users and senior management alike that real benefits can be enjoyed across all layers. It can be important to understand that the status quo is very rarely the only possibility. Your recent changes have improved certain aspects of the business, but in so doing, may have made others more painful. The best of both is achievable.
2. Get input from representatives from each of departments/locations/roles that interact with the documents or data during the process. From the point it first enters the organisation through to it's final "completed" state in the enterprise solution. Understand all the challenges that that face the people involved in each of these touch points.
3. Form an in-depth understanding of the causes and impacts that incomplete or inaccurate data has on the process. What is the waste or risk implications? Are people avoiding what should be done? If so, why are they?
4. Identify how, where and when the data needs to be integrated into core systems. Is there a single source of truth? Are there multiple software systems that need to be synchronised so that during every decision-making step along the way people can trust their data?
5. Where does it all go wrong? What are the causes to breakdowns in the process? Things break! The most perfect process comes unstuck when a supplier/customer/contractor/staff member misses a key piece of information, makes a mistake or neglects what was meant to occur.
6. Weigh up the pros and cons of customising the ERP versus a third party integrated software solution. Consider the risk of budget blowouts and the impact to future upgrades.
7. From this grounding, you are now armed with the information to take positive action. What this plan may encompass will depend on the specific situation. It may be any combination of people, process or technology. It may require custom scripting or data modelling to allow for integration in areas that cannot be integrated.
8. Learn to look beyond the clever marketing of your vendors. The trick is being armed with the full knowledge of what the solution needs to address and having a much clearer picture of the outcomes software automation must achieve. In this way, you gain control of the outcome and are not left at the mercy of professional sales people bedazzling you with the exciting story of software robots or other fluff.
As this space can be highly detailed with many variances, I am only just scratching the surface, but rest assured there is a lot more in my head than I'll ever get down on paper. I'm always available for a chat or a coffee to help in a more useful way.


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COVID-19 – SON UNDERTAKES QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION OF FACE MASKS FACTORY IN CROSS RIVER STATE
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In furtherance of National efforts at tackling the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has undertaken a quality assurance inspection of Cross River Garment Factory (CRGF) in Calabar, Cross River State.
Located at Atimbo, by Goodluck Jonathan Bypass, Calabar, the factory is into mass production of Ankara barrier masks in furtherance of the "No Masks, No Movement" policy of the Cross River State Government.
The SON inspection team was led by the Cross River State Coordinator, Michael Ogbuji, accompanied by Mrs. Bassey Duke and Engr. Samson Kolaru.
Welcoming the team, Acting Managing Director of CRGF, Mr. Edet Joseph described the factory's product as double layer composite Masks with inner liner and high tensile strength of the head harness as well as neat sowing finishes.
According to him, the Ankara material being used for the barrier masks is 100% cotton and sourced from neighbouring Abia State.
The Ag. MD stated that all precautionary safety measures are being observed in the mass production of the re-usable masks with capacity for 100,000 units per day. It can be used for a maximum of 4 weeks, he said.
Mr. Edet Joseph stated that the company, which commenced operations in 2018, was producing largely for the Cross River State Ministry of Health, which distributes freely throughout the State.
Responding after the tour of the production facility, Mr. Michael Ogbuji on behalf of the SON Director General, Osita Aboloma Esq., commended the company's management for the initiative in response to the Federal Government's call for sustainable production in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He explained that the inspection was aimed at adding value from the raw materials, processes to the finished products of the barrier masks to ensure that they comply with the requirements of AFNOR SPEC S76‐001: 2020, one of the Standards provided by SON to meet Nigeria's need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SON Coordinator admonished the company's Management to share necessary technical information regarding the production and quality control checks with SON and assured them of absolute confidentiality.
Other issues discussed with the company's management include the barrier filtration efficiency, breathing resistance, labelling requirements for identification and traceability in the markets amongst others.
He then commended the Cross River State Government for the initiative and advised the Company's Management to keep and maintain records of all quality control checks carried out on the finished products.
Picture – Leader of the SON Team, Michael Ogbuji, 3rd from right in discussion with CRGF Ag. MD, Mr. Edet Joseph during the closing meeting. Others from left are Mr. Ghar Mender, Head, Store/Human Resources (CRGF), Mrs. Bassey Duke and Engr. Samson Kolaru, both of SON.
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Chain Reaction V
A report by Consumer Reports, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Antibiotic Resistance Action Center, Center for Food Safety, Food Animal Concerns Trust, and U.S. PIRG Education Fund
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News Release | U.S. PIRG Education Fund | Antibiotics
Consumer campaign calls on Wendy's to "hold the antibiotics" from its beef supply chain
Consumer and public health advocacy organization U.S. PIRG Education Fund is calling on Wendy's to stop serving beef raised with the routine use of antibiotics. The U.S. PIRG Education Fund and its partner groups are calling on the third-largest burger chain in the United States to follow the lead of its rival, McDonald's, which recently announced a detailed antibiotics policy for its beef supply chain.
Read more about Consumer campaign calls on Wendy's to "hold the antibiotics" from its beef supply chain
News Release | CoPIRG Foundation | Antibiotics
Victory: McDonald's Takes Step to Protect Public Health
Today, McDonald's released a new policy to restrict medically important antibiotic use in its beef supply chain. The company will monitor antibiotic use in its top ten beef sourcing markets and set reduction targets for medically important antibiotic use by the end of 2020. Principles in the policy include restricting the routine use of the drugs to prevent disease, a practice that the World Health Organization recommends ending because it breeds antibiotic resistant bacteria. As the largest beef purchaser in the United States, McDonald's new commitment could spark an industry-wide change to help keep antibiotics effective.
Read more about Victory: McDonald's Takes Step to Protect Public Health
Chain Reaction report urges burger restaurants to beef up policies to eliminate routine use of antibiotics
Two growing burger chains, Shake Shack and BurgerFi, stand out from the herd when it comes to serving beef raised without the routine use of antibiotics in the burger industry. They were the only restaurants to earn an "A" on the fourth annual Chain Reaction scorecard released today by six major consumer and environmental organizations. The vast majority of hamburger chains — 22 of the top 25, including giants such as McDonald's — got an "F" grade because they lack established policies restricting antibiotic use in their beef supply chains.
Read more about Chain Reaction report urges burger restaurants to beef up policies to eliminate routine use of antibiotics
Issue | Antibiotics
Stop the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms
At least 23,000 Americans die every year from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the widespread overuse of antibiotics on factory farms is making them less effective. Without leadership from Washington, D.C., we need restaurant chains and state governments to take action to address this public health threat.
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New Scorecard Grades Top Restaurant Chains On Antibiotic Use In Meat Supply
Denver: More than half of the largest 25 chain restaurants in the U.S. have taken steps to restrict routine antibiotic use in their chicken supply chains, according to a new scorecard released today by a group of consumer, environmental and public health organizations. That's good news given that the misuse of antibiotics in meat production puts our health at risk by breeding drug-resistant bacteria.
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News Release | Public Health, Antibiotics
McDonald's Changes Meat Supply Guidelines to Stem Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
In response to the health risks posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, McDonald's has announced it is implementing new targets for cutting antibiotic use in the global chicken supply, and plans to expand its commitment to fewer antibiotics in pork and beef.
Read more about McDonald's Changes Meat Supply Guidelines to Stem Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Statement on McDonald's shareholder resolution to eliminate the routine use of medically important antibiotics from the company's meat supply chain
At McDonald's annual shareholder meeting today shareholders voted on a proposal to eliminate the routine use of medically important antibiotics from the company's entire meat supply chain. Of those that voted, nearly 30% were in favor of the resolution.
Read more about Statement on McDonald's shareholder resolution to eliminate the routine use of medically important antibiotics from the company's meat supply chain
News Release | CoPIRG | Antibiotics
KFC Action Helps Protect Antibiotic Effectiveness, Combats "Superbugs"
The growing ranks of global health experts who have been alarmed by the rise in antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" have an unlikely new hero: KFC, the fried chicken giant.
Today, KFC U.S. announced that by the end of 2018, all chicken purchased by the company will be raised without antibiotics important to human medicine. A coalition of consumer and public health groups, including CoPIRG had urged the company to act on the issue.
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Elizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle MBE is a retired British artistic gymnast. She is the most successful British gymnast, male or female, in the history of the sport. She was the first female gymnast from Great Britain to win a medal at the European Championships, World Championships, and Olympic Games. She began training with the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club at age 12.
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Britain's Tyson Fury says he wants his WBC heavyweight rematch with Deontay Wilder to take place at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground.
The Manchester-born fighter, who watched United's Premier League match against Arsenal on Wednesday evening, said he is eyeing up a UK venue next.
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DC Rebirth Roundup for June 8, 2017
Posted on June 7, 2017 by Adam Frey in Comics and Comic News // 0 Comments
We're now one year into "Rebirth," and ironically, I'm at the point of throwing in the towel on the branding's original conceit of a line-wide Watchmen conspiracy. The Rebirth special laid the groundwork for a number of storylines all falling under the Dr. Manhattan umbrella, but in the wake of "The Button," it seems like every book is now running its own independent story with only a few lingering threads of last year's relaunch. This isn't bad, but it does feel like the "Rebirth" branding has a limited life remaining.
Aquaman #24 (Abnett/Eaton/Fauchier/Elateb): It's frustrating that the American political divide has taken hold of pop culture so much, because books like this become hard to judge on their merits independent of whatever they're commenting on. In Aquaman's case, Atlantis is becoming increasingly xenophobic and demands new leadership in the place of Arthur's outreach, and Arthur isn't one to give up his responsibilities willingly. Meanwhile, Corum Rath goes so far as to build a wall around Atlantis, and no, that isn't subtle at all. Still, the book is fine on its own with art that continues to be clean and a story which, maybe in a few years, can be read outside the overt metaphor. Rating: Three tuna out of five.
Batman #24 (King/Finch/Miki/Mann/Bellaire): Oops. Poor timing of "The Button" and the Swamp Thing issue led to the wrapup of King's extended "Gotham Girl" put on the back burner, so it's a little jarring to see her back all of a sudden. Batman's conversation with her about why he does what he does is intermingled with an extended Catwoman chase sequence, and the entire issue reads as incredibly disjointed until you reach the last pages and suddenly realize why King has run these two sequences together. King has Batman make a play here which I don't think has ever been done in main continuity, and the real question is whether DC has the stones to follow through with it. We won't find out until "The War of Jokes and Riddles" is done. Rating: Four bats out of five.
Cyborg #13 (Semper Jr/Jefferson/Kordos/Major): Cyborg seems to be the only Justice League character who doesn't have a "push" book—while everybody else benefits from twice-monthly shipping, he's well behind them. Honestly, issues like this one don't help—there's nothing technically wrong with it, but there's a heavily compounded plot with Anomaly being the evil Skynet-lite, a new female sidekick for Cyborg that's wholly different from Variant a few issues ago, a reference to the fact that Vic disappeared for six months (which hasn't been referenced anywhere else)…it's all very confusing, a little rote, and not distinguishable from many other books on the market. Not bad, but not interesting, either. Rating: Two and a half microchips out of five.
The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #6 (Bates/Weisman/Conrad/Nunes): The Captain Atom miniseries wraps up, and it's not awful, but not anything to write home about, either. Cary Bates is a longtime accomplished writer, so maybe it's a little weird to read a very "normal" comic book without any serious shock endings or twists that attempts to make itself more edgy than unsual. This is a very standard take on Captain Atom with some decent, tweaked for a modern audience, but nothing severely out of the ordinary (although it does have difficulty meshing with current DC continuity—"Star City" is mentioned, and Hawkman is alive and in the Justice League?). So it's just "there" and might appeal to the limited number of people who are Captain Atom fans, but that's it. Rating: Three nukes out of five.
Green Arrow #24 (Percy/Ferreyra): So Green Arrow is also taking a page out of perceptions of current American politics, and it's explicitly much more overt than it is over in Aquaman. Then again, Green Arrow has seldom not been political, so if that's your bag, this issue delivers. The problem is that there's this ill-defined mysticism driving the story, similar to what drove Dan Slott's "Spider-Verse": hey, there's this prophecy, we're not really going to explain where it came from, but watch out! If there's a payoff in the next issue, it'd better be good. Rating: Three quivers out of five.
Green Lanterns #24 (Humphries/Barbieri/Santorelli/Arreola): So, this was an issue—not really good or bad, but just there as a necessary and predictable wrap-up to Jessica and Simon's training. Nothing of consequence happens beyond Jessica earning her logo…which really just puts her back into the status quo she had before this mini-arc. It's readable and nice to see the pair tied into the larger Green Lantern mythos, but not much beyond that. What's worse is that the art and coloring, while not awful, is very inconsistent with what this series has had to date, right down to Jessica having the wrong hair color. Ouch. Rating: Two and a half rings out of five.
Harley Quinn #21 (Conner/Palmiotti/Dini/Linser/Timms/Blevins/Bone/Sinclair): Harley Quinn has had a multitude of seemingly independent plotlines lately, but issue #21 at least manages to zipper two of them together in a surprising way that makes sense. Sadly, Harley herself is sidelined for a lot of the issue, and this isn't the first time it's happened recently. At least there's cues that next issue will focus more on her and her past (hopefully). And speaking of pasts, Harley Loves Joker is more of…what it is. Not bad, but again, it's just "there." Rating: Three mallets out of five.
Justice League #22 (Fontana/Briones/Elateb): Whatever Bryan Hitch's long-term plans are for this book are on pause this week, as upcoming Wonder Woman writer Shea Fontana gets to test the waters on a big-time DC book (she's written three DC Super Hero Girls books now with two more to come). This is a very standard issue with an accidental threat, puzzling over the solution, and then finally accomplishing it, all wrapped around a newcomer hero—in this case, Jessica Cruz. In other words, there's no surprises here—but it's a decent "done in one" issue and shows that Fontana has a grasp on the characters. She'll do fine on Wonder Woman. Rating: Three leagues out of five.
Nightwing #22 (Seely/Mendonca/Cifuentes/Sotomayor): Meh. The art chores on Nightwing continue to be easy on the eyes, and Seely knows how to write Dick as an unsure young adult still trying to find himself. However, the larger scope of the issue is unfocused, split among Dick's personal problems, a heavily-armed street gang, a new mobster who wants Nightwing out of the picture, and a new version of Blockbuster whose move in this issue is at odds with why he's brought in. Rating: Two and a half batons out of five.
Superman #24 (Tomasi/Gleason/Mahnke/Grey/Mendosa/Kalsiz/Quintana): Bringing back Manchester Black is a weird move—although he's a memorable villain, he really hasn't been used meaningfully since some limited appearances some 15 years ago. Black is mostly notable for being the open analogue of Warren Ellis' rough justice in The Authority and a bleak contrast to Superman's idealism and mercy. It's hard to say if that contrast is still necessary, since Superman's idealism has proven enduring two decades into this century. That, and current audiences may have no idea who Black is. Anyway, we get a mostly decent explanation on how Black has been working behind the scenes, with a warning that he needs Jon for some upcoming threat that's beyond a Superman. This may be the lone "Rebirth" hint of the week, if any. Rating: Three and a half capes out of five.
The Winner: I liked Batman. Some of you will hate it, and I see where you're coming from…but I'm liking King's more peaceable take on Batman, one that views him as a person who hurts, but puts that to good use. As I said above, I'm hoping DC and King actually follow through with the question raised on the last page.
The Loser: Cyborg is not awful, but it–unfortunately–reminds me of those second-rate superhero books that used to be published in the 90s from third-tier publishers: stuff that was trying too hard to be a Marvel/DC/early Image title and just not doing it. Cyborg needs some originality, sure, but what we're getting here just isn't interesting.
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The PLEXSYS Methodology is a systems building system, developed to transform a very high level language problem statement to executable code for a target hardware configuration. Creation of a system using PLEXSYS includes the generation of a non-procedural statement of requirements, selection of file and data structures based on data utilization, determination of the interfaces with a data management system, and generation of code for the target system in COBOL, FORTRAN, PL/1, etc. In addition, automatic program production procedures permit PLEXSYS to interact with a data management control facility. The PLEXSYS Methodology is designed to aid in the development of transaction oriented systems, its primitive-code translation mechanisms enhance the portability of the developed systems.
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AUTOMATION OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. / Konsynski, Benn R.; Nunamaker, Jay F.
Electric Power Research Institute (Report) EPRI NP. Can Inf Process Soc, 1980. p. 239-249.
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Q: Getting a linux SDL2 program to run on a computer that does not have SDL2 installed? I recently developed a small SDL2 game. The game ran fine on my computer because I have SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer, and SDL_ttf installed. However, everyone who downloaded the game did not have SDL2 and the extensions installed, so they could not run the application. How can I make the application usable even for people who don't have SDL2 installed?

A: You can pass the -rpath option to ld to specify search directories for dynamic libraries.
Using -rpath . (-Wl,-rpath . to pass it from GCC) will enable loading the libraries from the executable's directory. Just put the appropriate .so files there and they will be found.

A: You could statically link you libs, that way no need to have SDL installed.
A way to do it :
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-lSDL2_mixer -lSDL2_ttf -Wl,-Bdynamic [dynamically linked libs]

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SANTA CLARA, California — Diagnostic tools now entering the market are altering the doctor–patient relationship and tasking people with increasing responsibility to self-monitor.
Leaders of digital startups demonstrated here at the Health 2.0 Fall Conference 2015 how rapidly the practice of medicine is changing.
Executives showed off devices and software that measure functions of the liver, bowel, skin, and other body parts.
Software has been developed to produce a virtual liver biopsy using images from standard MRI scanners, said Mark Punyanitya, chief executive officer of MagnePath USA.
The images can help physicians diagnose conditions such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, he told Medscape Medical News.
The cloud-based software is faster, more quantitative, and more objective than a radiologist using MRI to diagnose such conditions. "It increases their work flow and efficiency," he explained.
The company is currently conducting clinical trials comparing software diagnoses with needle biopsy diagnoses. Already, there are enough data to ask the US Food and Drug Administration to consider whether the software constitutes a new device, said Punyanitya.
Other technology will allow physicians to make remote diagnoses.
The Tyto Care device that patients use at home registers core temperature, records sounds from the heart and lungs, and takes images or video of the mouth, skin, throat, ears, and eyes.
Readings are entered into an online database, along with physicians' notes, and are accessible to both the patient and the physician.
We'd love to see the day when every consumer has a diagnostic device at home.
"We'd love to see the day when every consumer has a diagnostic device at home," said Jeff Cutler, chief revenue officer at Tyto Care, who demonstrated the device.
A more specialized device for remote diagnosis is Opternative, which enables consumers to conduct their own refractive eye exam.
Users input their shoe size, which the software uses to calculate how many foot lengths they should be from the computer screen, and patients are then asked to identify letters flashed on the screen. An ophthalmologist can use the data gleaned from the examination to write a prescription for corrective lenses, if needed.
In a clinical trial, the software was 100% successful in correcting patients' vision to 20/20, which is better than the 97% accuracy of traditional eye exams conducted in offices, said Aaron Dallek, chief executive officer of Opternative.
First Derm — billed as "your online dermatologist" — allows users to submit photographs of skin conditions, typically from smartphones, and notes to a dermatologist. They receive a diagnosis within 24 hours.
Novarum DX software is used to analyze results from home-based devices. Neil Polwart, chief executive officer of the company, demonstrated how the software could be used to monitor a patient with Crohn's disease. He paired the software with the IBDoc device, created by Bühlmann, to show how a patient could measure calprotectin in a stool sample.
Session moderator Pat Salber, MD, MBA, who founded The Doctor Weighs In health blog, said more research is needed to determine which circumstances lend themselves to these types of remote diagnosis.
"As physicians, we're trained to develop doctor–patient relationships," she told Medscape Medical News. Such technology can be "very convenient," but "I think there are people who push back, saying we will lose something with this technology," Dr Salber said.
Dr Salber has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


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A scientific conference of Damascus University's Faculty of Economy on reconstruction and development in Syria kicked off Wednesday.
Minister of Higher Education Dr. Malek Ali underlined the importance of interaction among the university and the society, highlighting the role of researchers in enhancing the developing process in the country.
Dr. Ali said that Syria is strong because of its institutions, adding that the reconstruction efforts have already begun through the national reconciliation processes.
In turn, Deputy Rector of Damascus University for Scientific Affairs, Dr. Hind Dawod, said that holding the conference is of high importance in light of the current situation and the importance of reconstruction efforts on the internal and external levels.
Dean of Economy Faculty, Dr. Raslan Khaddour, said that the conference tries to introduce visions and ideas that help decision-makers set the best policies and programs as to rebuild the country.
Dr. Khaddour added that the ways to fund the reconstruction process and its management will determine the economic and political tendency of the country in the coming stage, highlighting the need to approach the reconstruction process in the framework of a national comprehensive and developmental project.
Minister of Industry, Kamal-Eddin Touma said the values of losses inflicted on the industrial sector under the crisis have reached SYP 155 billion.
He said armed attacks on roads by terrorists have led to a disruption of factories due to the workers' inability to reach their workplaces and the inability to carry raw and manufacture materials from and to companies, which sparked a drop in production.
The status of companies is getting worse as terrorist groups have entered them and stolen, burnt and destroyed infrastructures, machines and equipment.
"65 companies and factories have thus come out of service and the workers' salaries there have come to place an extra burden on the state," he said.
He added that the ministry is working to resettle migratory industries, supporting exportation-oriented industries and offering the necessary assistance for industries in the developing and most affected areas.
The two-day conference, held under the title of "Reconstruction and Redevelopment in Syria" with the presence of a number of ministers and specialists, discusses the policies of the macro policies of reconstruction and the rebuilding of industry in Syria in light of the economic sanctions.
It will also discuss the basics of the Syrian economy in the stage of reconstruction from the perspective of regional development, in addition to the administrative dimension of the reconstruction process.
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