
Автор: Huw R. Grossmith
Издательство: Xlibris
Год: 2023
Страниц: 587
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 17.9 MB
The book is the Who, What, When, Where, How and, very importantly, Why of Engineering Document Control with related "metadata" management and includes a comprehensive software guide, and free Access based DC software tool (time limited) with examples and drills etc. Since the late 1980’s, the introduction of computers has typically pushed the production of engineering documents from drafting board paper copies to electronic CAD system files. Document Control has also evolved from processing large volumes of paper to controlling many electronic files. Thrown into the mix is the evolution of Document Control from a manual card system into quite sophisticated database or web-based systems. The introduction of new technology has given some great advantages in how we conduct business, but Document Control has a number of very basic fundamentals that shouldn’t be ignored. The creation of documents, typically the project phase, is a about tracking the document through the approval stages and ensuring that it gets sent to all those who need copies. Maintenance of documents, typically the operations phase, is about the upkeep of controlled copies of latest revisions and control of the native files. Over the last decade, Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) or Electronic Content Management (ECM) systems have become more prevalent in organisations and are aimed at the organisation, collaboration and retention of electronic files and records.