EWI’s can be expensive and time consuming to update or upgrade. Often times with software updates, the entire system needs to be shut down and rebooted a few times before activity can continue. Installing a separate system for instructions is highly unlikely; consequently, the shop would need to wait for the system to be back online before employees can resume work. In doing so, Evco is losing money and depending on the nature of the business, it could be creating angry clientele. Moments like these, we can only wish for a paper copy of the instructions. The following is a hypothetical scenario I set out for senior management to provide them with more insight on the cons of EWI’s. A vital part for the main conveyor belt on the loading dock needs maintenance and the instructions for the operation are electronic, unable to be retrieved. Without access to these instructions, the belt will remain out of use until the system is fully operational. In the meantime, the dock is soon overloaded with freight because the production line is still producing at the same rate and has not taken into account that the loading dock has been reduced to manual operation.
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“Closed circuit television has two very important advantages over the open circuit or commercial television apparatus. First, it is much less expensive. Second, any number of units may be used at the same time” (Tanner, n.d.). CCTV appeals to the budget and the company’s need to effortlessly relay work instructions to employees. The closed circuit television would only broadcast in the workplace as needed and multiple units can be installed to transmit detailed directions for each specific section of the shop