Barcode Learning Center Whitepapers
- Increases Revenue with Accurate and Efficient Handheld System
- Intermec Cooperation Helps Remove Excess Waste Out of Wastewater Management Operations
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene enhances response capabilities
- Wireless applications help Maricopa County expand services, improve responsiveness and reduce labor
- Automating Industrial Supply Chains
- Compliance and Mobile Computing
- Cost Justification of an Automated Data Collection System
- Error Proofing with RFID
- How to Choose the Best Data Capture Technology
- How Mobile RFID Systems Improve Operations and ROI
- MEMS: The New Class of Barcode Scanners
- Smart Printers. Smart Investment.
- The Importance of Mobile Computer Durability and Ergonomics - Why Rugged Devices Cost Less
- The Value of Converged Voice and Data Device in the Enterprise Minimize Costs and Maximize Benefits.
- Terminal Session Management
Stam acknowledged that the DSNY was losing additional revenue collection and employee productivity opportunities by relying on a handwritten system. Therefore, the department looked for a more efficient, accurate and consistent system for issuing summonses.
As the Computer Systems Technician for the City of Boise, Idaho, Melissa Rushton got to a point where she got sick of the waste. Not the waste that went throughout the hundreds of miles of pipelines running through the city’s wastewater system, but the waste of time and inventory expended to keep the system in operation.
In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and subsequent anthrax outbreaks, decision-makers at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) took a new look at how environmental and radiation scientists and sanitarians gathered data following the events that would spawn a citywide public-health crisis. They found that some old methods no longer worked.
Maricopa County, which encompasses Phoenix and is home to more than half of Arizona’s population, is the fourthlargest county in the U.S. but continues to grow rapidly. Normally, the combination of size and growth would strain county services. But Maricopa has successfully met the challenge with innovation. Since implementing wireless handheld computers from Intermec, Maricopa County has expanded services, improved responsiveness and reduced its labor requirements by at least $40,000.
Technology has driven fundamental changes in the way industrial and manufacturing companies manage their businesses. With the addition of sophisticated solutions, like warehouse management and ERP systems, as well as advanced data capture and wireless networking tools, companies are squeezing more efficiency out of their operations every day.
Welcome to the age of regulatory compliance aimed at data integrity. Compliance has become one of the hottest buzzwords of the IT industry, and concerns for data protection and personal privacy warrant a growing body of legislation.
As a potential user of bar code data collection technology, you should know that data collection in general, and bar coding in particular, is one of the best productivity investments your company can make. The more you analyze your organization's return on technology investments, the more senior management will believe in the automated data collection applications you are trying to implement.
The earlier in the production process that assembly and sequencing errors are detected, the less they cost to correct. The difference in cost-containment for correcting quality issues in the plant compared to in the field is approximately three to one, according to consulting firm BearingPoint. It costs about nine times more to correct a problem via recall than it does to correct it in the plant.
Laser scanners are available in handheld or fixed-position models. Handheld units generally operate at the lower end of scanning speeds (35-100 times a second) because the symbol being scanned is usually stationary. Fixed position scanners for conveyors operate at higher speeds (600-1800 times a second) and are fast enough to read the label before or as it moves past the scanning area.
Most current supply chain RFID operations involve tracking pallets, containers and cases. Much of this activity is driven by compliance with customer initiatives (e.g. retailer, DoD, aerospace), which has made it difficult for manufacturers and their distribution wings to get a positive financial return on their RFID investments.
Bar code technology users no longer need to make a choice between the outstanding reliability provided by solid-state CCD readers and the fast performance associated with laser scanners. A major innovation in laser scanner design and manufacturing provides outstanding reliability and performance.
Creating high-quality labels is just the first step of the process. That label then needs to be placed on the correct part or carton. Mislabeled parts can cause production line shutdowns, angry customers, and in some industries, like automotive, can cause significant penalties to be levied against a supplier.
Those responsible for purchasing mobile computers naturally seek to minimize costs. There’s a temptation to choose PDA-type or commercial-grade devices over true-industrial devices because their initial price may be lower. However, choosing these light-duty, less-durable mobile devices means adding signifi cant support, early replacement and downtime costs—expenses that quickly overwhelm any initial savings.
The convergence of voice and data has enabled the creation of a new generation of enterprise devices designed to meet the mobile voice and data communication needs for on-the-move employees inside and outside the four walls of your business.
By definition, a “terminal” device is meant to provide the ability for a user to enter data and view screen updates for an application that resides on the host system it is connected to. It is important to note that there is no data entry application running on the device itself.
