The benefits of barcodes are plenty—barcodes are a great way to increase accuracy, productivity, speed, and efficiency of data management. If your business is ready to achieve benefits like those, keep these tips in mind to ensure successful barcode implementation.
Missing containers are an expensive headache for manufacturers. Some companies spend over $100,000 per year on returnable containers. Even more troubling is the fact that many of these companies don’t have a way to solve this problem.
The good news is, RFID container tracking makes it easy to gain visibility into your supply chain and reduce costs.
Our new infographic, Keep an Eye on Your Assets with RFID Container Tracking, shows the cost of not tracking your valuable containers, and what you can do to gain visibility and hold supply chain partners accountable.
Returnable packaging is the lifeblood of an efficient supply chain. Sourcing, inventory management, manufacturing, transportation, and distribution all depend on returnable containers. These valuable assets provide a wealth of benefits—but the costs can quickly mount for companies that aren’t prepared to utilize container tracking effectively. Managing and tracking reusable containers presents a major difficulty for companies relying on manual processes, or worse, not monitoring them at all.
Barcodes are widely used because they provide a fast, accurate, cost-effective, and easy-to-implement method of tracking. With a barcode tracking system in place, every step of the supply chain benefits from access to the same, up-to-date information on parts and components as they make their way from warehouse shelf to factory floor to end destination.
Who would think that a small slip of paper could cause manufacturers such a big headache?
According to a recent poll, 47% of manufacturing professionals are experiencing significant and costly downtime to their manufacturing process due to their existing labeling method[1]. What are the root causes of this downtime?
There are many critical goals that need to be met in the pursuit of a highly efficient manufacturing operation. Reducing machine downtime, gaining a real-time picture of inventory, speeding up production times, and increasing overall productivity are just a few things top of mind for manufacturers. The trouble is, many of those same manufacturers that want to be more efficient still rely on manual entry and paper-based processes for their data collection.
The problem with manual data collection, be it via paper or computer, is that it’s a very slow and inaccurate process. Relying on manually entered information to improve your operation can sometimes be no better than taking an educated guess.
In our previous blog post, we discussed some of the many benefits of mobile applications in manufacturing. Mobility helps manufacturers become more agile, efficient, and profitable, but incorporating mobile applications into established processes is no small task. The costs can outweigh the benefits if you aren’t adequately prepared. Before implementing any changes, you must make sure that you have an effective mobility strategy in place.
SMS_MobileTech_InfographicFrom more accurate tracking to speedier sales cycles, mobile technology is revolutionizing manufacturing. With the great impact mobile devices and apps have had on many other industries, manufacturing CEOs have taken note and are making mobility their top technology priority.
Take a look at some of the stats that show the rapid growth of mobility in our latest infographic, The Rise of Mobile Technology in Manufacturing.
Mobile apps enable companies to streamline their workflow and cut costs. With many moving parts and an abundance of complex processes, the manufacturing industry is a natural fit for mobile apps. But although smart phones and tablets are ubiquitous in the workforce, the manufacturing industry has not been the fastest to incorporate mobile technology into production.
“What’s the weather like?” “Find me a nearby taco place.” In the consumer world, virtual assistants like Siri, Cortana, and Alexa wait at our beck and call (and voice command) to make our lives easier. These voice-based applications are rapidly becoming more and more popular for the ease-of-use and flexibility they afford us. As voice technology continues to develop, it is seeing growth in enterprise applications as well.
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