Manufacturing, using either discrete or process techniques, depends heavily on disciplined business practices. Many of these processes can be automated creating opportunities for better control over the production process, the inventory of finished products, and the supplies and tools used to support operations. Common manufacturing segments include:

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For most manufacturers, holding and controlling inventory is not their primary business function but rather a necessary cost of doing business. If not managed properly, however, these costs can be substantial and can include product spoilage and/or obsolescence, cost associated with maintaining warehouse space (employees, electricity, property taxes, maintenance, rent, limited cash flow, etc.), and other product handling costs. With an integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS), manufacturers can put into place processes and practices that can allow them to keep these costs under control.

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Businesses expect their suppliers to act quickly and precisely. Automation of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) makes this possible. Deployment of Wireless Technology allows employees to react more quickly to customer needs and harness the power your network wherever they go.

Decreased Customer Response Time

Companies that use WIFI (802.11b) add a 'real-time' component to wireless where interaction between their employees and their data is fast and seamless. This translates into a decreased customer response time. With a completely integrated system, your team can start work on an order placed electronically by a customer within minutes of the time of order placement. Your customers can enjoy a response time that is nearly instantaneous and difficult (if not impossible) for your competitors to beat.

Increased Employee Productivity

In addition, employee productivity (and many argue job satisfaction) increases when they devote more time to activities that provide more value to your business. Companies that deploy these technologies take advantage of better decision making on the warehouse floor and thus can support more volume with the same number of employees.

Complete Systems Integration

Productivity of other internal business operations can increase as well. A Warehouse Management System (WMS) properly integrated with other systems leads to other departments and organizations benefiting as well. When integrated with accounting, the process of confirming the receipt of vendor's goods and the picking and shipment of customer orders can become paperless. Accounting benefits since the administrative burden (and potential mistakes) of report generation, delivery, and data entry decrease. Finance benefits when cash flow increases as the company mails out billing statements immediately when the product ships. Customer Service and Sales enjoy access to highly accurate and timely data on inventory and order status.

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Use of Automatic Identification Technologies drives out costs associated with mistakes by eliminating typos and facilitating the confirmation of data input. Reduction of these mistakes lead to cost savings in expedited freight and less downtime caused by fixing errors.

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The manufacturing process often involves the use of valuable tools. Proper tracking of those tools, using Tool Tracking, can lead to cost savings. Better management of your equipment through improved equipment utilization (fewer tools that need to be purchased), tighter maintenance of current equipment (tracking of repairs on tools and reports on tools due for preventive maintenance), and traceability of tool usage (who is using the tool and employee productivity measurement) all contribute to these cost savings. Automatic Identification Technologies help make the collection of the data to support the above reports and analysis easy and reliable.

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Automatic Identification labeling requirements usually involve the deployment of either barcode and/or RFID technologies. In many cases, customers of the manufacturer require special labeling. Thermal Printing Technologies used with Label Creation Software (often integrated directly into the Warehouse Management System (WMS) can create just about any bar coded label needed. As the mandates for RFID grow (currently driven mostly by Wal-Mart and DOD), manufacturers must switch to printers with RFID encoding capabilities. The manufacturer must take care that both the printer and labels used comply with the exact requirement of the customer including tag type (active or passive), frequency, and information content.

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Information is critical to efficient business processes. Up-to-date information about the status and history of Quality Control, Repair, and the Overall Manufacturing Processes lead to better a quality product and service level to customers. Manufacturing Work-in-Process Systems (WIP) using Automatic Identification Technologies enable this detailed tracking to occur with minimal interference to your workflow. Wireless Technologies can make this process even more convenient by allowing employees mobility as they interact with your systems. Depending on the capabilities of your current database system, Tracking Database Software can help to interpret and report on this data. Otherwise, these technologies can directly integrate into your existing systems.

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Manufacturers require well-stocked supplies to keep their operation running smoothly. Improper management of these materials can hurt customer service and needlessly drive up company expenses. Service levels decrease and expedited shipment costs escalate when out-of- stock conditions exist. Waste occurs when overstocked materials tie up valuable dollars. You can track and control these supplies with an existing Warehouse Management System (WMS) or with a stand-alone Basic Inventory System. We can deploy technologies such as barcode and wireless data capture (batch and RF) to help make sure you keep only what you need and have it ready when you need it.

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An Asset Tracking or Enterprise Asset Management System can help reduce the costs of carrying assets such as computers and equipment needed to run the business. Wireless Technology deployed with Scanning Hardware can allow an individual to perform a physical inventory of all assets reporting on new items and missing items at various locations and sites. The organization can perform the physical inspection easily and accurately using automatic identification technologies such as bar code and RFID. Some systems will allow more advanced features such as depreciation calculations to support accurate financial statements and improve capital budgeting. Product maintenance features in some applications will help extend asset life and help identify assets going out of warranty before the coverage ends.

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For just about all midsize and larger organizations that deliver packages internally to different offices, departments, or floors, finding that critical overnight delivery can provide frustrating challenges. When you do not have time to call around within your company or need to trace what happened to your specific package after it entered the building, an Enterprise Package Tracking System or Basic Package Tracking System can help. Using the same barcode, signature capture, and wireless technology used by every major package delivery service, you can have the same timely tracking information inside your company.

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Do you want to take advantage of technologies such as wireless communications (WIFI, Bluetooth, GPRS), automatic identification (barcode, RFID), label printing (direct thermal, thermal transfer), and direct marking (laser, dot peen, inkjet) in your system? We can provide the services you need to get your application to work better. Contact us to find out what we can do for you.