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30 Apr

How to Create a Paperless Shop Floor with Aptean Shop Floor Data Collection

In today’s on-demand economy, manual and paper-based processes are the enemy of productivity and efficiency, especially in discrete manufacturing.

26 Feb

Future Proof Your Supply Chain

Today’s businesses run on information. You need to know where your products, people, and assets are in real-time. This requires data capture solutions you can rely upon under all conditions.

30 Apr

Minimize Supply Chain Disruption with Advanced Technologies

From raw material to finished goods, the supply chain industry realizes the power of real-time visibility. The COVID-19 outbreak has brought new realities to light that, just a few months ago, seemed unthinkable.

13 Jul

Considering a new technology or automated process? Ask these questions.

When it comes to your manufacturing, logistics, or warehousing company’s next step — like implementing mobile scanners on your shop floor or automating a production process — you need to know the right questions to ask a prospective partner before you can have all the answers.

29 Jun

4 Steps for Strategic Mobile Application Migration

The need to migrate applications that support key business functions has never been more important. There are three primary reasons why:

15 Jun

Considering a custom app for your manufacturing environment? Here’s what it takes to get started.

If you read our recent post, 7 Reasons to Adopt Mobile Computing (& 3 Reasons Not To) you know all the benefits that come with integrating mobile computing into your manufacturing or warehouse environment.

26 Mar

The cost of waiting: When to update enterprise mobile devices

The most widely used and supported mobile operating system, Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5, is ending support in 2020, in some ways mandating that warehousing, manufacturing, and logistics companies assess their mobile strategy.

20 Feb

Total Cost of Ownership and its Role in your Mobile Strategy

Mobile devices can boost operational performance, improve workplace safety, and increase employee productivity in your warehousing, manufacturing, or logistics environment. In fact according to Honeywell, mobile is the future and “is even predicted that by 2020, [devices] will outsell PC’s by a factor of ten.” Mobile devices, however, are not without their difficulties, security risks, or expenses. To ensure your business gets the most out of its mobile devices, you must look to the future and develop a mobile strategy.

07 Feb

Work Faster, Reduce Errors: Android and Apple Devices Drive Productivity

Mobile devices are a double-edged sword—improving productivity for a stronger bottom line while also, if not properly maintained, posing a risk to your network security. The stakes become even higher for companies using devices supported by Microsoft as the company plans to phase out its support for mobile by 2020. Not only will Windows mobile devices no longer receive security patches, they will also continue to fall behind devices supported by Android and Apple, becoming slower and more obsolete.

23 Jan

5 Functions to Employ Mobile Manufacturing Apps for a Better Bottom Line

In the consumer world, there’s an app for everything. Want to check your kid’s team schedule? There’s an app for that. Need directions? There’s an app for that too. Want to check tomorrow’s weather? Ditto. You get the picture. Apps are everywhere, and for good reason. They make things easy—and not just in your personal life. In the last several years, apps have become more and more ingrained in business processes.

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How to Create a Paperless Shop Floor with Aptean Shop Floor Data Collection

Future Proof Your Supply Chain

Minimize Supply Chain Disruption with Advanced Technologies

Considering a new technology or automated process? Ask these questions.

4 Steps for Strategic Mobile Application Migration

Considering a custom app for your manufacturing environment? Here’s what it takes to get started.

The cost of waiting: When to update enterprise mobile devices

Total Cost of Ownership and its Role in your Mobile Strategy

Work Faster, Reduce Errors: Android and Apple Devices Drive Productivity

5 Functions to Employ Mobile Manufacturing Apps for a Better Bottom Line

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