The global e-commerce market has grown to $2 trillion-plus, and according to our partners at Zebra, 97% of businesses either have a mature omnichannel strategy in place, have recently implemented one or are planning to implement one soon.
The U.S. warehouse market is heating up, and the demand for new mobile technologies is soaring. Outdated Windows devices running green-screen applications aren’t designed to match the speed and volume of today’s on-demand economy.
The manufacturing industry is highly automated. This is how it has always been. However, we’ve seen a shift in the last decade – mobile technologies are rapidly moving into every area of manufacturing and the battle to eliminate waste and inefficiency has become the key to saving businesses from being obsolete against the competition. read more
There are a variety of different types of RFID technology, tags, and readers out there—each suited to different types of environments. Item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging has experienced significant advances over the past decade and has assumed an essential role in supporting assembly lines, logistics, and supply chain management processes. read more
Zebra Technologies recently conducted a survey to analyze the state of the warehousing market. The resulting report, Building the Smarter Warehouse: Warehousing 2020 Vision Report, highlights their findings in detail.
If you haven’t heard of Direct Part Marking (DPM), here’s a quick definition: DPM is the permanent marking of a barcode on certain materials such as surgical tools, automotive parts, electronics, or other items that are generally made of a hard material like metal, glass, plastic and some softer materials like leather or even rubber.
With the continuing growth of the manufacturing industry comes orders of greater volume—that customers expect to be completed in the usual turnaround times. So how can you can be prepared to meet this higher demand? With the newest technologies in place, you can increase your operational efficiency, finish orders quickly, boost your profit margins, and reduce errors.
Problem: SIMPLE mistakes—ones that can be avoided—can be costly. Shipping the wrong item, sending the wrong volume, or misplacing a label can all lead to chargebacks.
Solution: By investing in the right technologies, processes, and training, you can eliminate chargebacks for good. The following are excellent examples of chargeback-stopping strategies you can implement right now:
You finished putting all the pieces together and have shipped out the order. Everything that was supposed to be in it was there….right? Wait, where does this item go? Can we catch the truck before it hits the gate?
Unfortunately, it happens. For whatever reason, something was missed despite all the planning and paperwork that listed everything that was supposed to be in the order.
Advanced technology has quickly become a critical driver behind a strong supply chain. An effective supply chain enables companies to increase efficiencies, reduce costs, and better serve their customers. Incorporating new technology into supply chain operations helps these companies realize even further gains.
To be most successful, however, strategic management of supply chain technologies is crucial. Systems and devices that do not work together can create more problems than they solve. That is why it is necessary to know the technology trends behind a strong supply chain.
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