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3 Reasons Why Your Printing Supplies Could Be Costing You More Than You Think

If you’re trying to maintain a high level of operational efficiency and profitability, you don’t want to see downtime, interruptions, or hidden costs. Many companies end up dealing with these headaches from an unexpected and often hidden cause. It’s something that seems ridiculously simple, but it adds up quickly over time. The culprit? Your choice of printing supplies. It happens when companies use inexpensive, low-quality barcode labels and printing supplies, or the wrong type of supplies for their [...]

By Justin Johnson Barcode, Blog Posts, Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, Mobile Printing, MSM SOLUTIONS - DOCUMENT DOWNLOADS, Printing Technology, Zebra Mobile Computers, Zebra Mobile Printers barcode, computer, printer, printhead, printing, scanner, supplies, Zebra

The Importance of Traceability in Times of COVID-19

In an unprecedented measure to help the beset of the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announced his new plan to unify the state’s hospital system. Under this plan, more than two hundred hospitals in New York state, totaling approximately 53,000 beds (before Cuomo told them to double their capacity) will share staff and equipment, with manpower and supplies going to where they are needed most, regardless of system affiliation, according to a Vox report. Now, more than ever, RFID systems will play an important role [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, Healthcare Solutions, PortalTrack, RFID

Disinfect and Protect Your Zebra Mobile Devices

Right now, we’re all getting a lesson on how important it is to wash our hands, avoid touching our face, and maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s also a critical time to keep our mobile devices disinfected and cleaned, especially in enterprise businesses that are still providing essential goods and services. Here are some important tips and reminders about disinfecting and cleaning Zebra enterprise mobile technologies at this crucial time. 1. There’s a right and wrong way to clean your mobile devices. Disinfecting [...]

By Lee Ann Capogrossi Barcode, Blog Posts, Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, Mobile Printing, MSM SOLUTIONS - DOCUMENT DOWNLOADS, Printing Technology, Zebra Mobile Computers, Zebra Mobile Printers barcode, computer, COVID-19, disinfect, handheld, migration, mobile, printer, scanner, Zebra

Trade-In Program to Upgrade Mobile Technologies at Crucial Time

This year presents disruptions and financial hardships for businesses from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. One way we can help is by communicating to you a trade-in program by Zebra that allows businesses to upgrade their mobile computers, barcode and RFID printers, barcode scanners, and tablets while saving up to $600 per device. The GO Zebra program from Zebra Technologies offers savings on every device when you trade in your aging or obsolete equipment for the latest next-generation [...]

By Lee Ann Capogrossi Barcode, Blog Posts, Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, Mobile Printing, MSM SOLUTIONS - DOCUMENT DOWNLOADS, Printing Technology, Zebra Mobile Computers, Zebra Mobile Printers barcode, computer, COVID-19, handheld, migration, mobile, OS, printer, scanner, trade-in, Zebra

Why Choose a Printing Service Bureau?

Companies are increasingly outsourcing everything from printing barcode labels to creating serialized RFID labels. Whether you need serialized RFID labels for unique item level identification or synthetic bin, rack or sign labels to identify locations, MSM can accommodate. There are several reasons it makes sense to choose a service bureau: A service bureau will save time: Selecting a service bureau can provide services for printing tags, labels and a wide variety of other items when a company doesn’t have the time [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, RFID, Service Bureau

Best Free Barcode Generators

Barcodes are now used not just to track inventory, but on admission tickets, for advertising, in gaming and even as art. A barcode can generally hold just about any type of information you want to encode in the text. Generating barcodes, however, can be difficult. MSM Solutions can print and encode barcode labels that are tailored specifically to your barcode solution or barcode application, so you can print any barcode symbology including 2D barcodes as well as human readable [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Barcode, Blog Posts

How to Easily Identify Your Assets

Identifying your company assets can be difficult — if you don’t use the right tools. While you may be able to physically count the assets you hold, the process can be time-consuming and there is no way to know whether you are counting a widget you bought last week or one from 10 years ago. Adopting an Asset Management Solution solves this issue. Asset Management Solutions Simply put, your objects need a label to be tracked and that label needs to do more than [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, Distribution and Logistics, PortalTrack

Do Small Retailers Need Omnichannel | MSM Solutions

Do Small Retailers Need to Implement Omnichannel?

Growing numbers of small retailers and brand owners are leveraging item-level RFID solutions to support omnichannel processes, but is it a fad or something that’s becoming necessary for businesses in the industry? The short answer is: yes. Omnichannel models — and the technology to support them — are necessary for retailers that want to complete in 2018 and beyond. Retailers that don’t embrace the changing consumer models and understand that brick and mortar alone isn’t always enough won’t be able [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Apparel Solutions, Blog Posts, Omnichannel, Retail, RFID

ROI of RFID Distribution | MSM Solutions

The ROI of RFID in Distribution

Today many brands are shipping items that contain RFID inlays for compliance. However, very few of these brands are leveraging the full advantages of using RFID in their own supply chain. RFID technology is especially necessary in the apparel, logistics, healthcare and manufacturing industries, as it is frequently used to easily track product, manage inventory levels and even curtail theft. RFID has several benefits that mid-size companies and large enterprises can take advantage of within their distribution process to ultimately improve [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, Distribution and Logistics, RFID

Zebra ZT600 Series Printers – Get Ready for the Next Generation

Zebra ZT600 Series Printers – Get ready for the next generation As the leading integrator of barcode and RFID products in Memphis, Nashville , MSM Solutions delivers solutions for some of the world’s most demanding applications using the latest technologies. This includes industrial printing applications, and many companies rely on us for the right label printing technology to maximize uptime. When choosing the best thermal printer, there are many considerations that can influence the decision, such as print speed, connectivity, the [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, Thermal Printing