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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

Video: Top 4 Reasons Why Retailers Should Validate Their Electronic Product Code (EPC) Data

RFID technology coupled with Electronic Product Code (EPC) validation is the most efficient way to track products from the manufacturing facility to the showroom floor. RFID and EPC validation help retailers to: Confirm that a particular item is present Identify what type of product it is Count how many of a particular item is present Identify each specific item uniquely Determine where inventory items are located Understanding Electronic Product Codes EPCs are unique strings of numbers (not unlike the numbers represented by bar codes) that assign [...]

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

Video: The Different Ways RFID Tags and Labels Can Be Printed

RFID technology — and the ability to print RFID tags and labels quickly and cheaply from virtually anywhere — is radically improving efficiency and profitability in the apparel industry. However, before benefiting from the most advanced forms of RFID technology, apparel companies need to better understand the various components of the RFID label printing process. Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) The process begins with electronic product codes, which are embedded within a printed RFID label and are essential for supply chain management [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, RFID

4 Consequences of Poor Asset Management in Healthcare

The primary goal of every medical facility is to keep patients safe while administering appropriate treatments and remedies for their conditions and illnesses. With so much at stake, it’s becomes all the more necessary that hospital asset management processes needs to be efficient. When it come to implementing healthcare asset management program, the benefits are not limited to just time and money. In most cases, hospitals, doctors and medical staff do an extraordinary job of ensuring patients are well taken [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, Healthcare Solutions healthcare RFID