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How RFID Boosts Your Inventory Management

In today’s business world, understanding your customers’ needs greatly impacts your business and affects how you manage your inventory. Keeping an accurate and real-time view of your inventory is one of the best ways to keep your customers satisfied and your operations competitive. In fact, 57% of companies state that their inventory management is one of the key components that gives them an edge over the competition. While most manufacturers, as well as warehouses and distribution centers rely on barcode technology, RFID inventory management has the ability to [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Apparel Solutions, Automotive Solutions, Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, Retail, RFID

4 Reasons Why Organizations Are Switching to Android Enterprise Mobile

Now that Microsoft has ended all remaining support and security updates for nearly all of its previous enterprise mobile operating systems, many organizations, including healthcare systems, are confronting a transition to a new OS while they’re already grappling with Coronavirus response. In this blog, we’ll discuss why organizations are switching to Android Enterprise Mobile to support business continuity. Making the Switch Choosing to stay with Microsoft and make the transition to Windows 10 IoT is an option, but it can be a challenge [...]

By Justin Johnson Barcode, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing, Zebra Mobile Computers Android, Apps, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, warehouse, Zebra

How to Identify, Track, Count and Manage with PortalTrack

Watch our explainer video to learn how to accurately identify, track, count and manage in-process assets and inventory with PortalTrack RFID software. We understand that manufacturing inventory management is a real challenge with real problems. Solving these challenges without disrupting existing workflows is no easy task. So how do you deploy a customized solution that enables you to identify, track, count and manage your stuff while working in the confines of your present system? With MSM Solutions PortalTrack RFID software, you can achieve [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, RFID

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

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 Print-and-Apply is Often the Better Way to Print Labels

When it comes to labeling products and shipments, many companies rely on manual processes or outsourcing. Generally, they end up choosing one of two approaches: 1. Print barcode labels on industrial or desktop printers, and then manually apply them to boxes or packaging. 2. Purchase pre-printed labels in advance, and then manually adhere them to items or goods. Unfortunately, these two approaches are inefficient, costly, and prone to error. Both require manual labor and more time and effort to label each box or item; moreover, all [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Barcode, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing, Print and Apply, Printing Technology, Thermal Printing, Zebra Mobile Computers apply, barcode, labels, print, Zebra

5 Reasons Why Android Should Be Your Next Enterprise Mobile OS

It’s official; Microsoft has now ended all remaining support for Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5, the operating system that has powered millions of enterprise mobile devices since 2011. This major development is just the latest in several phase-outs of Windows mobile platforms, which is part of Microsoft’s large-scale departure from the enterprise mobile market. Microsoft’s strategic shift has left thousands of companies with no security patches, no OS updates, and no option to migrate to Windows 10 IoT from their current platforms. Unless you’re migrating [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Barcode, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing, Zebra Mobile Computers Android, device, enterprise, migration, mobile, OS, windows, Zebra

RFID and The Future of Manufacturing

In recent years, a series of innovations have emerged to bring the manufacturing industry into a new evolutionary stage. The increased use of automation combined with the ubiquity of smart devices and their wireless networks make it possible to reach levels of flexibility and efficiency never before possible. Today, the advanced level of intelligence realized in manufacturing processes is possible thanks to new technologies including Business Intelligence (BI), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Services (IoS) and the Internet of Things (IoT). These technologies allow the modern [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Automotive Solutions, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing

How to use RFID for Work in Process (WIP) Tracking in Manufacturing

Streamlining workflow management in production, inventory management, and other manufacturing tasks is invaluable in keeping track of all objects. In automotive manufacturing, various components and tools in assembling processes require accurate tagging to expedite production. In the complex production cycles, Radio-frequency identification (RFID) provides automatic identification and tracking of tags for work in progress (WIP). RFID overcomes the challenges inherent in traditional tracking mechanisms. It provides real-time information about objects allowing manufacturers to manage production and supply-chain processes seamlessly. Adopting cost-effective, scalable, and flexible WIP tracking method promotes efficiency [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Automotive Solutions, Manufacturing, RFID