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The Advantages of RFID in Retail: From Manual Inventory Management to Automated Inventory Tracking Part One
Nowhere is inventory more complicated or critical than in retail. From apparel and jewelry to tools and electronics, the sheer volume of inventory exchanging hands is staggering. In 2021, retail sales in the U.S. alone were estimated at $6.523 billion. Surprisingly,...
Still Using Windows Mobile? The Time to Switch to Android is Now
Many companies have delayed a move from Windows mobile to Android because they’ve been busy trying to keep up with day-to-day operations, and/or worried about the cost, time and effort needed to move to a new mobile operating system.
For most, the clock is running out when it comes to using Windows OS. There are simply too many significant risks, costs, and potentially negative business impacts for companies to keep using Windows mobile.
Here’s why:
Surviving the Supply Chain Crisis
Over the years, the global supply chain industry has made great strides in providing a reliable service that delivers products on time and in good condition. It was so effective that it was mostly an afterthought for those businesses that depended on it for survival....
How Downtime Impacts Manufacturing
Accurate and real-time management of your critical manufacturing components is vital to your business. Without it, you could experience one of the worst things to happen to your operations - unplanned downtime. When production unexpectedly stops, your lost revenue is...
How RFID Helps You Create a Digital DNA for Unique Object Identity
Identity is a hot topic these days. Did you know that objects need an identity? Establishing individual object identities is an essential tool to streamline your daily operations. It’s more than just assigning an Electronic Product Code (EPC). It’s creating Digital...
Is your Inventory Management Keeping You In The Dark?
As your retail business grows, inventory management has become more complex. Knowing what you have, and more importantly, what you don’t have, is vital to your success. But what you used to do with just a clipboard, pen, and flashlight, now requires a more efficient,...
3 Ideal Applications for Thermal Transfer Label Printers
In a recent blog, we offered an overview of thermal printing technology. Our primary focus was on the fundamental differences between thermal transfer printing and direct thermal printing. Both technologies use a heated printhead to transfer text, barcodes, and images...
Is Thermal Transfer Printing Technology Right for Your Business?
Thermal printers are used in a wide variety of applications today, showing up everywhere from shipping labels in e-commerce fulfillment operations to patient identification wristbands in hospital maternity wards. Compared to laser and inkjet printing technologies,...
When Warehouses Have Too Much Inventory! How RFID inventory Management helps
After more than a year of supply chain issues resulting in depleted inventory and delayed deliveries, retailers and warehouses find themselves with a new issue to contend with – too much inventory. Some of the biggest retailers in the world, like Walmart and Target,...
5 Key Areas for How to Use RFID Tracking for WIP Manufacturing
The true purpose of any manufacturer is to create quality products cost-efficiently so the return on investment is as high as possible. By using RFID software to track your work-in-progress (WIP) manufacturing, you can ensure your WIP processes are streamlined and...
6 Keys to Choosing the Best Mobile Technologies for Your Business
In virtually every industry, mobile technologies have become an essential way to digitize, automate and streamline workflows for increased productivity, efficiency, and accuracy. With widespread labor shortages and the cost of doing business on the rise, investing in...
Why RFID is Trending and Why Businesses Should Take Notice
Businesses of all kinds are facing enormous challenges when it comes to supply chain management, cost control, labor shortages and overall efficiency. But companies can get ahead in this challenging environment by using radio frequency identification (RFID) to better...
What Suppliers Need to Know When Meeting RFID Requirements
While RFID tagging in the retail industry has been around since the mid-2000s, we’ve recently seen a shift in tagging not only apparel items but hard and home goods as well. We’ve also seen other retailers begin mandating that RFID tags be placed on certain...
How Retailers’ RFID Tag Mandates Will Impact Suppliers
In January, Walmart issued a new mandate requiring suppliers in certain departments to begin providing RFID tags on specific home and hard goods inventory. The mandate, which goes into effect September 2, was established so Walmart can ensure on-time replenishment...
How Barcode and RFID Technology Create Solutions for Today’s Logistics Challenges
Discover how barcode and RFID technology revolutionize logistics in the eCommerce era, addressing key challenges with innovative solutions. The eCommerce logistics industry is constantly growing. By 2025, it’s expected to be worth $524.1 billion. That’s a lot of money...