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Streamlining Manufacturing Efficiency: The Benefits of Color-Coded Labeling in Inventory Management

Efficient inventory management is the backbone of successful manufacturing operations. To optimize productivity and minimize errors, companies have turned to innovative solutions, such as color-coded labeling. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of color-coded labeling in inventory management and how it streamlines manufacturing processes. Enhanced Visual Differentiation Color-coded labeling provides a visually intuitive system that enhances inventory management. By assigning specific colors to different product categories, materials, or stages of production, manufacturers can quickly identify and differentiate between...

By Lee Ann CapogrossiBarcode, Blog Posts, Distribution and Logistics, Labels, Manufacturing, Print and Apply, Service Bureauautomation, barcode, Inventory Management, label, labels, warehouse

5 Ways RFID Transforms Inventory Management in Chemical Manufacturing

Analysis of the Process Every aspect of chemical manufacturing is complex. It requires comprehensive systems to ensure all employees are trained and adhere to safety procedures for handling hazardous materials. It requires strict compliance with many federal, state, and local regulations. It requires careful management of challenging manufacturing processes to ensure maximum productivity, quality control, and worker safety. And it requires mastery of a complex supply chain with accurate forecasting and effective communication between suppliers and customers. But none of those...

By Lee Ann CapogrossiArticlesInventory Management, labels, printer, RFID, RFID Supply Chain, warehouse, Zebra

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:

By Lee Ann CapogrossiApparel Solutions, Automotive Solutions, Blog Posts, Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, Omnichannel, Zebra Mobile ComputersAndroid, Apps, barcode, warehouse, Zebra

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 mobile automation and efficiency is more important than ever. However, to figure out the right solution for the job, secure the budget and obtain buy-in with management, it’s important to follow some crucial best practices. Here are six key steps in the...

By Lee Ann CapogrossiBarcode, Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, Mobile Printing, Zebra Mobile Computersautomation, barcode, handheld, Inventory Management, mobile, mobile computer, Mobile Readers, Productivity, RFID, RFID Supply Chain, warehouse, Zebra

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 manage their inventory and assets and to automate their key processes. In this blog, we'll discuss the benefits of RFID technology, the reasons why this technology is re-emerging as a reliable solution for track and trace, and share some real-world...

By Lee Ann CapogrossiRFIDautomation, barcode, Inventory Management, Mobile Readers, Productivity, RFID, RFID Supply Chain, warehouse, Zebra

4 Ways to Modernize Your Warehouse for Better Efficiency and Productivity

As labor shortages and surging demand continue to strain warehouses and their ability to keep up, now is a critical time to be looking at strategies to quickly boost efficiency and productivity. By automating and streamlining more of the tasks and work that need to get done in the warehouse every day, we can get more done in less time, with less labor. In turn, that frees up everyone to fulfill more orders and focus on more value-added and strategic...

By Lee Ann CapogrossiBarcode, Blog Posts, RFIDbarcode, computers, handheld, Inventory Management, mobile computers, RFID Supply Chain, warehouse, Zebra

Serving up Software: 4 Reasons why BarTender is an Industry Favorite

If you’re in the market for barcode label software, then chances are you’ve heard of BarTender. BarTender is a product of Seagull Scientific, and helps users simplify the creation of labels, documents, barcodes and more. For anyone who has had the responsibility to print labels for serial plates, inventory materials, orders, pallets, shelving, assets and even ID cards, you know how difficult it can be to manage it with a home-grown program and limited parameters. With BarTender you have...

By Justin JohnsonAutomotive Solutions, Barcode, Distribution and Logistics, Manufacturing, Service Bureau, Zebra Mobile Computersbarcode, BarTender, label, print, printer, security, software, trial, warehouse

Is Your Barcode Printer Vulnerable?

When you consider enterprise IoT, information security, and the potential for data breaches in warehouse operations, your first concerns are most likely your network, computers, and mobile devices. Those are indeed well-known targets for hackers, but there are other security risks hiding in plain sight throughout virtually every warehouse: Your printers. We tend to think of printers as simple one-way appliances, but we’ve been relying on them as fully networked multi-function technology hubs for decades, and today they are just...

By Justin JohnsonApparel Solutions, Automotive Solutions, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, IoT, Manufacturing, Omnichannel, Print and Apply, Printing Technology, Retail, Service Bureau, Thermal Printing, Zebra Mobile Printers, Zebra Non-RFID Printers, Zebra Print Enginescomputers, cyberthreats, IoT, mobile, network, security, warehouse

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 JohnsonBarcode, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing, Zebra Mobile ComputersAndroid, Apps, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, warehouse, Zebra