How to Simplify Data Capture on the Warehouse Floor
Accurate data capture on the warehouse floor is the key to proper tracking and efficiency. Without accurate data, how can you identify problems and improve
September 29, 2015
Accurate data capture on the warehouse floor is the key to proper tracking and efficiency. Without accurate data, how can you identify problems and improve
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Technology continues on a progressive path forward, but how will technology in barcode scanners change in the coming years?
With the requirements of the warehouse floor evolving, so too should the hardware. A common problem seen in manufacturing and warehousing is the ability to both scan and move items around. The operators are therefore required to carry a scanner as well as whatever they are moving, making tasks tricky to perform simultaneously.
Here are some of the possible changes we could see to combat this issue.
With many of our clients in the food industry, we felt it would be interesting to look at some of the international food trends for 2015.
Greater confidence and certainty about the future – for both their own and their organizations’ prospects – characterises food professionals’ attitudes as they look forward to 2015, according to feedback from Food Processing’s 14th Annual Manufacturing Trends Survey.
Using a barcode scanner to capture data directly into SYSPRO is the ideal way to manage a production process, eliminating virtually all manual processing. The task can be achieved quickly and easily with TransLution™ Software – using the EazyScan module on the barcode scanner, key information is scanned and updated directly to SYSPRO. Because all of the functions are pre-configured, any operator can do these updates.
To demonstrate just how simple this is, we have highlighted a number of common SYSPRO tasks and completed a step-by-step video of the steps involved
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