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BARCODE RESOURCES, INC.
DATA CAPTURE SOLUTIONS 2
SMART Control
- SMART is intelligent software. Its IQ can be set to meet the needs of the particular operation. Of course, the cost rises as its intelligence increases. The trick is to make it smart enough to provide adequate control without over-kill, resulting in a solution that is too expensive.
You can achieve nearly perfect inventory accuracy using SMART! SMART can achieve this level of accuracy by applying the following concepts to increase control:
* Makes very effective decisions as to how work is to be done
* Directs work by issuing instructions similar to those of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
* Verifies that the work is done correctly and handles exceptions
* Reports what has happened
Note: It also can time stamp and log material handler's productivity
Wireless Communications - Radio Frequency (RF) terminals are a major enabling technology for warehousing. It allows each terminal handler to communicate with SMART (and vice versa), regardless of where they are. To quote a terminal handler, "It is my constant companion; it tells me where to go and what to do when I get there."
Bar Code Scanning- Scanning provides the necessary speed, accuracy and a way to verify activities in the warehouse or a manufacturing facility. Code 39 has an error rate of only one in three million when reading in-spec bar codes. Terminals are available that allow operators to scan bar codes at a variety of distances based on user requirements.
Location Control - There are two types of location control; fixed and random. The primary pick locations will be fixed (each item will have its own location). The "overflow" locations will be random. SMART can generate automatic refill work instructions for the primary locations from the overflow locations based on min-max quantities to be entered into the database.
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