Productivity gains
Real-time visibility is a key supply chain benefit. But with no single technology platform in place to manage multiple delivery options it’s a difficult task, for example, to coordinate new orders that could be headed in the same direction as other drops.
Having greater visibility of the condition/performance of mobile devices like printers can make real gains in productivity in distribution centres. Being able to predict when a mobile scanner’s batteries are about to fail, for example, may seem relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things but in the ecosystem of fulfilment it could mean the difference between delivering on time, or late.
By using Zebra’s AVS and OVS platforms with its own asset tracking and printer management solutions, Datatrade can really help customers better manage their enterprise. It can enable them to see not just the location, condition and usage rate of mobile devices but also the environment and infrastructure in which they sit. Its solutions allow logistics operators to see the bigger picture. Hardware talks to software and the cloud, and it’s this total connectivity that gives them sight of inventory from distribution centre to endpoint.
Director of Datatrade Peter Laplanche says: “Complete supply chain visibility is vital if businesses are to comply with increasing regulation, optimum loading, and maximising driver and load efficiency.”
