Following the latest round of government spending cuts the police are expected to find most savings through greater efficiency in the back office and redesign front line operations to make them cheaper. Using digital pen technology can help in the battle to fight crime, cut costs and improve front line efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »
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Pen technology benefits police in spite of UK budget cuts
January 25th, 2011ISRetail Collaborates with The Supply Chain Carbon Council
January 25th, 2011Reducing carbon emissions is becoming an increasingly important part of any organisation’s supply chain activities around the globe. ISRetail is helping organisations meet these challenges.
To help carbon emission innovation, ISRetail, a leading supply chain software, warehouse management and RFID system solution and data management provider has just joined the work of the European Supply Chain Institute (ESCI) ‘Supply Chain Carbon Council’ Read the rest of this entry »
The value of good information
January 22nd, 2011Andy Hudson, Managing Director of Profit Through Pareto, a Southampton based Business Analysis and Sales and Marketing consultancy comments on the value of good quality information and how it affects an organisation’s profits.
For more information about Profit Through Pareto please read our blog or contact us.
Field worker apps for construction workers
December 17th, 2010If your field workers already use up to date mobile phones, what suitable mobile phone applications exist to reduce costs, improve information speed and accuracy and enable faster billing? For example helping reduce driver mileage, paperwork, then at the same time speed up job allocation and timesheets for billing?
5 reasons why your warehouse management system return on investment is lower than it should be
December 3rd, 2010If you’re frustrated with your current warehouse management system because you consider the return on investment you’re getting is too low, here are some likely reasons why and what to do about it. Read the rest of this entry »
Improve your health and safety records using technology
December 3rd, 2010One of the problems with manufacturing health and safety records is ensuring the administration is completed accurately and in a timely manner. This can take up valuable time and resource and not allow more value added activities to be completed. Using a digital pen however can improve this situation. Whether for example completing risk assessments, site audits, accident recording or daily lift truck checks a digital pen brings a number of advantages to office and operational environments.
How big must my warehouse operation be to use a warehouse management system?
December 3rd, 2010A warehouse management system is crucial to many businesses to help order fulfillment, control and manage inventory and reduce logistics costs. So is it the right solution for every manufacturer that holds stock or has a warehouse? This blog examines some questions that will help you decide. Read the rest of this entry »
5 ways to improve your pager system
December 3rd, 2010Ensuring effective communication and the safety of doctors, nurses and other staff members in a hectic, constantly changing hospital environment is a challenge in healthcare. Hospital staff members can be exposed to high risk situations throughout their working day or week and need support. Plus this can happen all over the hospital in:
- Waiting & examination rooms
- Bathrooms
- Car parks
With risk exposure to altercations with:
- Acutely or permanently mentally disturbed patients
- Other patients, their relatives and friends
Yet wireless pager technology can be used to help and support staff in these and other situations. Here are 5 ways the wireless pager can help.
When should you move your warehouse management system to the cloud?
December 3rd, 2010Buying a warehouse management system has for the last couple of decades has meant choosing between numerous systems operating on a client-server based solution. Now there is an opportunity to look for or switch to cloud based options i.e. where a vendor hosts the software and database for you, with your locally based hardware such as barcode scanners, printers, voice technology and RFID all connecting through a secure network. So when and why should you consider this option? Read the rest of this entry »
10 reasons why you should use a digital pen for your deliveries
December 3rd, 2010
A digital pen provides an alternative way to capture signatures for proof of delivery and proof of collection, for delivery drivers.
It provides a different option to smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet PCs and other data capture devices (DCD) used by delivery drivers. So what advantages does the pen bring to the logistics industry?
Here are ten reasons a logistics or haulage business should consider a digital pen.