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December 1st, 2010What should you look for in a good GPS tracking system?
November 29th, 2010If you work in logistics, transport or delivery services here are 8 tips for what to look for in a good GPS tracking system. Read the rest of this entry »
10 reasons for upgrading your spreadsheets in manufacturing
November 28th, 2010Spreadsheets are used everywhere in manufacturing outside core systems, from planning lines and labour requirements through to tracking over time hours, understanding capacity, reviewing materials against order requirements and analysing waste. There comes a point however when far from being a temporary solution for a business, the spreadsheet instead becomes a major part of how an operation functions. When this happens the business increases its risk and can start falling behind in terms of understanding and applying cost saving measures, having restrictions imposed when carrying out improvement initiatives and not providing some key management information either timely or accurately. Here are 10 tips if you’re using spreadsheets why you ought to consider an upgrade to using software and databases. Read the rest of this entry »
New areas for retailers to automate in a manual warehouse
November 28th, 2010So you work in retail or provide services for a retailer, manage a manual warehouse requiring lots of individual or low volume items to be picked regularly and have a warehouse management system that manages warehouse tasks. What else is left to automate, speed up though put and lower cost? Read the rest of this entry »
Logistics provider improves health and safety standards using leading edge technology
November 26th, 2010A large multi-national third party logistics company has improved their health and safety standards with Juniper Innovations’ technology recommendations.
Add job allocation to your existing GPS tracking system
November 25th, 2010If you work in maintenance & repair and already have a GPS tracking system for your mobile workforce, however want to add job allocation and task management solutions, you can do so easily with mobile apps and job allocation solutions.
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Why using a digital pen makes sense in warehousing?
November 24th, 2010
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report that over £512 million a year is the cost to UK businesses for major injuries. As the HSE explain “Legal actions brought as a result of an injury can be extremely damaging to business…..(and) insurance covers only a small proportion of the costs.” So in a warehouse environment with storage, transport and many operational dangers it is imperative to ensure training, risk assessment and health and safety compliance. But how efficient are traditional manual warehouse processes for checking that training and risk assessments have been carried out, are complete and being applied effectively? Can a digital pen improve both efficiency and effectiveness in a warehouse environment?
How to link electronic proof of delivery to your existing GPS tracking system
November 24th, 2010If you already have a GPS tracking system for your fleet of delivery vehicles however want ways to easily add electronic proof of delivery, you can with market leading mobile apps and epod solutions. Read the rest of this entry »
How the police can save money using digital pens
November 23rd, 2010Following the latest round of government spending cuts the police are expected to find most savings through greater efficiency in the back office. They are also expected to look at their front line operations and redesign them to make them cheaper. So how can a digital pen help?
A fresh new look to GPS mapping
November 2nd, 2010Juniper Innovations have found suppliers that bring you a new fresh look to GPS mapping.