Most people are familiar with, or use social media these days in one form or another. With usage on the rise, can social media be exploited to help improve supply chains? (more…)
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Friday, May 6th, 2011Disruptive barcode scanning
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
The barcode, taken for granted by both shoppers and supply chain analysts and for years threatened by emerging technologies, could be about to turn the world of high street retailing and distribution upside down. (more…)
Juniper Innovations Advocates The Benefits Of Bespoke GPS Tracking Solutions
Monday, April 11th, 2011
GPS tracking does not have to be a one size fits all solution. With the need to have covert, smaller or more powerful tracking units, organisations now have technology that can be moulded around their business requirements and unique needs. As a result we have launched a consultancy service delivering bespoke GPS tracking units to clients. (more…)
Juniper Innovations Reviews New GPS Tracking Hardware For Vans, Cabs And Trailers
Friday, March 11th, 2011Swindon, Wiltshire, Juniper Innovations who provide IT strategy and project delivery consultancy have reviewed a new GPS tracking device, the AT220. Suitable for council transport, refuse collection vehicles, transport, logistics, construction & maintenance companies the GPS tracker can be used on vehicles ranging from small vans and cars through to buses, plant equipment, HGV cabs and stand alone trailers. (more…)
Specialist asset tracking contract awarded to Juniper Innovations
Monday, February 7th, 2011Juniper Innovations have been awarded a contract to implement a specialist asset tracking solution across a large number of European manufacturing and distribution sites. (more…)
Effectively supporting third party logistics operations in frozen food
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Juniper Innovations’ consultants co-wrote part of ISRetail’s warehouse management system, which is a best of breed solution that ISRetail sells and promotes. This system is installed in Frissul, Portugal. (more…)
Pen technology benefits police in spite of UK budget cuts
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011Following 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. (more…)
5 reasons why your warehouse management system return on investment is lower than it should be
Friday, 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. (more…)
5 ways to improve your pager system
Friday, 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?
Friday, 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? (more…)