Last year we started discussing the concept of Strategic Automation. Not widespread corporate wide automation like a new ERP or massive new warehouse full of conveyance. But rather looking at a specific area where your operations are struggling, and helping to automate, or error proof that specific part of your operations. Eating the elephant one bite at a time.
This could be some sort of labeling automation, taking the labor and errors out of labeling your product.
Or a piece of software running on a data collection terminal to gather data in your operations as action is happening, not as a secondary operation that is not timely or accurate.
This could mean mobile power is implemented to print labels or collect information exactly when transactions are happening.
This could also mean using RFID to help automate certain processes in your operations. Gathering data or locating products with no operator interface needed.
Our data collection industry seems to be divided into two types of sellers, those who just fulfill orders for specific part numbers. And those who are actually providing solutions to business challenges using the technology at hand. Not just providing hardware, but an end-to-end solution that includes off-the-shelf hardware and software, along with custom hardware and software, plus integration capabilities to get this solution working with your business software.
We know who we think is a more valuable partner to help with strategic automation. If you want to see how we can help you, www.emptechgroup.com is the best way to reach us.