Wholesale changes
August 1st 2008 A vegetarian foods
wholesaler is expecting an
upturn in stock control
efficiency and order picking
accuracy after upgrading its
paper-based system with
Psion Teklogix Workabout
PRO handheld computers.
The kit will be supplied and
installed by Rugged
Systems.
In addition to supplying
vegetarian foods to retailers
across the UK, the client
operates a cash and carry
facility, selling directly to the
public on a part-time basis.
A paper-based stock
management and picking
system had been used, with
pick lists generated by
software developed inhouse
and running on the
company's PC. However, the
system had not been
designed for a retail
environment and, with cash
and carry sales forming an
increasingly significant part
of the client's business, it
needed rethinking.
Rugged Systems supplied
fixed scanners attached to
the client's PC to enable
details of cash and carry
goods sold over the counter
to be accurately monitored.
A wireless access point
connected to the client's
network and four
Workabout PROs with laser
scanners will be installed.
The company had been
unable to accurately check
deliveries because each item
had to be counted and cross
referenced manually against
the order. The new system
will allow incoming pallet
loads to be scanned using
Workabout PROs and details
fed directly to the client's
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