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Sandpiper's "FocusID" improves stock visibiltiy
Sandpiper has helped Abingdon and Alliance Flooring improve stock visibility with "FocusID" Mobile Computing Solution. Based on the operational and systems criteria defined; reliability, systems compatibility, ergonomics, 8 hour battery life, ruggedness and scanning performance, the Datalogic Viper was selected and commissioned in January 2006. Sandpiper Corporation delivered both systems under its unique "FocusID" All Inclusive Managed Service. The handheld computers, wireless infrastructure, professional implementation services, support and maintenance are all included in a fixed monthly cost per device.
As the Kidderminster warehouse operation was purely paper based, it was considered that it would make sense to implement new barcode scanning and wireless mobile computers at this site first. An approach was made to Sandpiper Corporation to recommend a real time rugged mobile computing solution to meet the needs of both the Alliance and Abingdon warehouses. Sandpiper's FocusID solution meant that no capital approval was required, and the costs over the three years would be known and fixed.
FocusID enables the client to change the number of devices in use and therefore the cost to the operation on a month by month basis in line with business demands. This was particularly beneficial to Abingdon Flooring as it was unsure how many devices were actually in use due to a proportion of the population being out of commission while being repaired, and also as Sandpiper could provide a fixed price before a warehouse extension was built.
FocusID also provides companies with an effective and viable option to outsource the ownership, deployment, management and support of AutoID systems to Sandpiper thereby freeing up valuable time for IT and operational resources to concentrate on core business objectives.
Financially, it will provide management with a mechanism for more accurate forward planning and expenditure forecast budgeting as a result of fixed, known costs for the duration of the contract. By factoring in any expected demand variance, accurate costs month by month can be planned and catered for, in advance. |
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