In the data collection, AIDC world, applications using barcode and RFID are common. Even people engaged to be married are given RF-enabled scanners to update their gift lists.

But “outside the 4 walls” of the manufacturing facility or distribution center, mobile applications are less frequent. But how do you determine if a mobile application will make you more productive or reduce your costs?

This article attempts to review both the “how” and the “why” of adding mobile apps. Some of the applications we have identified included GPS vehicle tracking and turn-by-turn directions, proof of delivery, signature capture, mobile sales and service dispatching, mobile inventory and mobile links back to enterprise software.

If your curiosity is piqued, let ADC provide you with a no-cost, no-obligation review of your potential mobile applications with a list of recommendations. Contact us today to schedule this review.

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