Benefits of implementing MAC Workstations
Working dynamically is vital in warehouses and distribution areas if speed and efficiency are important to your business.
The benefits of having remote operators connected directly to your host or solution live via our MAC workstation can be easily measured in saved man hours on the shop floor or in the warehouse arena. Supplementing stationary PC`s/terminals, bar code printers, scanners or weighting equipment can reduce operator inefficiencies and reduce the added costs associated with correcting errors.
Using mobile workstations removes the distance that operators travel to pick up labels or enter data, this can produce powerful productivity gains, often providing a full return on investment in less than a 6 month when used in warehouse, distribution center and other industrial environments. The ROI is especially strong for facilities with existing wireless LANs, because a relatively small incremental investment in mobile workstations creates new ways to increase efficiency, reduce operator errors, and leverage the wireless infrastructure investment.
For example:
- Common labeling errors caused by the delay between the production of the label data and time to apply the label to the item. Create your labels at the point of activity.
- Remove the errors caused by hand writing or check lists that have to be entered into your system after the event by providing your operators with the ability to enter data live via our screen and keyboard combination over WiFi.
The case for using a mobile workstation strengthens with every step users must take to pick up labels or enter data. Our customers are seeing a 50% faster through-put when producing labeling at the point of activity, when you add in the ability to work with the ERP or warehouse solution remotely to enter data the saving can be substantial, often doubling efficiency so releasing staff for other activities.
Increases in speed and accuracy derived from the workstations can be used in many of the common Warehouse operations, including cross docking, receiving, put away, quality assurance, picking, packaging, and shipping. Mobile workstations can go wherever workers go.