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07.21.10 -- Leverage Light-Directed Order Fulfillment

July 21, 2010

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Featured Editorial

Leverage Light-Directed Order Fulfillment
By Jim Bast, General Manager, Lightning Pick Technologies, LLC
Most major retailers utilize some form of light-directed order fulfillment, commonly called pick to light (PTL) in their distribution centers. The technology is generally acknowledged to provide the highest unit pick rate achievable while maintaining the flexibility of a people-focused manual system. PTL started in the United States in response to a demand from the retail sector for a system that could increase productivity and accuracy.

Leverage Light-Directed Order Fulfillment

Featured Articles

RFID ROI: In-Depth, Pt. 2
By Eric Fleming with an introduction by Louis Sirico
This is the second of a series of in-depth articles devoted to achieving a ROI with RFID written by RFID Wizard Eric Fleming. It touches upon categories and elements: the categories of process, technical and financial, and the elements of time, people, objects, and space. In this article, we will look at how these fit together to complete the first step in defining ROI: defining your business "AS-IS" using a process called "base-lining".

RFID ROI: In-Depth, Pt. 2

Which Operating System Is Right For Your Rugged Mobile Computers?
By Datalogic Mobile
The mobile operating system landscape is complicated. Since a mobile computing deployment can have significant security, productivity, and IT ramifications on a business, a careful approach to OS selection will help ensure a successful implementation and reduce the total cost of ownership of these devices.

Which Operating System Is Right For Your Rugged Mobile Computers?

Industry News

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Featured Downloads

Pep Boys Boosts Warehouse Productivity With Voice-Directed Distribution
Pep Boys Boosts Warehouse Productivity With Voice-Directed Distribution
Maintaining a high level of efficiency in warehouses is critical to the company's success. Toward this end, Pep Boys deployed Voice-Directed Distribution to increase productivity and improve accuracy throughout its distribution operations.

Datasheet: Avery Dennison RFID Inlays
Datasheet: Avery Dennison RFID Inlays
What are the RF challenges in your real-world? RF-unfriendly materials? Busy or harsh environments? Tag proximity? At Avery Dennison RFID, we understand that RFID means different things to different people. That's why our Gen 2 inlays are designed to perform in a broad range of applications - including the one in your world.
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Products and Services

Brother Mobile Solutions: PocketJet 3 Kit: 200-dpi, Integrated USB/IrDA
At barely over 10" long and 1 lb. in weight, the new Brother PocketJet 3 fits easily into your briefcase, computer bag, or can be quickly mounted in any vehicle or small work area. The PocketJet 3 has fully integrated USB and IrDA ports. Using advanced Direct Thermal Printing Technology, the Brother PocketJet 3 eliminates the need for messy and expensive ink, toner, or ribbons.
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Compliance Networks Foundation - Entry Level Supplier Management
Foundation is an On-Demand vendor compliance solution with no hardware or software to purchase or maintain. This solution creates cost recovery via distribution center problem shipments and manual audits with a solution that is limited only by the amount of data provided.

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Material Flow Asset Workflow
The Material Flow Asset Workflow module puts you in control of your assets by providing real-time location-based data that allows you to physically track the location and status of your assets.
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4820i Industrial Cordless 2D Image Scanner
The 4820i Industrial Cordless 2D Imager is designed to provide unmatched data collection performance and versatility for applications that demand maximum reliability in the harshest working environments.
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RedPrairie Transportation Management Solutions
RedPrairie Transportation Management solutions automate the transportation tasks and bring better visibility to the entire set of order fulfillment activities in play at any moment. They connect multiple parties and business processes throughout the broader supply chain, while continuously optimizing all transport variables, bringing organizational efficiencies, and thus, cost reductions.
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