Peacock Bros. Pty Ltd - Industry News
Peacock Bros., is an Australian company that has been providing quality business solutions to clients for more than a century, with sales and support offices in Australia and New Zealand. Peacock Bros. is accredited to ISO: 9001:9002 assuring you the supply of best quality products and services.
Below you will find general industry articles. Click on the title or the "Read more.." link at the end of each article for the full text.
Label printer applicators have been
around for some time now and although the equipment hardware hasn’t
generally changed the control systems and operational features have.
Smarter network control, real-time reporting capabilities, automation of
operation and smarter integration capabilities have made this
technology applicable for a wider range of supply chain environments and
business types.
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Throughout the manufacturing and logistics industries, Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies have improved asset
tracking, streamlined the supply chain and increased operational
efficiency.
Improved performance, falling
prices, and maturing standards continue to move RFID into the mainstream
and have made it practical for an increasingly wide range of
organisations.
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Introducing technology into a manufacturing, warehouse or
distribution centre environment is becoming more the norm than ever
before. As both managers and employees become more acclimatised to
smart handheld devices, tablet PC’s and sophisticated management
programs, resistance to improving operations using technology is fading.
The humble hard working and often neglected forklift has now
come under the spotlight for a technology overhaul with a large
selection of wirelessly connected computers outfitted with barcode scanners, RFID readers
and optical OCR cameras becoming more popular as the key benefits of
this technology is exposed and explored. However as with any supply
chain investment you need to do your homework.
In this article we will provide an overview of where
forklift mounted computing will improve efficiencies and what pitfalls
you need to be aware of.
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Applications involving Identification Cards (ID Cards) have
traditionally aimed at the Retail market for marketing purposes such as
membership cards and loyalty cards.
Most warehouse managers or
manufacturing supervisors would never consider ID Cards to have a
benefit to their supplychain and yet many hidden or unresolved issues
can be addressed by implementing this technology.
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Warehouse optimisation is a term that is readily thrown
around the marketplace today and for many is an unachievable target but
something you have to try and deliver. Too many times these projects
end up costing more than budgeted, are delivered late and fail to live
up to expectations.
Proper planning, scoping and
equipment selection can deliver the optimised performance you are
looking for. In this article, we will go through the key processes and
points you need to consider to maximise your chances of success in
optimising your warehouse management and processes.
(Read more...)
Warehouse optimisation is a term that is readily thrown around the
marketplace today and for many is an unachievable target but something
you have to try and deliver. Too many times these projects end up
costing more than budgeted, are delivered late and fail to live up to
expectations.
Proper planning, scoping and
equipment selection can deliver the optimised performance you are
looking for. In this article, we will go through the key processes and
points you need to consider to maximise your chances of success in
optimising your warehouse management and processes.
(Read more...) |
