Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends
White paper
Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends It’s easy to name “mobility” and “wireless” as trends, but it’s less clear exactly what direction these developments are taking and how they can be used to improve business. One can hardly pick up a business or IT magazine without seeing multiple articles about the growth of mobile and wireless technologies. And it seems people can’t put down their PDAs, smart phones and other mobile computing and communications devices, at least when judging by the adoption rates and future growth projections.
But what’s missing in all this attention is context, particularly regarding how adoption of these technologies is creating improvements in enterprise and supply chain operations. For example, identifying mobile computing, printing and GPS as growth technologies doesn’t explain how one field service provider combined them to save at least 40 minutes per crew per day, and up to $2.1 million in overtime. This white paper does. It also provides many more examples of how to use technology for business advantage.
Intermec has been helping companies take advantage of the latest technologies for manufacturing, distribution, field service and other supply chain environments for more than 40 years. We pioneered many of the data capture, mobile computing and wireless communication technologies in use today, and continue to innovate through our close collaboration with leaders in wireless networking and data services, enterprise software and other advanced technology development. Drawing on our experience with thousands of customers worldwide, access to analysts and researchers, close relationships with IT leaders, and extensive network of solution providers, we have identified the top 10 technology trends in mobile, industrial and supply chain operations environments for 2007-2008. This white paper identifies these trends, explains how they apply to supply chain operations, and presents results from users who
Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends It’s easy to name “mobility” and “wireless” as trends, but it’s less clear exactly what direction these developments are taking and how they can be used to improve business. One can hardly pick up a business or IT magazine without seeing multiple articles about the growth of mobile and wireless technologies. And it seems people can’t put down their PDAs, smart phones and other mobile computing and communications devices, at least when judging by the adoption rates and future growth projections.
But what’s missing in all this attention is context, particularly regarding how adoption of these technologies is creating improvements in enterprise and supply chain operations. For example, identifying mobile computing, printing and GPS as growth technologies doesn’t explain how one field service provider combined them to save at least 40 minutes per crew per day, and up to $2.1 million in overtime. This white paper does. It also provides many more examples of how to use technology for business advantage.
Intermec has been helping companies take advantage of the latest technologies for manufacturing, distribution, field service and other supply chain environments for more than 40 years. We pioneered many of the data capture, mobile computing and wireless communication technologies in use today, and continue to innovate through our close collaboration with leaders in wireless networking and data services, enterprise software and other advanced technology development. Drawing on our experience with thousands of customers worldwide, access to analysts and researchers, close relationships with IT leaders, and extensive network of solution providers, we have identified the top 10 technology trends in mobile, industrial and supply chain operations environments for 2007-2008. This white paper identifies these trends, explains how they apply to supply chain operations, and presents results from users who