Zebra Technologies: Android in Logistics and Delivery Services
Posted on: 08/09/2017, by : DCT Solutions GroupZebra devices for Android provide enterprise-level mobile computing with a familiar consumer interface, strengthened with Mx Extensions for advanced security and Mobility DNA apps to customize functionality. Zebra offers the largest range of enterprise devices for Android to ensure your customers get just what they need to improve the speed and accuracy of their everyday operations.
The Challenge:
REDUCE COSTS WHILE IMPROVING DELIVERY TIMES AND SERVICE LEVELS
We live in a “need it now” consumer culture, where we expect next-day or even same-day delivery at a notified time with fully visible tracking. We expect to pay for this, but not a premium price. Just as we don’t expect to pay for returns.
Retail companies pass these expectations on to couriers, parcel delivery, and logistics companies, who in turn, need to lower their costs and increase their service levels to meet them.
The resulting pressure is apparent at peak times, including holidays and sale periods, when an influx of work puts employees, processes and devices to the full test. This includes the need for seasonal workers to be trained and working in a very short timescale.
The Solution:
USE ZEBRA FOR ANDROID TO CREATE NEW EFFICIENCIES
Zebra for Android devices are built to help you tackle these issues. Android is the world’s most popular operating system and features an intuitive touch-screen interface common on most consumer phones, your workers take to it quickly – shortening the learning curve and getting them out in the field faster.
Built on Android with Zebra’s Mobility DNA development tools and applications, Zebra’s Android devices give you the enterprise-level security and industry functionality consumer devices simply can’t provide. For example, the SimulScan app simultaneously captures barcodes, text fields, phone numbers, images, signatures and even check boxes – quickly and accurately, at the tap of a button. Employees can carry out deliveries faster and fit more of them into their shift.
Other solutions allow you to proactively maintain your fleet, track driver and vehicle performance, and ensure compliance. Zebra for Android devices have been built specifically for this industry. They withstand knocks and drops, and continue working in the harshest of weather conditions, even when the rain’s hitting their screens – scanning documents, taking photos and transmitting signatures back to base.
Additionally, Asset Visibility Services (AVS) can detect when devices battery power is low, so you can switch devices to ensure deliveries still take place on time. And you can always rely on Zebra support services for technical advice and rapid repairs.
The World’s Most Comprehensive Range For Delivery And Logistics:
The TC56 speeds up delivery processing with best in class scan times and a large touch screen that even works with wet or gloved hands. Long-life batteries can be swapped out for uninterrupted working. It supports Wi-Fi and 4G LTE for in-the-field connectivity. And it withstands hard drops, knocks and the wettest weather conditions. Perfect for a fast-paced life on the road.
Rugged and ready for the most demanding of outdoor environments, the award-winning TC75 features our most advanced scan engine with longer range data capture capability. Wi-Fi and 4G LTE keeps your people connected, the large touch screen works well with gloved hands and there’s a stylus for pin-sharp signatures.
The pocket-sized TC55 combines the aesthetic appeal and usability of a consumer smartphone with the rugged reliability and data capture capabilities of one of our most advanced devices. It’s build to withstand tumbles, drops and spills and carries on working when the screen is wet.
The MC67 is designed for life in the field, with Wi-Fi and 4G LTE, a hi-res touch screen and sensory-feedback keyboard. It scans practically any barcode in any condition, captures whole documents in one snap, takes video to prove delivery or evidence issues and its louder-than-average phone makes it easy to call ahead with arrival windows.
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