ROV Barcode Scanner Case Study: Mile High Grocery

Mile High Grocery revamps Stock Reorder Process with bar code solution

Business Situation

Mile High Grocery Supply Inc. is a dis­tributor to over 100 grocery stores in Colorado, USA. Each day, Mile High field service workers visit these grocery stores to perform stock checks and create stock reorder invoices for the store. However, this pen and paper-based process was time consuming and error prone.

Business Solution

AT&T and Serialio.com teamed up to provide Mile High an all-in-one mobile bar code software solution to improve the restock process. Field workers are now armed with a LaserChamp II (rebranded MicroVision ROV Scanner with Bluetooth) laser bar code scanner and an AT&T BlackBerry 8310 handheld loaded with SerialMagic Pro and GridMagic software.

Now, when initiating a product restock, the worker starts by using the LaserChamp II Scanner to capture the Universal Product Code (UPC) on the item. SerialMagic Pro receives the bar code over Bluetooth and inserts the bar code into the correct field in the GridMagic spreadsheet. The worker then increments the stock order and then moves to the next product.

Upon completion, the worker then utilizes the BlackBerry handheld’s wireless capa­bilities by attaching the spreadsheet to an email and sending it over the AT&T net­work to the home office. The spreadsheet is used to produce the pick list, eliminating any data re-entry previously required by transcribing paper orders.

Benefits

  • Increased Data Integrity: Scanning bar codes is 10,000x more accurate and 100x faster than manual data entry.
  • Increased Office Efficiency: The spreadsheet is instantly con­verted into a pick list, eliminating the need to digitize hand-written invoices.
  • Increase Field Force Efficiency: Reorder invoices are instantly cre­ated and converted into pick lists, allowing each mobile worker to service more stores per day.
  • Simple & Affordable: Solution is comprised of simple mobile hardware and common productivity software that totals between $500-$600 per worker.

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