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Scale Digitization Efforts to be Future-Ready

Written by Zebra Technologies | Jul 11, 2019

Order volume is growing. Expectations for faster delivery keeps rising. Optimize your fulfillment operations with mobile technologies—better data means smarter delivery, means you’re future-ready.

Inbound

55% of organizations are missing out on real-time visibility during fulfillment with their current use of paper-based systems to manage omnichannel logistics.

Digitize the receiving, sorting and put-away process and implement barcode and radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to increase worker productivity during inbound activities and drive downstream fulfillment efficiencies.

Give front-line workers the tools they need to increase efficiency and accuracy with enterprise mobile devices and softwares.

Empower your front line with RFID to make the best decisions with real-time line of sight. Knowing where goods are and what condition they're in gives the best-action guidance they need.

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Inventory Management

91% of retailers, manufacturers and third-party logistics providers realize the need for inventory accuracy with plans to invest in RFID-based inventory management systems by 2028.

Digitize cycle counting and implement RFID technologies to increase inventory accuracy.

Put speed and accuracy in your workers' hands with mobile devices, and see better demand forecasting and less out-of-stocks.

Increase inventory accuracy up to 99% and maximize your workers’ time when you automate inventory management using RFID technologies. Customer satisfaction levels also improve with accurate inventory.

Order Picking

49% expected increase in the adoption of wearable mobile computers by 2028.

Digitize the order picking process and utilize wearable devices to maximize worker productivity.

Give front-line workers the power to keep inventory accurate and reduce out-of-stocks throughout the picking process with enterprise mobile devices.

Increase order picking accuracy up to 99.8% when you combine hands-free scanning and mobile computing with voice-directed picking. Digitize the process to equip front-line workers with the ability to fulfill orders quickly and greatly reduce errors to improve customer satisfaction.

Outbound

98% of transportation and logistics providers will provide visibility by investing in tools for electronic interface with shippers by 2028.

Digitize tracking and locationing during packing, staging, loading and shipping to instill confidence and provide greater order accuracy.

Use barcode labeling for order verification and to keep track of goods in transit.

Implement locationing solutions to make transfers fast and efficient, so workers can be confident that nothing is lost or left behind during staging and loading. Enhance customer service with accurate updates and fast delivery.

Support your decisions with data. Digitize workflows with enterprise technology.

Barcode and RFID give your physical goods a digital presence to have real-time visibility throughout order fulfillment.

Enterprise mobile technology allow for data capture, mobile computing and printing from the front-line of business.

Productivity applications and data analytics add efficiencies and provide real-time guidance for business-critical decisions.


Enterprise mobile technology: the foundation of the digitized supply chain.

  • Handheld scanners
  • Desktop & industrial printers
  • Vehicle-mounted computers
  • Mobile and desktop printers
  • Wearable computers & scanners
  • Enterprise tablets
  • Scanner- or RFID reader-equipped mobile computers

Our ecosystem of digital solutions helps transform your fulfillment workflows into an integrated data-powered environment. Visit zebra.com/fulfillment to learn how to build a digitized future-ready fulfillment operation.