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Baracoda
RoadRunners deliver the goods for Speedex in Greece
Kostas
Charatsaris, Speedex's IT Manager, explains us today why his company
chose Baracoda and what are the main benefits of that solution for
their delivery operations.
Can
you briefly introduce Speedex Company and activity?
The Greek courier company SPEEDEX was
founded in 1986 to provide guaranteed transportation of urgent
shipments in Greece and throughout the world. Today, the company forms
part of FOURLIS Holdings and SFAKIANAKIS Holding and provides
high-quality courier and logistics services, certified by the
international standard ISO 9001: 2000, through
its network of 190 outlets in Greece.
How did your system work before
using Baracoda scanners ?
Before sourcing Baracoda scanners, our
scanning applications had been supplied by a number of different
manufacturers. They were connected to the company's computer system
through USB/RS232, which lacked flexibility because the wires did not
exceed 2 meters. Another problem the company faced concerned the
servicing of the applications and the fact that they were too
sophisticated to manage in the company's own IT department. There was
also an issue related to the programming of the scanners, due to their
various makes and configuration.
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Why
did Speedex chose Baracoda ?
SPEEDEX chose the Baracoda RoadRunners
Evolution 1D Bluetooth scanners because of their reputation for good
quality Bluetooth, which is constantly connected to the mobile
BlackBerry phone or PC. We were also impressed with the easy
programmability of the scanners and with their configuration stability.
It was also important to us that the scanners could be easy and
comfortable to use.
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What
are the more significant benefits of this solution?
The Baracoda scanner is the best solution to
be used by couriers. We decided to provide our couriers with
RoadRunners in order to facilitate the receipt and distribution of
shipments. As our couriers often operate in difficult weather
conditions we needed a scanner that was highly weather tolerant as well
as being resistant to falls, high temperatures and dust. Another
advantage of the RoadRunners is that the long life of their batteries
enables satff to operate the applications for long periods before
needing to recharge them.
Printemps optimizes its logistics operations
of order preparation and stock management in warehouse
Jean-Luc
Chaumien,
Technical and Security Manager at Printemps Logistique, explains how
Baracoda RoadRunners barcode scanners have improved logistics
operators' productivity in their French warehouse.
Can
you briefly introduce your logistics site please ?
La Houssaye's site was created in 1993 and
is dedicated to logistics operations on parcels and pallets for 2 main
customers : Printemps and Made in Sport. About 160 up to 250 people
work here according to activity periods. Our warehouse measures 40000
sqm and 2 teams (morning and afternoon) handle up to 13 millions pieces
per year for Printemps and 1 million pieces for Made in Sport.
What
kind of traceability system did you use before investing in Baracoda
solutions, and how did it work ?
We were equiped with Psion Teklogix 7035
teminals with a specific warehouse software connected via wifi to our
central database. However they were not adapted to our order
preparation operations because of their weight and they were also
cumbersome. We have had to make our material evolve to a lighter,
ergonomic and compact solution.
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What
kind Baracoda solution did you choose and how does it work ?
Since september 2008 50 Baracoda
RoadRunners have been used for stock management and order preparation.
They are connected via Bluetooth to Psion Teklogix Work About Pro
terminals fixed on the floats. We have not changed our logistics
software and one scanner can be used by several operators. At the end
of the day the Roadrunners are placed on cradles to be recharged during
the night.
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What are the benefits of such a solution ?
RoadRunners barcode scannerd are ergonomic,
lightweight, small and easy to handle. Given that 80% of our logistics
operators are women, who make the same actions all day long, it was
very important for us to invest in a compact, comfortable and non
cumbersome solution. Thanks to the RoadRunners lanyard the operator can
wear it at his/her wrist without any weight sensation. The Work About
Pro terminals enable us to get a better data reading quality on the
screens. As we have not changed our software solution and thanks to the
single button of the RoadRunners it was easy for us to adopt this new
solution.
Do you plan to extend this solution
to all your activities in the warehouse ?
We do not plan it today but we may extend
our fleet of scanners in the future. We are still working with some of
our Psion Teklogix 7035 previous scanners and we might have to replace
them one day.
Any
question, any comment about this newsletter ?
Feel free to contact our marketing team at
mkt@baracoda.com
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