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Disaster Recovery a Must
October 22nd, 2004PW: Tony, could you begin by explaining what High Availability Systems and Disaster Recovery are?
TONY: A “High Availability System” provides protection against breakdown in your IT system to avoid short term outages while an engineer fixes the system. You need a “Disaster Recovery Plan and Facilities” to provide protection against longer term and more catastrophic problems.
Maximum Service – Minimum Stock
September 22nd, 2003Matching stock to demand is critical to profitability – maximising customer service levels while minimising stock investment. This is one of the areas where your IT systems can deliver a big ROI – provided they offer the right functionality and this is properly used.
Use these tips to check you’re optimising your stockholding.
Are you switched on?
May 22nd, 2003PW: Tony, can I start by asking you what wireless networking is and where it can be used?
TONY: Wireless networking uses radio frequency, or RF technology, instead of wires for the network. There are two places it can be used. One is in the office to replace the conventional wiring you’d have to put in place for a Local Area Network. The other, of course, is to allow mobile computing within the warehouse – either with hand held units, fork lift truck mounted units or, more recently, voice terminals.
TONY: Wireless networking uses radio frequency, or RF technology, instead of wires for the network. There are two places it can be used. One is in the office to replace the conventional wiring you’d have to put in place for a Local Area Network. The other, of course, is to allow mobile computing within the warehouse – either with hand held units, fork lift truck mounted units or, more recently, voice terminals.
This chip pins down fraud
March 22nd, 2003PW: Adrian, can you explain what Chip & PIN is?
ADRIAN: Very simply, this is a secure card system to help prevent fraud.
ADRIAN: Very simply, this is a secure card system to help prevent fraud.
Psst – Want to double your money this year?
March 3rd, 2003Sounds like investing in some dodgy off-shore bank, financing a narcotics deal or, perhaps, a dead cert at Ascot. But it’s the type of return that suppliers of “Voice Technology” claim for their systems.
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The message under the branding
January 22nd, 2003PW: Tony, we hear a lot about “Dot Net” from Microsoft these days, but exactly what is it?
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The imperative of traceability
December 22nd, 2002PW: What is an EAN-128 code?
TONY: It’s a barcode symbol, used on traded units or pallets, which allows additional information to be held about the product, as well as the article number.
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Mispicks can drop by 80%
August 22nd, 2002Voice technology has been around for a while, but only now do wholesalers seem to be implementing it. BCP’s Tony Beales answers our questions on the subject.
Tony has been involved with Supply Chain Solutions for over 20 years. BCP is a leading provider of supply chain and e-business solutions.
Tony has been involved with Supply Chain Solutions for over 20 years. BCP is a leading provider of supply chain and e-business solutions.