> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Matthew Jarvis > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] Anybody using a handheld wireless device? > > Looking for a recommendation from people here that might already be > doing something similar to this... > > As a lean manufacturer we do a LOT of auditing of our inventory. > Currently we print out a list of things to audit and they walk around > with clipboards, find the item, count them up, enter the number onto the > form they printed, come back and use our current homegrown ERP system to > enter in the numbers.... it works, but... > > Since I having nothing better to do (NOT) I was sitting here thinking > that it would be neat to have a handheld wireless device with a simple > interface, where they could scan the barcode with a handheld scanning > device, enter the QTY, do the confirmation step (Yes/No) and then > commit. Should speed up the process immensly... > > I know people are out there doing exactly this sort of thing with these > sorts of devices, curious what you folks might be doing like this. > > I'm already familiar with handheld scanners, I can write the code no > problem, wanting to know what sort of machines you could recommend. > Doesn't have to be armour plated I don't think, but reasonably rugged > would be nice... > > -- > Matthew S. Jarvis > IT Manager > Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs." > www.bikefriday.com > 541/687-0487 x140 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
I have used a Symbol SPT1500 which was Palm based and it worked quite well. There was a program called Pdragon forms (I think that's the name) but I have also used Satellite Forms and think that program works better and has better support. I set up the form to scan a bar code and then it looked up the information on that item in the table on the unit - you entered the quantity needed - and it generated an invoice on a thermal printer. The user could scan items in a sporting goods store, get them from the truck, and give the customer an invoice along with the items. We also used it for taking inventory. Scan and enter the quantity. The software would hot synch to an Access database and I would use ODBC to transfer the data both ways. The Symbol units worked very well and rarely missed a scan. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed text/plain (text body -- kept) application/x-pkcs7-signature --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
