Background
Paperchase is an international chain of stationery stores which were established in the United Kingdom but has since expanded into Europe, the USA and United Arab Emirates. It is also UK’s number 1 shopping spot for exciting and innovative design-led stationery. For over 40 years they have been inspired with stylish stationery, unique greeting cards, distinctive gifts as well as quality art and craft materials. Always ready with fresh and inventive ideas, Paperchase is constantly bringing customers with many new products. As of January 2013, the company has over 130 retail points of sale. These are primarily based in the UK, with several in Dubai and a few in Denmark, Netherlands, France and Germany.
Challenges
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Because there are large quantities of goods in and out of each warehouse every day, manual stock taking is not only time-consuming but also error-prone.
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It is difficult to find the cause when recorded data don’t match with the real stock, a real headache for the user.
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It costs a long time to find out the needed goods from the numerous other goods in the vast warehouse. Manual order match may lead to wrong delivery, which sometimes annoys customers.
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On-site warehouse workers can’t be monitored and managed in time.
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Paper records are not easy to keep, and most importantly extremely inconvenient to inquire needed information.
Solution
Integrated with barcode scanning technology, Chainway PDA can automatically identify goods information by scanning their unique 1D barcodes, just like our unique passports or driver licenses. Then sorting, stock-taking and order picking become quicker and more precise. Data collected can be transmitted in real time to the management system, so that administrators can make replenishment in time, change production plan accordingly and improve management efficiency.
Application Details
Quick Putaway
Each box of stationery is first pasted with a 1D barcode which will distinguish it from others. By scanning the label, the database will synchronize the records, confirming their entering into warehouses. The label has already been written into information like product name, category, production date, exact place where it should be placed, and etc. The warehouse keepers can then quickly and accurately put them away on the right shelf.
Intelligent Sorting
The warehouse received thousands of orders each day. Fulfilling one order by another is definitely a waste of time and warehouse keepers keep walking back and forth for the whole day. Chainway PDAs solves this trouble by planning the best sorting route, putting all staff’s work in order.
Efficient Stock-taking
Each warehouse can monitor its real-time stock with smart PDAs. Real-time transmission of inventory information to the database over wireless network greatly enhances stock-taking efficiency and feedback speed. Inventory visibility are improved and replenishment are made in time, so that supply shortage or out of stock never happens.
Effects
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Automatic data collection saves both time and energy.
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The first-rate scanning head delivers strong recognition ability, fast scanning speed and high precision.
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Information automatically transmitted to the database over wireless networks eliminates handwritten transcripts. Electronic records can be kept forever and information inquiry became much easier.
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The efficiency of recording the inbound and outbound is highly enhanced, at the same time avoids manual errors.
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Real-time inquiry about inventory information stops incidents like stock out.
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It maximizes utilization of warehouses, lowers warehousing costs, and speeds up the turnover rate.
PDA Configuration
P/N: C4000
Functions: 1D, Wi-Fi
