Many small business companies are faced with the decision on whether or not to build a mobile application for their company. Mobile applications can provide their prospective customers, the ability to scan barcodes, be able to view the details of products, and purchase those products thought the mobile application. There are a many factors that need to be considered before you make this decision. In this essay, a business case of this will be presented and a recommendation will be made on the way forward for the company.
The Measurable Organizational Value (MOV) is defined as an alternative of the Return On Investment (ROI). It measures the success or failure of the project in terms of the desired impact of the project, which is measured
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Introducing an electronic gadget that can scan barcodes. This will introduce a different item that will serve only one purpose of scanning barcodes.
2. Attaching each product with a note containing all the details of the product. This will make it easier for those who can afford a mobile with barcode scanner or a gadget which can scan the barcodes of products.
Feasibility analysis
According to Hu & Mousavinezhad (2013), developing the mobile application will feasible and viable since almost everyone uses a phone and this will be very easy and convenient to just install the mobile application on the phone and thus can scan the barcodes of the products. The Introducing an electronic gadget that can scan barcodes is feasible to some extent since it will be a specialized product for that purpose but in terms of the extra cost to the consumers it may be a project that will fail. Attaching each product with a note containing all the details of the product may also be a feasible idea but it’s only that this may affect the look and cover image of the product i.e. text books.
The cost of ownership of the mobile application
The cost of ownership of the mobile application to be introduced is determined in terms of the direct and indirect costs that are associated with it. The direct cost on this is the purchase of the mobile phone with this application. The indirect cost is the associated cost such as the cost of recharging the battery since the laser-powered
Lately Conner and Martin have been working with “radio frequency identification” (RFID) technology. They have developed a detailed system designed to track inventory items using RFID tags embedded invisibly in products. This technology has numerous inventory
Yes, they have been around since the 50’s but originally were used to track inventory. Now, they are used to track EVERYTHING. From your delivery packages to your medical history and literally everything in between. One of the biggest impact for marketers is barcodes and customer loyalty programs. Customer loyalty program provide several advantages for businesses and marketers.
In its basic form, a typical RFID system has two major components, a reader and tags, as shown in Figure 3.1. These tags are made from a tiny chip, also called an integrated circuit (IC), that is connected to an antenna that can be built into many different kinds of tags including apparel hang tags, labels, and security tags, as well as a wide variety of industrial asset tags. The tag chip contains the product's electronic product code (EPC) and other variable information so that it can be read and tracked by RFID readers anywhere(Impinj 2015).
Technology is rapidly changing our lifestyles on a daily basis. From how we entertain ourselves, how we stay in contact with one another, all the way to how we pay our bills. Successful attempts within the world of information technology have significantly changed the way we do business as well. Web and mobile-based applications created a new platform for businesses to expose themselves to new clientele, along with staying abreast to what competitors are using to compete with them. Individual use of these web and mobile-based applications can help a user upgrade his or her own standing in the business world as well, which is what I would like to talk about in this essay. In
Using this wireless technology makes it harder to control the content viewed, especially when personal computers can access the network. RFID can typically be a more expensive technology than your normal barcoding system. You can choose between using active RFID tags or passive RFID tags. Passive tags are very similar to a barcode; however active tags can be activated to track movement and count in a quick manner. Active tags are more expensive, but certain types can be reused. RFID tags can also be larger than a regular barcode and can be more difficult to understand than a typical system. Also, “Some common problems with RFID are reader collision and tag collision.” (What is RFID?, 2012) These types of collision occur when multiple readers or tags are in one area making it difficult to pick up the correct signal.
3) The company should explore the possibility of installing RFID systems that scan the bottle tags and link it to central databases for size and label, blended whiskey combination, ratio of ingredients. This will reduce the need for manual scanning.
According to John Lewis Information System Website the technology is used by John Lewis are barcodes and scanners to input information into the system. This information is stored in a central data base that is then accessed by other staff. Mobile handheld devices are also used; these are mobile scanners that are used to scan bar codes. The information can be entered into the central database and it is accessible worldwide to higher staff.
1. RedLaser- RedLaser can be used to scan the barcode of any product with your smartphone’s camera, and it will automatically check thousands of online and offline retailers to find you better deals.
GenieChip has created a tracking system for valuables that is incredibly easy to use and accommodating to our target market’s busy lifestyle. The system involves two components: a sticker and a smartphone application. The sticker has a micro-RFID chip embedded in it, as well as an identification code printed on it. The mobile application will be downloaded from GenieChip’s website. They will then create an account on the application that will store the tracking data of all the stickers associated with their account
ACME’s packaging capabilities are well-regarded. However, mass merchant buyers have begun to use laser bar code scanners and want suppliers to adapt their packages to the new system of item identification, requiring preprinted bar codes on a non-reflective surface. This is particularly costly and ACME is unsure if complying is a justified cost. In a later section, we will make a case for why adapting their packages is a good idea.
Barcodes are used everywhere around us. They are used to track products through shipment, track products at a store and speed up and enhance the checkout process, as well as allowing faster access to information. Barcodes began to be used heavily in the 1970’s. This began a great movement in the consumer industry, speeding up the checkout process and allowing easier inventory tracking. However, just like all technologies, barcodes have been enhanced many times over and are being replaced by better, more efficient systems (Bonsor).
Barcoding is governed by Universal Product Code UPC whereas RFID is governed by electronic product codes EPC. In its evolution Barcodes were categorized as 1D, 2D and 3D with increasing capacity to store information like manufacturer, product type, batch number etc. Similarly RFID has Active and Passive tags that are being chosen according to the necessity and level of security. An Auto-ID system implementation to a warehouse or a facility takes into account strategic,
With the passage of time and extreme advancement in the technology the field of automatic identification has come up with great potential. There are different methods to do this. The most commonly used methods are Universal Product Code UPC and Optical Character Recognition OCR. OCR has limited the use of UPC but Optical Character Recognition has also different deficiencies which ultimately lead towards another technique called as Radio Frequency Identification also termed as RFID. RFID is the most modern technique. RFID tags are readily available in the market. As the name RF suggests that RFID reader uses radio frequency for the identification of objects.
Innovation is no different. Clearly, measuring the value of a particular process in an organisation is not easy, but without metrics it is hard to accurately demonstrate the impact of innovation initiatives. Just 16% of respondents said they have good metrics in place to evaluate the success of innovation projects (a further 20% somewhat agreed). When asked specifically about ROI as significant mechanism of measuring innovation, only 9% used it.
The advantages associated with using RFID technology for supply management are clearly the reason why Harley Davidson would even consider implementing its use. According to the text, RFIDs can be read much more quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy than bar codes. Bar codes must be