Go WIreless to Increase Productivity   Join the Wireless Revolution Little Chips, Radio Signals Can Help Increase Efficiency, Reduce Costs Posted: September 25, 2003 Companies worldwide are going wireless to increase productivity, speed delivery to market, and reduce operating cost. Retail, distribution, and manufacturing businesses are no exception. Picture this: Your business is poised for rapid growth. But while both demand and inventory are increasing, dealing with so many more brands and hundreds of new items is overtaxing your workforce and delaying delivery to customers. Space is limited at your current location. Perhaps it's a temporary location, and rewiring it for new systems is out of the question. Bottom line: You need to do more in less time and space, or your competition will beat you to your customers. How? The best answer could be in wireless technology. How Going Wireless Can Help You Grow Faster and Compete Better Here are just four of the many ways that going wireless can remove the obstacles keeping you from growth: Increase productivity Portable devices give employees the freedom to bring their offices and systems with them in house and even between sites, eliminating the need for multiple workstations. Forthcoming wireless technology, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) chips will reduce the time needed to unpack, individually scan, and manually track items, helping you run a tighter operation. Save floor space Mobile devices reduce the need for multiple space-consuming workstations, since employees can access business solutions and systems from wherever they stand. Maximize use of your application investments A wireless network (WLAN) and portable devices give workers full access to all applications without having to tote or transfer data back to an office. Employees managing inventory and distribution on the floor can securely use the same resources available at wired desktop PCs. This not only results in faster processes, consistent systems, and accurate data, it also gives workers more time to focus on the customer. Avoid the cost of wiring old buildings, temporary locations, and multiple sites Wireless networking has become simple, secure, and cost effective. A simple system set up in a compact area can take care of an entire site, without your company having to run wires from office to office or office to floor.