CipherLab Connection | May 2019 : CipherLab RK25 Series Makes It Effortless for IT Managers to Supervise Devices Because of Its Great Adaptability to Different Warehouse Environments

with intelligent logistics services. By the end of 2017, its total assets had reached 62 billion RMB with net assets of over 25 billion RMB and a total amount of 23,971 employees.

Beginning in 2018, Sinotrans started transferring their WMS system from Windows to Android because they had encountered various restrictions on new function development and the extra cost it has caused. The newly developed Android software has also been deployed to their warehouse all over the China. Meanwhile, they have adopted more than 6 brands of handheld terminals in different warehouses, including Zebra and Honeywell, which makes it difficult for IT managers to supervise and control. On the other hand, due to Sinotrans' worldwide business, there's a great amount of goods with different barcode types moving between several warehouses at once, so the ability to capture both small and highly-located barcodes is therefore critical in order to streamline the process. Besides barcode types, the wireless infrastructure also varies in different warehouses, therefore; in addition to Wi-Fi, 4G connection is indispensable for data transmission.

CipherLab's RK25 series is a handheld terminal equipped with Android 7.0 and GMS certification, 3 reader options, a 25-key numeric keypad, 802.11 a/b/g/n dual band, Full Netcom 4G, the ruggedness of IP65 and a 1.8 m drop resistance, which means it fulfills all Sinotrans's requirements with one simple device. In addition to great compatibility with the WMS system, the GMS certification brings added value to Sinotrans when facing customers around the world. The data entry options of both a physical keypad and touch screen allows for the co-existence of operational preferences. Plus, when reading barcodes that are small or far away, it's easy to adapt the RK25 to different applications and environments. The most important and satisfying thing is its one-piece battery design. Only a few seconds are required to efficiently remove and replace the battery, which is also rechargeable by using a cradle to extend the RK25's working hours to a full-day of operation.

With the advantages of its China branch's local on-site support, the overall lead in procedure from initial sample testing to final technology support during deployment is effortlessly completed with high user satisfaction. Sinotrans has a total of 25 warehouses in southern China and 2 new warehouses in Hong Kong, and the RK25 is being deployed to every site with a total amount of over 300 units currently in use.

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paintings, and DIY to household items all year long. It has been awarded the best brand in the category of "bazaar and discount decoration store" from French Capital magazine, according to hundreds and thousands of consumers' votes. Consumers selected Marche Aux Affaires because it provides many high quality shopping items, excellent service, and a great overall shopping experience.

Marche Aux Affaires relies on barcode scanning and manual inventory checking and manual input to computers for its records. Employees need a modern tool to help them deal with daily operations such as receiving, storing, transferring, and correcting inventory. Therefore, the IT managers looked for a new solution to improve work efficiency. The new solution should be easy to use, improve efficiency and be robust enough to cope with the rough and tumble of busy stores.

After investigating a number of mobile devices on the market, the CipherLab RS31 was quickly selected as the preferred option. The RS31 is a smartphone-style touch mobile computer built for enterprises. Weighing only 260 grams, it is convenient for employees to carry around in a fast-paced retail environment. Thanks to the intuitive interface of the Android-based platform, the OS most people are already familiar with, employees at all levels can easily adapt the RS31 to their daily replenishment operations and inventory management. The RS31 is capable of handling 1D and 2D barcodes and also designed to capture damaged barcodes which sometimes are encountered in a retail environment. 

The 4G/LTE wireless communication of RS31 provides a reliable connection so that the business managers of Marche Aux Affaires can demonstrate their franchise brand at various franchise expos and shows. With the RS31, it is easy to make inventory product recommendations and offer marketing tactics for local markets.

The CipherLab's built-in AppLock utility allows managers to control all device applications and restricts employees from accessing non-business related apps. With AppLock, the RS31 can help protect productivity and profitability by preventing unauthorized device usage.

and techniques to improve the production of its principal products: kraft paper and paper sacks. With its reliable and high-quality of paper production, the enterprise's rolls of paper and bag paper are exported to more than 40 countries around the world. 

The finished goods warehouse is a heated room with an area of 40,000 square meters which are divided into 60 storage cells that each cell has 50 to 900 rolls in 4 -5 tiers with total height of 4-5 meters. There are about 130 employees in the warehouse that manage the average balance of products is 9,000 units per months. The IT department was searching for automated solution of industrial terminal with strong backend warehouse management system to optimize warehouse logistics such as reduce too much time consumed for conducting warehouse operations as well as to decrease errors caused by human factors, reduce paper document circulation during warehouse operation and systematize the inventory management between enterprise warehouse and subsidiaries warehouses.

With the active and well-coordinated work of team, CipherLab 9700 and accounting system were successfully implemented into the finished goods warehouse by meeting the major goals of optimizing the warehouse management. CipherLab 9700 series with near/far 2D imager allows reading barcodes on the paper rolls placed at 4-5 tiers of storage cells. In addition, the 9700 is robust and reliable for its WiFi efficiency for real time data transferring. Most importantly, the right set of accessories for CipherLab 9700 has been chosen to enable the workers to work with ease for 15 hours simultaneously operating, whenever they are on the premises. For instance, the vehicle cradle with charging and communication functions provides data backup when failure to connect WiFi network but charges the terminal device at the same time, 4-slots battery charger, pistol grip and a set of additional batteries. Both Windows and Android operating systems are implemented in this project for alternative warehouse management system applications.

Due to the ins and outs of frequent daily product shipping, the workers in the warehouse need to deal with frequent product checks. When products are coming into the warehouse, workers need to register products and bring them into specific locations of the warehouse for storage. Undoubtedly, efficiency, productivity and accuracy are required to deal with such big volumes of products. The RS31 provides different reader options, which includes CCD, laser, 2D and 2D mid-range readers. With the choice of enterprise, it could help efficiently capture 1D and 2D barcodes and improve productivity.

Moreover, CipherLab RS31 series' ergonomic and light weight design makes it a good choice for all day usage without having fatigue wrists. The replaceable and rechargeable 2960 mAh battery has large capacity to ensure whole day usage and battery change convenience. The 4.7” display is viewable under sunlight and even within the four walls warehouse environment which allows fast and easy information checking. Also, due to the application environment of this case, the ruggedness design with rubber boots option well protects the device and data.

The roll out of RS31 is a success which helps improve workers efficiency, productivity and accuracy.

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