CipherLab Connection | April 2022 : Increasing Inventory Management in a Nationwide Retail Store with CipherLab Integrated Solution

Established in 1977, the company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is mainly engaged in the wholesale of coffee beans for coffee shops. After 9 years of supplying coffee beans, the company opened a retail store that sells home-roasted coffee beans and coffee-related products, imported ingredients, confectionery materials, and alcoholic beverages. This retail store is gaining popularity as an internationally imported food and coffee bean shop. As of August 2021, there are roughly 500 retail stores throughout Japan. The store is currently focusing on its restaurant business and expanding its retail store business to the overseas market.

The store had been using a Keyence DOS-based device to manage its inventory management operations such as ordering, receiving, and stocktaking. Using the batch mode of DOS-based devices, the data collected was stored on the device's memory card and only uploaded the data to the system when personnel returned to the office. Due to the DOS device did not support the troubleshooting mechanism and when encountering any technical issues with the device, the user had to send the defective device back to the HQ office in Tokyo for troubleshooting or repair, which was a high cost, low efficiency process. The IT manager found a solution provided by a well-known telecom company to fulfill their requirements in device management and upload their data to the cloud-based storage. Yet, due to the solution offered during the pilot test, the user needed to hold the pad device in one hand and the barcode scanner with his other hand simultaneously while doing the inventory management, which was very cumbersome and a definite inconvenience. Another drawback was that the screen of the pad device was easily damaged and expensive to repair.

CipherLab RS51 is purpose-designed for applications in Transportation and Logistics. Certified by Google AER (Android Enterprise Recommended), CipherLab RS51 is fully in line with Google's strict enterprise regulations to provide enterprise users with peace of mind experiences in business operation. Now, the operating system that RS51 runs on is upgraded to Android 11, which will make the device more dynamic and easier to manage.

To get the RS51 with Android 11, please contact our sales representative.

https://www.cipherlab.com/en/a4-11160/Contact-CipherLab.html

CipherLab has been pleased to officially release the RS35 Touch Mobile Computer running on Android 11. The Android 11 release is about helping users get more security and privacy enhancement. With Android 11, the RS35 stays armed with the most recent defense and brings the privacy protections in the device.

For those users of RS35 running on Android 10, an upgrade option is also available for orders.

CipherLab was pleased to participate in the Retail TECH Conference & Expo from April 20 to 21 at Kistamässan in Stockholm, Sweden.

At this event, we were glad to have SATO Sweden joining our booth to demonstrate our solutions together. CipherLab showcased the system-oriented solutions of AER terminals (RK95/RS35/ RK25/RS51) and the mobile device management software (ReMoCloud/ EnDeCloud) specifically in retail applications. Not only that, the solution of UHF RFID reader with SATO's RFID label and printer was also introduced to the interested attendees. We thank for everyone's visit and hope to see you in the coming events.

CipherLab was excited to participate in the Retail Technology Show in Olympia, London on April 26th and 27th. During this retail show, we were glad to co-exhibit with SATO UK and Tag Retail System for presenting various practical solutions from manufacturing to in-store applications. CipherLab's AER devices (RK95/ RS35/ RK25/ RS51) with SATO's barcode printers are perfect solutions for the users to increase their work efficiency and productivity at the field. We really appreciated those who visited our booth and were happy to know more valuable field applications. Look forward to seeing you soon.