The system is similar to three others installed for Compaq sites at its Houston headquarters, including the original system at a raw material inventory warehouse. Psion Teklogix was able to meet Compaq’s tight implementation schedule for this site with planning starting in October 2000 and the system going online in February 2000
In order to fix, test and ship out product to our customers faster, we wanted to complement our SAP (R) R/3 (R) -based solution with radio frequency (RF) communications and barcode data collection, explains Grover Edmiston, Director of Operations for Compaq’s Refurbishment Center As a technician determines the need for components, the request appears on an associate’s RF terminal for picking and quick delivery. By controlling inventory in real time and increasing labor efficiencies, we accelerate turnaround.
Expansion into Compaq’s refurbishment facilities is a result of our strong partnership with Compaq and the foresight of the original design teams to create a scaleable solution that can be rolled throughout the Compaq enterprise, emphasizes Duncan Smith, Psion Teklogix Integration Services Group vice president. Compaq continues to leverage its investment in Psion Teklogix products by integrating TekRF to facilitate smoother operations and increase productivity.
This system is similar in core functionality to systems in other Compaq facilities but we did require some modifications, Edmiston adds. Since the software is flexible, it only took a modest development effort to rework the existing TekRF transaction set to suit the business environment. The warehouse associates are very happy with the system.
Compaq is planning to roll out further mobile functionality later this year using TekRF and it’s Active Design Wizards to extend the mySAP.com(R) e-business platform. Future rollouts may include integration with the Compaq iPAQÔ Pocket PC to take full advantage of Compaq’s w-business solutions.
