The SkyWire Mobile Enterprise

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Solutions for a Mobile Wireless World
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The SkyWire Solution

• Together with business partner, Symbol
  Technologies, SkyWire creates solutions that
  free users from the constraints of the
  traditional wired or tethered network.
• From a one-off depot to an Australia-wide
  multi-site deployment.

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The SkyWire Solution

• Recent Solutions

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The SkyWire Solution

• SkyWire specialises in providing a complete
  wireless solution, focussing on the connectivity
  and integration of wireless WAN and LAN networks
  across the enterprise from point of activity to
  point of delivery

welcome to the Wireless World
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The Wireless World
SALES FORCE AUTOMATION
TRANSPORT LOGISTICS
FIELD SERVICE AUTOMATION
WIDE AREA WIRELESS NETWORK
ERP / Host System
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WLAN
MOBILE PCs Notebooks etc
WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION
VOICE OVER IP
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The SkyWire Solution

• The SkyWire Solution enables todays
  organisations to get the most from their ERP
  systems by extending the application right to the
  point of activity.

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SkyWire Solution Case Study

• The Company
• Kolotex
• Manufacturers of one of Australias most popular
  and well-known brands of womens hosiery
• Australian and international distribution network

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• The Project
• Warehouse Management System
• Interface into ERP system Movex, from Intentia
• Provide improvement in support and performance on
  existing Intermec hardware
• Needed a mixture of portable RF devices to
  perform a range of specific barcode scanning
  functions within the warehouse environment,
  including
• Picking Packing
• Restocking from bulk storage
• Despatch
• Stocktaking
• Supervision

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• The Solution
• Wireless LAN Infrastructure
• A combination of PDT 6140, WSS 1040 and SPT 1740
  devices
• ROI Avalanche 5250 Emulation
• Customer chose Symbol hardware due to
  comprehensiveness of solution and quality of
  support

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The SkyWire Solution

• Wireless Mobile Computing delivers significant
  benefits throughout the supply chain.

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The SkyWire Solution

• Question
• Where are your people still carrying a computer
  printout, when they could be carrying a mobile
  computer?

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The Paper-based Process

• An example - Paper-based Receiving System

700am A worker on a forklift puts away a pallet
that has just arrived He scribbles some notes
about the recent delivery on his yellow pad and
plans to enter the numbers into the system two
hours later, after his break.
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When he is finally ready to enter the data he is
hot and tired. Hes also in a hurry to put away
another delivery that has just arrived at the
loading dock. So, he does what others on the
manufacturing or warehouse floor do many times a
day he makes a mistake Keying in 55 units
instead of 550 units and goes happily and
unknowingly about his business.
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The incorrect data entered by the forklift
operator, along with all the other incorrect data
supplied by his co-workers, now circulates
throughout the enterprise. Managers, tasked
with making vital decisions, are doing so with
badly flawed data. They think their operation is
right on course, but actually, they are flying
blind.
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Perils of Paper-based System
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Data is delayed and inaccurate
ERP System becomes an expensive filing cabinet
People less motivated to maintain the ERP data
People lose confidence in ERP System
People start making decisions without using ERP
data
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Benefits of RF-based System
Data is real-time and accurate
ERP System empowers management decisions
Less people involved in maintaining ERP System
Confidence in ERP System is instilled
People base decisions on reliable ERP data
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The SkyWire Solution

• To find out how capturing accurate information at
  the point of activity can leverage the capacity
  of your ERP system, contact SkyWire
• Ph Graham OKeeffe, 02 8923 6500
• Email info_at_skywire.com.au
• Web www.skywire.com.au

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Solutions for a Mobile Wireless World