Edgewater Technology’s Mobile Data Collection solutions streamline business processes while reducing the amount of manual intervention required to collect data.  By implementing Mobile Data Collection solutions, organizations are leveraging tools and techniques that will differentiate themselves from their competitors.

Mobile data collection solutions are implemented through the use of handheld and hands-free devices, leveraging a variety of automated identification technologies such as bar code scanning, RFID, and voice recognition.  Mobile data collection solutions provide many benefits including:

• Elimination of data re-keying;
• Elimination of data transcription errors;
• Data access where operations are taking place;
• Data templates that simplify data entry;
• Enhanced data validation at time of data collection.

Edgewater’s solutions can provide these benefits in many business areas, including the ones listed below: 

Receiving:

• Match incoming material to expected delivery, and resolve issues before material is accepted;
• Make disposition and put-away decisions real-time on the receiving dock;
• Move material off the receiving dock quicker.

Warehouse Inventory Management:

• Efficiently move through the warehouse to pick required items from stocking locations;
• Increase accuracy by requiring double checking of stocking location during picking and replenishment;
• Hands-free devices increase the speed with which items are handled.

Delivery

• Enable dynamic rescheduling of deliveries;
• Provide visibility to shipment arrival status;
• Capture electronic signature as proof of delivery.

Asset Visibility and Tracking

• Provide real-time shipment status;
• Identify location of items throughout the supply chain.

Sales Force Automation

• Capture orders real time;
• Print receipts at time of order;
• Collect electronic signature for order confirmation.

Case Management

• Enforce workflow through the user interface;
• Present relevant data for decision making;
• Enable field service, testing, and patient treatment applications to be more effective.