Handheld Computers, Barcodes, RFID

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Can these technologies help improve your operations?

- SageData presents TrackIt 2007 - an educational seminar

Our Objective

To provide an overview of the current state of these three key technologies, to help you determine whether they can help you improve your current and future activities.

Key points covered include:

The three technologies: Handheld computers, barcodes, RFID.
The key applications, including: Asset Management, Warehouse Management, File Tracking, Inspection of Safety Equipment, Manufacturing, Material Control, Audit Compliance.
The five essential elements of a system: design, software, hardware, labels and tags, ongoing support.
The three essential real world "abilities": installability, usability, availability (and their children).

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What we will cover

A quick history of Auto ID, from IFF and railroad cars to today
The handheld computer - latest developments, and what is to come
Barcodes - strengths and weaknesses
RFID technology - strengths and weaknesses - fact and fiction

Real world stories, where these techniques are being used today
Success stories, and less successful stories (so that we can avoid repeating other's mistakes)
How to choose - Barcode or RFID for your application
Barcodes applications - implementation tips and tricks
RFID applications - how to make it work for you

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The ROI, of course...

Doing more with less - you now have less people, but the same workload.
Improving safety, and providing proof of compliance
Meeting new mandatory requirements - inspections, audits, safety inspections
Health and safety - doing the same thing, but with less physical stress
More efficient costing is now realistic - which means reduced costs
Thin inventory with reduced out of stock incidence and improved stock range
Reduce shrinkage and loss. Dramatically. (And we may share a deep, dark, a secret on this...)

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And we will cover the myths and monsters

Privacy - is it really a problem? - Is Big Brother watching me?
Health scares - for real?
Can I catch a virus from an RFID chip?
Can someone hack into my computer through the RFID chip?

And finally...

Wrap up, Questions and Answers
The presentation will include demonstrations of the latest hardware and RFID tags and readers. Informal question and answer sessions and equipment demonstrations will continue over a light lunch. SageData personnel and specialists will be on hand to answer your questions.

... and you can take the audit challenge, a simulated audit - can you beat two seconds per asset?

Who should attend

Managers with responsibility for inventory, for stores or fixed assets.
Managers responsible for the deployment or maintenance of IT Assets.
Managers concerned about the requirements for compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.

Early adopters wishing to deploy an RFID Solution.
Health and Safety Managers responsible for Fire Protection or management of Chemical Inventory.
Managers responsible for Data Centres.

Retail operations wishing to review supply chain options.
Warehouse managers wishing to improve service and reduce costs.
Any manager anticipating an external audit.

Any manager responsible for long term planning.
Any manager looking to reduce labour costs - to do more with less.
Any manager looking to improve health and safety issues.

Any manager looking to improve the integrity, accuracy, timeliness or sheer volume, depth and variety of data available for planning and managing operations.
Any manager with critical compliance requirements.

When

November 8th, 2007 (Thursday)

What time?

Starting at 08:30
Finished after lunch (which is included)

Where?

Downtown Ottawa
TD World Exchange Plaza
Suite 350
45 O'Connor Street
Ottawa Ontario

Cost?

$149

How to register

Call Doreen Wallace or Trinity Joseph at 613 225 4404, or email to Trackit2007@sagedata.com

Questions?

Call Doreen Wallace or Trinity Joseph at 613 225 4404, or email to Trackit2007@sagedata.com

For more information, or to ask a detailed question, contact SageData directly.

To reach us by phone from Ottawa, dial 613 225 4404
To reach us by phone from outside Ottawa, dial 1-888-838-1067

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