Business happens everywhere – it's not limited to the inside of office walls. However, that's exactly the limitation of many corporate networks in use today. Taking advantage of mesh technology, Symbol Technologies offers a convenient, flexible, scalable and cost-effective way to extend those corporate networks beyond the walls to reach warehouses, shipping yards, and other difficult-to-cable parts of your business. more>

In the highly competitive package handling and parcel post industry, fast and accurate delivery is key. In order to maintain and improve profit margins, companies struggle to balance growing customer demands, labor costs and accuracy in the shipping function - ensuring that the right package is on the right truck. Shipping delays, under-utilization of cargo area in your trucks, and cargo waiting idly on the dock can all erode already small margins, and can make the difference between success and survival. more>

In the automotive industry, consumers who once selected and purchased cars in stock on a local car dealer lot are now placing orders, specifying everything from engine size and type, to car color, seat coverings and addons, including sun roofs, upgraded stereos or GPS systems. The production line, once set up to produce a certain number of the same car, must now be capable of producing different models with a wide variety of options. more>

Process manufacturing is highly automated, more dependent upon large expensive assets (equipment) in the manufacturing process itself, rather than people — unlike discrete manufacturers. But manufacturers in the consumer packaged goods sector share the challenges of both process and discrete manufacturing: highly automated and machinery-focused on the production line, but very people and labor intensive in the warehouse and distribution operations. more>