Dataphone GmbH
| Business category 1 | Brackets |
| City ( of main office ) | Wienrode, DE, Germany |
| Address | Ottakringerstr. 54 |
| Phones | 49-821-5401930 |
| Fax | 49-821-5401931 |
| Web site | www.dataphone.at |
| About | Dataphone is a developer of logistics solutions. Specialy for the European retail industry. We are specialists in voice picking solutions or pick by voice software solutions. Voice technology uses speech recognition and speech synthesis to allow workers to communicate with the Warehouse Management System (WMS) . Warehouse operatives use a wireless, wearable computer with a headset and microphone to receive instructions by voice, and verbally confirm their actions back to the system. The wearable computer, or voice terminal, communicates with the Warehouse Management Software via a radio frequency (RF) local area network (LAN) . Order picking productivity usually improves by 10% to 40% because the hands free and eyes free operation speeds up picking, and trips back to the assignment desk are eliminated. Administrative productivity is improved by paperless picking because the work of printing and distributing picking lists or labels is eliminated, as is the task of keying in picking confirmations, picking amendments and catchweights. Eliminating paper picking labels brings a significant cost saving in the cost of the paper alone. The real time radio communication enables real time stock updating. This in turn allows the triggering of letdowns to replenish picking faces, optimising the use of fork lift trucks and preventing re-picks or waiting time due to empty picking faces. Cycle counting can built in to the replenishment (letdown) task, improving the efficiency of the stock checking process. The improved accuracy of stock recording leads to improved service level, less time spent investigating stock discrepancies and better management of the warehouse. Safety is improved as the hands free and eyes free operation leads to fewer accidents. Eliminating paper also leads to less waste paper or label backing sheets, resulting in a cleaner, tidier and safer warehouse. The training time for new pickers is reduced by the use of voice, as a voice directed task is easier to learn than interpreting a paper task. Training time can often be reduced by as much as half. |
| Date | 2011 Oct 29, 15:10 |