The company supplies medical devices such as syringes from several distribution centres

The company provides quick–turnaround replenishment services to enable customers to minimize inventory. It was installing a new Sage ERP system. They decided to add a BellHawk mobile computing system to add the barcode tracking capability they needed.

BellHawk system capabilities

1. To track inventory in real–time by lot number and serial number.
2. To track picking, packing and shipping of customer orders in real–time.
3. To assign orders to specific plants but sometimes ship items from other plants.
4. To have provide raw material traceability for component moulding and kitting.
5. To use mobile computers in a complex of old buildings without wireless coverage in some areas.
6. To use wireless computers to track operations at remote sites.
7. To maintain a central inventory tracking database linked to the ERP system.

The BellHawk project

1. Integrate BellHawk with the ERP system using the BellHawk data exchange connector.
2. Receiving at the main facility.
3. Picking, packing and shipping at the main facility.
4. Operations at remote distribution centres.
5. Integrate raw materials traceability in moulding and kitting areas.