Last month, Modern Materials Handling published a whitepaper titled, “How materials handling operations are using mobile technology to improve processes.” The publication interviewed 376 materials handling professionals – from company managers to distribution directors and plant engineers – in its study on mobile technology in the supply chain.
When Rilya Wilson disappeared from her Miami foster home in 2000, it was evident that the traditional pen and paper processes used to monitor Florida’s foster children were insufficient. As a result, the governor and state enforced more stringent regulations and gave control of the state’s child welfare system to non-profit agencies. One of these [...]
There are several reasons why IT departments around the world seek to enforce standardization when it comes to how their people use technology, particularly desktop and laptop computers. The list runs the gamut from concerns about network security to legal compliance to corrupt software downloads.
Last month I started a Toughbloggers discussion about a recent PCMag.com article that showed approximately 22 percent of business laptops require repair on an annual basis and, yet, people seem to view these high failure rates as acceptable. Well, a new study by Squaretrade shows, once again, alarmingly high failure rates for notebooks and—not surprisingly— [...]
I recently came across in interesting article in Healthcare IT News, “Health calls thrive with IT,” reporting that the number of medical house calls is steadily on the rise thanks to innovations in information technology. According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the number of house calls paid by Medicare has increased by [...]
