Increase productivity by 35%, reduce training by 55%
in your
distribution center
Companies are constantly looking for the competitive edge over their rivals. Voice
directed work helps eliminate a lot of the inefficiencies that come with other methods
of warehouse management, and helps companies find that competitive edge.
 Since 1987, Vocollect, Inc. has
delivered proven performance
improvements in productivity,
accuracy, cost-reduction and
worker satisfaction for mobile
employees. Vocollect Voice®
literally talks people through
their daily tasks, replacing
cumbersome lists and traditional
data capture methods with
hands-free, personal voice
dialogs.
The technology behind Voice
Directed work is composed of two elements: the text-to-speech software that turns
computer data into audible commands, and speech recognition software that can
interpret the user's voice into usable data. Hardware involved consists of a
lightweight headset with a microphone, and a wearable computer. Applications for
voice systems include order picking, quality inspection, shipping, receiving, and
cycle counting.
Voice directed work starts with employee assignments generated by the company's
WMS. Assignments are sent via a radio frequency network from the WMS to a
lightweight, battery-powered, mobile computer worn by the distribution manager.
Once the wearable computer receives the work assignments, they are converted into
a series of computer-generated verbal commands that the worker hears through
their headset. The instructions direct the employee to a specific location. Once there,
the employee confirms that he's there by speaking into the headset's microphone.
The employee then receives instructions, completes them, and verifies that the job
had been done by speaking into the microphone. Recognized by the voice
recognition software, the data is sent back to the WMS. From there, the WMS issues
the next appropriate command and the process repeats itself.
With Voice-Directed Distribution, workers stay focused on the job at hand; they're not
reading a screen, pick list, or purchase order; keying in data, or juggling both product
and an input device. |
Miles Technologies is an
authorized Motorola and
Vocollect reseller
With Vocollect Voice, employees
stay focused on the job at hand.
They’re not reading a screen,
pick list, or purchase order;
keying in data, or juggling both
product and an input device.
Vocollect Voice operates in a
variety of DC applications,
ranging from order selection,
receiving, replenishment and
other critical distribution
functions, to quality control and
data collection – virtually any
function where it’s faster and
easier for people to speak aloud
than to enter data manually.
Advantages of implementing
voice
directed work
- Increase productivity up to 25%
- Improve accuracy up to 99.99%
- Cut operating costs
- Increase safety
- Cut training time in half
- Dramatic ROI
- Achieve payback in 12 months,
or less
- Increase job satisfaction
- Maximize user acceptance
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