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08.19.10 -- Do You Know Your Total Cost Of Ownership?

August 19, 2010

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Do You Know Your TCO?
By Ryzex
When determining whether to upgrade your data collection equipment, there are a number of factors to consider. For instance, the device cost itself only makes up 20-25 percent of the overall annual total cost of ownership (TCO). Other lifetime costs to take into account are IT expenses, average lifespan of your device, labor savings and the impact of equipment failures or downtime.

Do You Know Your TCO?

Track/Trace Solutions For The Manufacturing Industry
By SATO America, Inc.
Today's manufacturers, regardless of what they produce, have no choice but to follow private sector and government required mandates. As examples, two particular industries, namely, the pharmaceutical and food industries have very specific and important mandates to ensure consumer safety. Counterfeit drugs entering the supply chain is a growing problem around the world. Consumer and patient safety is crucially important within the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, as well as, the eroding bottom lines of most pharmaceutical companies due to counterfeit medications infiltrating the supply chain.

Track/Trace Solutions For The Manufacturing Industry

Industry News

Label Traxx To Introduce iPod App For Roll Inventory Management
Avery Dennison Supply Chain Printer And Labeling Increases Efficiency And Productivity
NewLeads Introduces Use Of iPads As Trade Show Lead Capture Devices
PeopleNet Launches Trucking Industry's First Optionally Portable Onboard Computing Platform
Stabile RFID Handheld Reader For Long-Term Deployment Launched
Microscan Demonstrates The Latest 2D Barcode Imagers For Direct Part Mark Reading
LXE Launches Marathon Field Computer
Multi-Functional PDA RFID Reader For Your Different Applications
MZ 220 2-Inch Printers Offer The Power Of Zebra In The Palm Of Your Hand And Take Your Business Where It Needs To Go
Rosetta Technologies Releases New Version Of OnSight Items Returns Processing Solution
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KDT750 Price Verification System
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Dolphin 6500 Mobile Computer
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