Retail Manufacturer

Speeding Up the Production Line by Optimizing Label Printing

The Challenge: Initiative to Accelerate Material Handing and Packing
A large global retailer was managing shipments with extensive printed documentation, including complex packing and shipping lists, enclosure cards, and conditional processing information. The company established a new initiative to speed up material handling and packing. The company examined every process that had an impact on production, including label printing.

Loftware's Solution: Productivity Now, A Growth Path for the Future
The retailer is now using Loftware Print Server™ for centralized management of label printing operations. A multi-threaded TCP/IP socket interface allows for integration and bi-directional communication with the retailer's application. By increasing printing functions three fold, the Loftware Print Server gave the retailer a higher return on investment than first expected. Moving forward, it will be possible to implement wireless devices and take advantage of UPS' MaxiCode Compression with no additional investment.

Benefits to the Retail Industry: Reduced Complexity, Increased Savings
Retailers especially are driven by the mantra ‘faster, better, cheaper,' and a superior label printing system contributes to success in these goals. Loftware's high-volume, reliable and scaleable marking solution enables this and other retailers to:

Integrate with industry-standard and proprietary enterprise solutions
Get the highest return on every dollar and hour spent on label management
Improve visibility, accuracy and speed in the movement of goods throughout the global supply chain
Prepare for the latest and future technologies, including wireless and RFID