Warehouses – the RUGGED revolution

In a move towards more effective working practice, warehouse managers are turning to rugged technology solutions to enable greater control and better customer service. Legacy PC systems and solutions for managing warehouse logistics are increasingly losing out to more up-to-date android-based rugged hand-held devices.

The changing landscape of warehouse technology

As warehouse operators update their technology, a growing number have already or are planning to make the switch to mobile solutions that can provide them with greater flexibility, faster operating times and better customer service. Given the challenging working conditions in warehouses, this makes sense. Rugged devices are specially designed to withstand the not only the bumps and bashes that are more likely in a warehouse environment, but also extremes of temperature and higher levels of dust and dirt. Consequently, the failure rate for rugged devices is far lower than for consumer devices. So as well as the convenience of working with handhelds, there’s also a financial dimension in terms of reduced levels of technology downtime when rugged products are introduced. Rugged devices are also built to last longer, another thing to factor in to the decision to replace a legacy system with a new rugged mobile device system.

This adoption of rugged solutions within warehousing looks set to continue until rugged becomes the standard and legacy systems have been completely phased out as their lifecycles come to an end. For some of these old systems, support services are being withdrawn, which acts as another incentive for replacement. The new systems offer more up-to-date user interfaces, along with customisation options and enhanced usability. Furthermore, as the issue of security has moved to the forefront, legacy solutions just can’t keep up – a factor of increasing concern among warehouse managers. New features such as biometric authentication and other state-of-the-art cyber security developments make smart rugged devices even more appealing.

The main issues with making the change are minimising disruption and finding the right system for individual warehouse requirements. However, with customisation becoming more available, the latter is easily tackled, while concerns over the former come down to thorough planning and good IT support. Android operating systems for warehouse logistics are the future and rugged devices are making them easier to implement and use. Long live the rugged revolution!

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