Field Technologies Featured Articles

1. Adding Intelligence To Your Aging Order Entry System To Maximize Profits
   1/25/2011
   For years the hand held industry has been a vital link in getting remote orders from the field to a corporate facility. It has been proven time and time again that the payback of “Just in Time” inventory produces cost savings by receiving an order within days rather than weeks. By Quest Solution
2. Improving Water System Performance: A Continuous TOC Measurement Technology To Enhance Real-Time Process Control
   1/25/2011
   This article discusses real-time Total Organic Carbon (TOC) tracking in the water purification process and the importance of rapid, continuous, and reliable TOC monitoring for real-time critical water release. Submitted by Mettler-Toledo Thornton
3. The Price Of Progress: Assessing The Need For A Mobile Computing Migration
   1/25/2011
   A choice of new mobile computing hardware can often have a significant impact on existing software applications and business processes. Perhaps the disruption of a complete overhaul of software and hardware, along with the associated business processes, is more change than a business can bear. Having the prerogative to phase in change on the timetable of your business versus the “rip and replace” timetable of technology is difficult to achieve. By Intermec
4. Diebold Improves Service And Reduces Costs With Real-Time Optimized Scheduling
   1/25/2011
   Diebold, Incorporated, is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, Diebold maintains a field workforce of approximately 2,200 resources primarily responsible for break/fix and emergency response work supporting Diebold's ATMs and other self-service solutions, physical and electronic security systems, card-based systems, and more. By ClickSoftware
5. Top 5 Tips For Choosing Mobile Printers
   1/25/2011
   This white paper explains the fundamentals, describes what differentiates mobile printers, and provides tips for selecting the model that will perform reliably, efficiently, and affordably in your operations. By Intermec, Inc.
6. Case Study: Pacific Gas & Electric Shifts Crew Assignments To Meet Customer Needs With Help From ClickSoftware
   1/10/2011
   In conjunction with its SAP application for managing project work orders, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) also needs to manage the schedules of its electric and gas crews that consist of two to five specialists. By ClickSoftware
7. White Paper: The ROI Of GPS For Mobile Field Workers
   11/19/2009
   Today’s field service workers are everywhere. They can be found working out of their vehicles throughout our cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Whether the field employee is a driver doing pick-up and delivery, a repair tech who is handling a long list of service calls, or even a home health care worker dealing with housebound patients throughout the day, their interactions with customers can have far-reaching consequences. By Motorola
8. Top 5 Tips For Choosing Mobile Printers
   11/18/2009

   This white paper explains the fundamentals, describes what differentiates mobile printers, and provides tips for selecting the model that will perform reliably, efficiently, and affordably in your operations. By Intermec, Inc.

9. The Fundamental Conductivity And Resistivity Of Water
   10/28/2009
   Pure water has a very low, but not quite zero, electrical conductivity. This conductivity provides a probe into fundamental properties of water, including the electrochemical mobility of the hydrogen and hydroxide ions. By Truman S. Light, Stuart Licht, Anthony C. Bevilacqua, and Kenneth R. Morashc
10. White Paper: Aclara Smart Communications Network Seamlessly Integrates To The Utility LAN
    10/27/2009
    The primary goal of public or privately owned utilities has always been to cost-effectively and efficiently deliver electricity, gas, and water to consumers. However, utilities today cope with added pressures. They are being asked to do more with less, contending with smaller workforces and less capital expenditures while at the same time trying to prevent assets from becoming obsolete. By Aclara