LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.,
May 17, 2016
/PRNewswire/-- Eighteen months after its acquisition of
Motorola Solutions Enterprise business, Zebra Technologies
Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in providing solutions
and services that give enterprises real-time visibility into their
operations, today shares its vision for the company moving forward
within a growing industry category, Enterprise Asset Intelligence
(EAI). By providing "Visibility that's Visionary," Zebra increases
businesses' ability to track critical assets within their
operations and know exactly what they are, where they are and their
condition so they can make smarter, faster decisions that improve
their bottom line.
For more than 40 years, Zebra has developed the building blocks
of today's Internet of Things (IoT) technology with its global
leadership in the Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)
market including sensors, barcodes, RFID and wireless networks. The
arrival of the cloud and the ubiquity of wireless networks have
made connecting devices and mining their data much easier, and the
IoT is bringing us into a new industrial age in which the line
between the physical and digital is blurring.
The evolution of the AIDC market to a more strategically
oriented EAI focus is being driven by technology trends: IoT,
cloud-based data analytics and mobility. Zebra is leading this
evolution through its operational framework of "sense, analyze, and
act." Its solutions automatically "sense" information from
enterprise assets, such as packages moving through a supply chain,
equipment in a factory, workers in a warehouse, and shoppers in a
store. Operational data from these assets, including status,
location, utilization, or preferences, is then "analyzed" to
provide actionable insights. These insights can then be mobilized
to the right person at the right time so they can be "acted" upon
to drive better, more timely decisions by users anywhere at any
time. Today, 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies benefit from this
framework using Zebra's solutions in retail, manufacturing,
transportation and logistics (T&L), and healthcare.
EAI IN
ACTION
- According to the Zebra Technologies Global Shopper Survey,
stellar customer service continues to drive retail, with 64 percent
of shoppers claiming they are more willing to make purchases from
stores that provide better customer service, and 41 percent of
shoppers agreeing they have a better experience in stores where
sales associates use the latest technology to assist
customers.
- MPact, the only indoor locationing platform to unify Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth® Smart technology, is one example of how Zebra is
enabling the customer experience. This solution provides instant
visibility into where customers are in a store, hotel or
restaurant, and the ability to automatically take the best action -
like send a mobile coupon - to best serve customers at any time
during their visit.
- Zebra's recent Warehouse Vision Study shows more than 40
percent of respondents cited shorter delivery times as a key
measure requiring warehouse investment. With the visibility Zebra's
technology brings into manufacturing and T&L processes, the
industry is in a better position to deliver on the promise of
flawless fulfillment, especially as customer expectations increase
regarding improved service and shorter delivery times.
- In healthcare, patient identification and timely treatment are
critical to patient outcomes. Smart, non-invasive technology that
gives hospitals real-time, accurate time tracking, evaluation and
feedback is necessary to provide greater attention and care to
patients.
- Mobile computers and printers are essential tools for a
productive workforce, no matter the size of the business or the
industry. Zebra's recently launched Asset Visibility Service offers
insight into device health, utilization and availability in
customer environments resulting in increased productivity and
operational efficiency.
- This paper gives examples of the visibility Zebra's solutions
offer in real-world environments.
SUPPORTING QUOTES
Clay
Holmes, Chief Information Officer, Cardinal
Logistics
"Time is money in the trucking business, and with
Zebra's technology in the hands of our drivers, they can document
and transmit pickup and delivery status in seconds, making time for
more pickups and deliveries in a day. The real-time information
makes it easy to give customers the on-demand shipment status they
expect. Dispatchers can optimize routes to minimize mileage with
real-time visibility into driver location and status, thus driving
down fuel costs and vehicle wear-and-tear. And the ability to
automate pickup, delivery and regulatory paperwork makes it easy
for even the newest drivers to rapidly reach expected productivity
levels."
David Krebs, Executive Vice
President, Enterprise Mobility and AIDC, VDC Research
Group
"The combination of mobile computing, automatic
identification and analytics solutions provide organizations with
real-time visibility into critical activities and processes.
Leveraging these capabilities to deliver more personalized
experiences and to provide the necessary visibility to ensure that
the right information gets to the right person at the right time is
separating leaders from laggards."
Jeff Schmitz, Chief Marketing
Officer, Zebra Technologies
"Zebra makes businesses as
smart and connected as the world we live in, providing the
products, software and services that let our customers see the
bigger picture instantaneously as hardware talks to software that
talks to the cloud. We are moving into a new era of business in
which connectivity and 'visibility that's visionary' help
organizations sense what's happening in their operations, analyze
that data to deliver insights and act on those insights to make
better business decisions."
About Zebra
With the unparalleled visibility Zebra
(NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides, enterprises become as smart and connected
as the world we live in. Real-time information – gleaned from
visionary solutions including hardware, software and services –
give organizations the competitive edge they need to simplify
operations, know more about their businesses and customers, and
empower their mobile workers to succeed in today's data-centric
world. For more information, visit www.zebra.com. Follow us on
LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Media Contact:
Therese Van
Ryne
Zebra Technologies
+1-847-370-2317
Therese.vanryne@zebra.com
Industry Analyst Contact:
Caitlin DeRango
Zebra Technologies
+1-847-793-5896
cderango@zebra.com
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