In an era when the Internet of Things is expected to dominate the market, many companies in various industries that have liked business opportunities are the first to take the lead in the logistics field, of course, it is no exception. The relationship between logistics and the Internet of Things seems not close, but if you think about it carefully from the entire management structure of logistics, you will find that the projects currently being developed by the industry will be solutions for the Internet of Things to store large amounts of real-time data and applications after the objects are connected, and even effective management. When we recognize our advantages in the Internet of Things era, traditional logistics management hardware suppliers have also begun to gradually incorporate software services into the corporate development map. In addition to
hardware, Jinglian has entered the Internet of Things business opportunity
"After 2020, everyone will have 4 to 7 IoT devices. As the number of IoT devices gradually increases, there must be a platform to manage information, otherwise the problem will not be handled immediately." Xu Zhida, general manager of ADC in the Asia-Pacific region of Unitech, explained the development concept of MoboLink, a mobile device and application software management platform, and revealed the market advantages that Jinglian Electronics holds in the era of the Internet of Things. As a hardware supplier,
Jinglian mainly focuses on hardware devices such as industrial specification mobile computers (PDAs), RFID industrial specification mobile computers and barcode scanners. In the competition of the Internet of Things, it has already taken the lead in hardware layout. Now, with the foundation laid in the past, it will step by step into software, system management and other services.
Xu Zhida, General Manager of ADC in Jinglian Electronics Asia Pacific.
Jinglian Electronics customers include logistics, hospitals, retail, parking management to warehousing, etc., such as EVA Airlines, Taipei Rongmai, Kaohsiung Medical College and Quantong Logistics, all of which use PDAs under Jinglian Electronics. However, Dr. Xu Yuanying, director of the software and platform R&D department of Jinglian Electronics, revealed that "only doing hardware, the gross profit is getting lower and lower, and it is getting harder and harder." He seeks transformation, but cannot jump too fast at once. Therefore, Jinglian Electronics looks for ways to add value to the company from the equipment itself, "looking for new layouts outside of its business." Therefore, the mobile device and application software management platform MoboLink came into being.
software, hard and firmware are all developed by Jinglian. MoboLink has high elasticity
as a solution for "Software as a Service" (SaaS). MoboLink allows enterprises to easily manage mobile devices through any web browser, without additional software installation, and reduce the time required to troubleshoot device failures. Dr. Xu, who almost gave birth to MoboLink, said that in terms of the logistics industry, PDAs need to go out often and the environment changes are relatively complicated. If the line is accidentally disconnected, the driver responsible for logistics transportation will not be able to update the information immediately during the disconnection. Some customers responded to Jinglian Electronics, hoping to receive a notification before the PDA is disconnected. "Through MoboLink, the client MIS personnel can know the problem early before the PDA is disconnected." Avoid dragging down the efficiency of logistics transportation, embarrassing disconnection is happening again. In addition, MIS can also use MoboLink groups to update all devices, without having to manually set them one by one, which can greatly improve work efficiency.
Dr. Xu Yuanying, Director of Jinglian Electronic Software and Platform R&D Department.
MoboLink can also make instant event notifications. Managers can set a single event notification standard. When an emergency occurs, the system will automatically detect and issue notifications. In addition, the pre-scheduling function is also one of the features of MoboLink. Some factories may require PDAs to take 24-hour shifts, but the operating procedures that do not require PDAs in different shifts are also different. MIS can use MoboLink to set what programs to execute at 8 a.m. and what programs to execute at 5 p.m. to achieve the most efficient equipment management effect. Xu Zhida, general manager of
, believes that "just buying one hardware is too narrow in application and failing to make full use of the Internet of Things to monitor remotely." From the perspective of equipment management, Jinglian Electronics is a manufacturer of its own equipment. It naturally has an advantage in understanding its own hardware equipment. Dr. Xu pointed out that other management platforms can manage, but they are not in-depth. "All our equipment is made by ourselves, and every component can be managed."In this way, it can better reflect the actual problems. After all, "hardware, software, and firmware are all developed by ourselves, so the degree of mastery and elasticity are naturally high. "
Jinglian's main business is hardware devices such as industrial specification mobile computers (PDAs), RFID industrial specification mobile computers and barcode scanners. Supported by
big data, MoboLink can do preventive repairs in the future
For the MoboLink data management part, Jinglian Electronics also has a series of APIs for other manufacturers to develop application services. "The hardware is still part of our products, but it provides cloud APIs to enable customers to integrate across systems. "Dr. Xu revealed, "This part is being discussed with Microsoft. After all, we are hardware manufacturers. If customers need big data, Jinglian Electronics can provide services through Microsoft."
talked about the next step of MoboLink. Dr. Xu said that as a data collector, Jinglian Electronics will now collect data. After analysis, it can come in handy in hardware maintenance. "Can identify 'if the machine is in a situation, it may mean that the machine is about to break', and it can help customers do preventive repairs. "
E-commerce pursues timeliness and accuracy, WMS warehousing manager "zero-time difference management"
In addition, Jinglian Electronics has an increasing demand for shopping immediacy. To support a large number of high-instant shopping needs, the warehousing and logistics operations of e-commerce must rely on a good management platform. For this purpose, Unitech designs the "WMS warehousing manager" system for the needs of logistics operators of small and medium-sized enterprises. With the logistics center as the main axis, software assists PDA and other hardware to manage operation information such as goods purchase, warehousing, storage, shipment, and other operation information, and update data.
Speaking of how warehousing managers achieve efficient management model, Li Mingxue, Director of ADC Business Products in Asia Pacific, said, "Through Wi-Fi By transmitting information to the background, we can achieve zero-time difference management. "That is to say, using this system, customers can instantly check the order processing status and warehouse inventory online.
Li Mingxue, Director of ADC Business Products in Asia Pacific.
Warehouse Manager WMS system not only serves the software itself, but also adds a lot of flexibility to Jinglian Electronics' PDA hardware. Li Mingxue mentioned, " Warehouse Manager can rewrite programs for different customer needs and install them on the PDA. "In addition, unlike previous manual updates, the warehouse manager can also set a specific time to automatically update the PDA hardware to improve the management convenience of warehousing industry.
In Li Mingxue's view, many companies did not pay much attention to warehousing management in the past, but after the rise of e-commerce platforms in the market, the biggest challenge in warehousing management has become "timeliness" and "correctness". Trading orders continue to pour in every day, and inappropriate handling is easy to get traffic jams. The timeliness is not high, which means losing consumers' trust and market opportunities. In orders for various different products, if detailed barcode information is accidentally missed, it is likely that the pickup is wrong, and various costs have to be added to achieve the original benefits.
Although the core of Jinglian Electronics is still barcode scanning, printing and RFID However, one-stop service for industrial and regulatory products is the current opportunity for Jinglian Electronics to transform. Therefore, Jinglian Electronics develops the WMS system of the warehouse manager and gave birth to the MoboLink platform, integrating the original advantages and innovative software development, and after-sales products are launched, they can be directly hung on the MoboLink platform. Xu Zhida said that through MoboLink, it can add value to the company's hardware. In the future, customers will buy one-stop service including management, application and after-sales service, rather than buying hardware alone. "This can only bring out the greatest value of the Internet of Things."
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