Are you completing 3PL? 3PL stands for Third-Party Logistics. 3PL is fairly common now, because companies are maximising the space they have in their warehouse. When you are doing 3PL for a company you will need the right software to keep track of their inventory.

At The RIC Group (www.thericgroup.com.au) we can provide end to end 3PL solution with Enterprise Mobility solutions. We have Scan Picking, Scan Packing, Goods Receiving, Stock Tranfers and Stocktake software available on a PDA to integrate with the 3PL system. The software we have been implementing is the Ostendo software to manage the 3PL operation. This allows advanced inventory management, multiple bin locations, CRM, and has ability to handle manufacturing and job requirements.

Why not contact The RIC Group so your business can slowly migrate to 3PL solution to help with your inventory management. Or perhaps The RIC Group have other Add On Solutions which may help you with your MYOB or Quickbooks.

I was reading a blog today which talked about advice for mobile strategies for businesses who are using SAP. It is my belief the same strategies and approach to Mobile PDA Solutions that SAP businesses will use are the same strategies and approach that an MYOB business can use.

Saving cost, efficiency, accuracy, time, keeping the workforce agile are the real reasons a business wants to implement Mobile PDA solutions. What ERP or Accounting system the business is using does not make the reasons for wanting Enterprise Mobility any different.

For 10 years The RIC Group (www.thericgroup.com.au) have been implementing mobile solutions for businesses wanting to incorporate barcodes in the supply chain. The reasons for a business wanting to implement Enterprise Mobility Solutions are still the same as they were 10 years ago, but with technology making it much more viable such as devices being faster, cheaper, more powerful, and with the 3G network, companies have now pushed Enterprise Mobility to a high priority to gain a competitive edge.

Businesses will need to ensure they choose a company that has been designing, implementing mobile solutions for a while when going ahead with Enterprise Mobility. From my experience the technology is changing quickly in this field and a company needs to have the expertise and experience behind them to ensure their products stay stable and the customer experiences no down time. At the The RIC Group we pride ourselves on the customer having no down time with their Mobile Solution.

The post I read was:
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/01/advice-to-mobile-start-ups-working-with.html

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One of the industries that has competed quite well and grown in statue in the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) is the Enterprise Mobility Market. Companies have invested in mobility technology such as PDA's and while their work force may of been decreasing they have been increasing the mobility of each worker by putting a PDA in their hands.

Of course with the right software and the right PDA it can be a powerful tool to have. The user does not need to go back to the PC for any information as they can simply use the PDA for price enquiries in retail, or receive and pick goods in the warehouse, or use the PDA to record mobile sales. There are a number of applications the mobile PDA can be used for and this is what is called Enterprise Mobility Solutions.

With the increase of companies investing in Enterprise Mobility Solutions I have seen an increase of software development companies offering PDA solutions. One of the main reasons this can happen is because of the very low barrier to entry in the software development industry. What the consumer needs to take careful note about is it is quite cheap to do a 'Release 1.0.0' of a product but where software development companies spend their money is the continual maintenance of the product which leads to the next releases. The software product will constantly receive modifications for updates and therefore will need increased testing. The environment will change whether its Windows updating to a new operating system or whether it is the accounting package your are integrating with receives updating.

About 10 years ago we saw the increase in software companies putting their hands up in website development but slowly they removed themselves from that space. Enterprise Mobility and Website Development are niche, and require specialists. My opinion is just like the website developers soon will we see the decrease in software companies offering Enterpise Mobility solutions.

How easy is it for a small to medium business enter the mobility world of today? With Motorola and Intermec chasing the business of the big enterprises what is left for small to medium business?

Recently I visited Godfrey's at my local shopping centre. The storeperson greeting you at the front door and had a PDA in her hand ready to enter sales or help customers with pricing by scanning barcodes. This is where I realised that every business is wanting their workers to become more mobile, whether it is field service workers, mobile sales people, factory workers or even a storeperson in a retail shop. Without mobility workers are forced to come back to PC's which are storing the information which can be slow, unreliable and most importantly wasting time. This process is simply not efficient in today's environment.

How easy is getting a PDA into your workers hands to keep them mobile? It is actually quite easy and quite affordable. You don't have to be a large corporate like the retail chain of Godfrey's or a large logisitic company like Toll or Star Track, The RIC Group have been implementing cost affordable solutions to all industries and customers have simply been using MYOB as their accounting system.

So why not visit www.thericgroup.com and seek some further information.