Four steps to ADC success! (automatic data collection)

Modern Materials Handling, September, 1994 by Bushnell, Rick

When it comes to automatic data collection, the world is basically made up of two kinds of people: The handful who have successfully implemented a project with relative ease-and everybody else. Over the next few months, I'm going to be taking a look at how those few, select firms are able to complete even a major ADC implementation project in such a seemingly effortless manner.

After analyzing literally thousands of projects, I've identified four activities that are common to every success. By following them in the order indicated I believe that your project has a realistic chance of success. The activities (in the order carried out) are: understanding how the technology works; selecting the application and proving the concept; developing the...