IQMS Blog for Manufacturing ERP Expertise

One of the most frequent questions we get asked in the IQMS Hardware Division is, "What scanner works with EnterpriseIQ?" 

Before answering that question, I would like to clarify the term "scanner." Most people refer to any device that is able to read a barcode as a scanner. That is true, but many of the scanners deployed in a warehousing operation are actually mobile computers with scanners built in. The scanner is just the imaging component on the front of the device that projects a line, dot or crosshatch to read the barcode. Think of it like your smartphone. Yeah, we call it a phone, but it is also a mobile computer, camera, navigation device, etc.

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Tags: manufacturing ERP software, IQMS, EnterpriseIQ, Inventory Control, Hardware Reseller, Barcodes and Labeling, Warehouse Management

Wireless technologies have matured considerably over the last decade and have proven very useful in the workplace. They remove the need to be tethered to a specific location and allow users the ability to wander around the manufacturing shop floor while keeping access to critical information close at hand or provide connectivity to remote locations that may have been inaccessible through traditional means. With the obvious benefits of using a wireless infrastructure, why continue using wired hardware?

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Tags: Real-Time, Automation, IT/Data Services, Security, Hardware Reseller, Implementation

Today we continue our latest blog series offering a peek into the daily lives of IQMS’ directors. From human resources to testing and training to development, meet the key department leaders who are molding our company’s future and continually advancing the EnterpriseIQ ERP and MES software.

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Tags: IQMS, EnterpriseIQ, Hardware Reseller, Mobile ERP Software, Implementation

One of the most common questions the hardware group at IQMS receives from customers is: "How can we clock in our employees?" There are several technologies available to perform the clock in process in our manufacturing ERP software, EnterpriseIQ, but first I want to provide a little background on what is happening behind the scenes.

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Tags: manufacturing ERP software, EnterpriseIQ, Hardware Reseller, Mobile ERP Software

What did we do before barcodes? Many of you may not remember a time when the use of barcodes wasn't prevalent. To purchase $50 in groceries, which used to be a lot of food, you would have to wait for the checker to enter every item manually into the register, literally taking 15 minutes. Now you don't even have to deal with a checker, just self-check yourself at the grocery store. Not only do you save time, the use of barcodes improves efficiency and above all, accuracy. Yet for some reason, barcodes and their uses remain mysterious to many people.

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Tags: manufacturing ERP software, IQMS, EnterpriseIQ, Inventory Control, Automation, Hardware Reseller, Barcodes and Labeling, Shop Floor Control, Warehouse Management

As the former "guy who knew the most about computers" (aka IT person) when previously employed for an IQMS customer, I was always concerned about buying the right periphery hardware to work with the various IQMS software pieces, not to mention configuring it to connect to EnterpriseIQ. Couple that with reduced office staff and employees having to wear many hats, who has the internal resources or time to research, buy and configure periphery hardware devices these days?

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Tags: manufacturing ERP software, IQMS, EnterpriseIQ, Hardware Reseller