AsReader ASR-010D Dock 1D Barcode Scanner Owner’s Manual
- June 13, 2024
- AsReader
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AsReader ASR-010D Dock 1D Barcode Scanner
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. the leading manufacturer of railway vehicles, has produced a number of historic railway vehicles such as the first domestically produced steam locomotive and Japan’s first aluminum-alloy train. We constructed a management system for part orders that use barcodes, in which we implemented suggestions for improvements as suggested by on-site staff. They chose to use AsReader® as the registration terminal for that system.
Overview
What is AsReader
A portable terminal that you can use smart device functions on by merely mounting an iPhone®/iPod touch® to it.
Problems
- Previously, orders for parts were created when the person in charge of assembling components manually entered a request, which the delivery personnel then fulfilled. This resulted in frequent input errors and transmission mistakes, and improving this became an urgent matter.
- They looked for a terminal that had the best functionality and usability and which also met the requests from on-site staff for “something that can be put in our pockets” and “something that can take a fall and still work properly”.
Solution
With AsReader®, the person in charge of assembling components scans the barcode on the parts voucher and registers it in the order management system. While on a forklift the delivery personnel confirms the delivery request that was registered in the system on an iPad and then delivers the parts.
Results
- Compared to when orders for parts were created manually, input errors and transmission mistakes have decreased drastically.
- The present workload is much less and business efficiency has increased.
Future developments
They would like to use iOS® incorporated functions such as the camera and mail applications as intra-company communication tools and thus increase business efficiency even further by using AsReader®.
Staff opinion
Until recently, we had cases where incorrect orders were placed because a worker transmitted the wrong information to the manager. However, because we started using AsReader® we could make order requests on site, on the spot. By making order requests while looking at the actual items, mistakes or mis- deliveries completely disappeared!
iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPad® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. IOS® is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries. *AsReader® is registered trademark of Asterisk Inc.
Contact Information
- AsReader, Inc. U.S. Head Sales Office:
- Add: 920 SW 6th Ave., Ste 1200, Portland, OR 97204-1212 USA
- Tel: +1 (503) 770 2777
- AsReader Europa B.V.:
- Add: Stationsplein 45, A4.004, 3013 AK Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Tel: +31 (0) 10 808 0488
- Dalian Mingrixing Technology Co., Ltd.:
- Add: R901, Heyi Building, No.6, Aixian Street, Dalian High-tech Industrial Zone, 116023, P. R. China
- Tel: +86 (0) 411 8445 8656
- Asterisk Inc.:
- Add: Shin-Osaka Dainichi Bldg. 201, 5-6-16 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka-city, 532-0011, Japan
- Tel: +81 (0) 50 5536 1185
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Kawasaki Rolling Stock Component Co., Ltd.
- 1-18 Wadayamadoori 2-Chome, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, 652-0884, JAPAN
- Tel. +81 (0) 78 682 3111
- http://www.khi.co.jp/english/index.html
- Established October 1896
- Number of employees: 34.605 (as of March 31st, 2016)