CipherLab 8000 Series Mobile Terminal - VIC Computer (HK)

CASE STUDY: Sterling Stores, USA
• Challenge: Replace paper with automated order system
– Managers use handwritten orders to a long list of vendors
– Forms were faxed to central distribution ib ti center, where data was
manually entered into computer system for fulfillment
•Deployment: CipherLab 8000-based system
–System implemented chain-wide in 2004
–In-store ordering time reduced by 70%
–Fulfillment efficiency now allows next-day
5 a.m. completion of orders
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