Motorola MC1000 User Manual - Page 1

Enhance retail operations with the high-value MC1000 Mobile Computer APPLICATION BRIEF April 2005 Simplifying manual processes in retail businesses As a retailer faced with thin margins and increasing competitive pressures, you have little time or resources to spend managing your inventory. By continuing to rely on paper-based processes to control the flow of inventory from the distribution center to the stockroom to the store sales floor, you may find yourself hampered by inefficiencies. Your employees may spend too much time checking and rechecking inventory, tracking down items or resolving price discrepancies - and not enough time helping customers. While mobile technologies offer new ways to effectively manage inventory and streamline retail operations, complex and expensive systems may not fit the needs of your organization. To optimize inventory management systems quickly and cost-effectively, you prefer a simpler solution that doesn't overwhelm you with the expense or complications of unnecessary features. At the same time, the solution you choose should be flexible and allow you to expand its functionality as your needs change. Key benefits • Provides investment protection with an openstandards operating system, wireless and memory expansion capabilities and rugged design to guard against damage • Increases productivity with enhanced simple-to-use, ergonomic design • Improves operational efficiencies by reducing manual data entry errors with bar code scanning Accelerating operational efficiencies with the MC1000 The MC1000 is an easy-to-use mobile computer from Symbol Technologies providing affordable yet rugged data capture and scanning capabilities ideal for bringing the benefits of enterprise mobility to your retail operations. With its ability to scan and decode bar codes, the MC1000 eliminates the errors associated with handwritten inventory records or manual data entry. In addition, the mobile computer's lightweight, ergonomic form factor and large, high-resolution monochrome screen helps increase productivity, while its familiar graphical interface decreases training time for your back-door receiving clerks, sales associates and managers. The MC1000 is also designed to grow with the technology needs of your business. Built on a flexible, open standards-based architecture, the MC1000 simplifies development efforts, allowing you to modify or develop applications to meet your changing operational needs. And with the mobile computer's built-in Secure Digital (SD) expansion slot, you are able to expand its storage capacity or add wireless networking functionality. Optimizing inventory processes from the stockroom to the shopping bag The MC1000 simplifies the tracking and management of inventory throughout your operations. It offers a large keypad design and highquality one-dimensional (1D) linear laser scanner, allowing receiving clerks and sales associates to quickly enter information about inventory