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Findel Direct, part of leading multi channel retailer Findel plc recently chose the Toronto Full Screen Terminal by Belgravium to provide them real time visibility of their recently redeveloped warehouse in Manchester.
Findel Direct, part of leading multi channel retailer Findel plc recently chose the Toronto Full Screen Terminal by Belgravium to provide them real time visibility of their recently redeveloped warehouse in Manchester.
Originally formed to sit alongside Express Gifts and the Kleeneze Distribution Network, Findel Direct have led the market in direct shopping providing personal shopping services to around 1.5m customers. Findels product ranges are extremely diverse, covering toys, clothing, gadgets, furniture, wedding favours, invitations and party wares. With the growth of online shopping, a large percentage of their sales come from the internet to include well known niche brands such as Letterbox, Confetti, I Want One of Those, The Cotswold Company and leading online sports store Kitbag.
In order to facilitate the rapid growth in internet sales, Findel recently redeveloped their Manchester warehouse facility. The 500,000 sq ft state of the art distribution centre now distributes products from their Kitbag and Confetti stores whilst acting as an order centre for all of their internet brands. In order to cope with the incoming order rate, it was critical that Findel adopted IT infrastructure and equipment that would optimise the warehouse operation. With this strategic objective in mind, senior management selected the Belgravium state-of-the-art full screen Toronto 9000 Series mobile computer together with a warehouse management system from leading software providers DAI. The system was put in place to facilitate and provide full visibility of their picking operation for their online sports store, Kitbag. The fit for purpose full screen Toronto is particularly suitable for warehouse environments and was chosen as the ideal terminal to be mounted on their trolleys for use in their picking operation. The large, full screen display was perfect for Findel as it had the ability to display full picking lists and large quantities of information on one screen in order to speed up the picking process and meet the ever increasing demand.
The Toronto has been extremely well received and has already secured tangible operational improvements. The system looks set to help Findel secure the originally projected benefits derived from having a real time flow of critical management data and the consequent improvements in supply chain operations will benefit both the company and its clients.
Toronto 9000 Series
Toronto 9000 is a rugged vehicle mounted computer with a Pentium-class low-power CPU for high reliability and performance. It is designed for vehicle mounting or wall-mounted static applications, ideal for distribution centres, transportation, docks, manufacturing, depots, warehouses, agriculture, shipyards, and lumberyards.
Toronto 9000 has a special design without ventilation holes that makes the front panel, back cover and sides comply with IP54/IP65. The rugged die-cast aluminum enclosure replaces the fan as it helps Toronto 9000 dissipate heat. Toronto 9000 can therefore be placed in harsh environments with dust and humidity.
Toronto 9000 is designed to be used in both wireless and wide area networks with its expansion capabilities for 802.11b/g, GPS, GSM or GPRS. In addition to Windows 2000 and XP,Toronto 9000 also supports DOS and Linux.
Some of the many Key Features of the Toronto 9000 Fanless for higher reliability
10.4" TFT LCD display
Rugged die-cast aluminium enclosure
Meets VESA standard for flexible installation
No ventilation holes and water-resistant
WLAN, GPS, GPRS expansion ability for wireless transmission
On/Off power switch on device
Automatic switch-off
Integrated Keyboard
External Keyboard Option
Cold Store Version, -30C operation
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