
BarcodingSep 22, 2026
Wi-Fi and handhelds: the part of the project everyone underestimates
Wi-Fi that's fine for email can fail for scanning. The hardware decisions usually get made late, by people who won't carry the devices.
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Wi-Fi that's fine for email can fail for scanning. The hardware decisions usually get made late, by people who won't carry the devices.

Bad unit of measure and cube data is the quiet reason directed putaway and cartonization fail. The cleanup list I work through, field by field.

The quote covers software and consulting. It doesn't cover the several hundred hours your own people will spend, which is the budget that actually breaks.

Locations take fifteen seconds to create and get awkward to change once a year of transactions points at them. Seven settings worth arguing about up front.