Augmented vision is highly recommendable for inventory management. It is most effective and promising in the item-picking area. Guiding inventory management employees through order-picking operations, handheld mobile devices, and smart glasses with augmented reality software reduce time expenditures and the error rate. The software can also be integrated with warehouse management systems and CRM to ensure efficiency.

Below are ways in which augmented reality services can streamline item picking, device choice, and AR training:

Transforming item picking with AR

If you are facing challenges with item picking, choose AR software whose features will address the challenges you are currently experiencing. You can expand the functionality and add new features when you see firsthand the positive effect of AR-supported item picking.

Navigation

AR navigation is used in large and medium size warehouses. The employees who use smartphones open a list of items to pick from. This helps to save time since they upload the list from the inventory management software integrated with the app. The software analyzes the list, reads the up-to-date warehouse layout data, and creates the most convenient and fast route for collecting all items. Once a route is created, the app gives instructions on how to get to the next location. All the instructions appear on the smartphone. A supplementary voice-over with basic navigation commands can be added as well. 

Locating an item

When an item is collected at the necessary location, the app will automatically locate it by pointing at it. AR has first to analyze the item code group in the list. This helps identify where the item is placed, and once the item is picked, the app performs verification via barcode reading, thus eliminating the possibility of errors.

Barcode reading

An electronic barcode reading system implemented in your warehouse can be integrated with the AR app to allow an automatic data pull-in from the barcode readers to the app. This helps to save time and bring picking failure down to a minimum.

By using AR-driven technology, Katpen INV is ready to help you improve your inventory management system. We sort everything related to inventory and POS to help you manage your stock, sales, and deliveries and integrate your inventory transactions into POS. So, consider searching for Katpen INV to start all your projects.

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