2D Barcodes: 5 Reasons You Need Them

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: July 31, 2017

(A 2 minute read…) Barcodes have been in use commercially for decades. As businesses recognized the value of storing more information in these linear codes, they realized that the good, old-fashioned 1D barcode—which stores the equivalent of approximately 20 to 25 alphanumeric characters—wasn’t enough. The 2D barcode has been around for over 10 years, but…

28 Metrics That Manufacturers Must Measure, Part II

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: May 8, 2017

Welcome back to my two-part blog series addressing 28 measurable metrics that manufacturers must consider in order to achieve essential goals. If you missed Part I, you can read it here. In today’s blog post, we will explore the metrics related to Ensuring Compliance, Reducing Maintenance, Increasing Flexibility and Innovation, Reducing Costs and Increasing Profitability….

28 Metrics That Manufacturers Must Measure, Part I

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: May 1, 2017

Manufacturers invest in data collection technology because the information that’s available contributes to better decision-making. Gathering the data, however, represents partial progress toward improvement and when you analyze the information you’ve collected, you get even more value out of it. The Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association conducted research and developed a list of 28 metrics that manufacturers…

9 Best Practices for Cloud Security

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: March 30, 2017

Businesses are steadily navigating to the cloud for enterprise computing. The access, scalability, and flexibility are commonly observed benefits. Learn more about enterprise cloud computing here. The 2015 State of the Cloud Survey reported that 93% of enterprises are adopting the cloud, with 88% saying they’re using a public cloud. The use of the public…