Deploying a Secure Wireless Network in the Retail Warehouse

Optimising warehouse performance is critical to delivering business success; however, balancing high service levels against low costs is increasingly difficult as businesses demand improved time critical performance for less man hours.

In response to this competitive marketplace, modern warehouse and distribution facilities have deployed mobile computing technology, auto ID and RFID, delivering improved performance, greater accuracy and reduced costs across the entire supply chain.

Ensign has a proven track record in delivering a secure wireless network that provides warehouse and distribution with tangible benefits quickly, improving operations and increasing efficiencies without adding to headcount. For our customers, these benefits translate into direct cost savings.

Blue Chip Customers

For the shoe retailer Clarks, their Ensign designed secure wireless network helps the new Westway Distribution Centre ship over one million pairs of shoes each week. A key success factor to this project was Ensign's ability to design, manage and support the entire wireless solution, which was seen as vital to the delivery of a high availability, highly secure wireless data capture solution. Ensign provides a 24/7 managed service that combines the pro-active support and management of the wireless network with the support and management of the mobile terminals.

Rugged Hardware

Ensign can also supply key hardware components such as the Envoy a robust PC solution for tough environments which is highly resilient to vibration and jolting. Its' in-built flexibility to be separated into its individual components makes it ideal for fixed station or in-vehicle operations. The Envoy is based upon the proven Mini-ITX form factor and is housed within a rugged extruded aluminium enclosure.

Strategic Alliances

Ensign's strategic alliances with key suppliers such as Cisco, Trapeze, Intermec and Datalogic ensure that whatever the environment, whatever the process, the most appropriate solution is provided.

Ensign is a Cisco Premier Partner with CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) and CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) accreditation
Ensign is a Quality Partner for Datalogic
Ensign is an Intermec Honours partner RFID authorized
Ensign is a Gold Level Channel Partner with Trapeze Networks

Data Capture Options

Ensign is supplier agnostic and provides best of breed to solutions tailored to each customer's requirements. We can recommend and supply data capture and mobile computing solutions for warehousing and logistics functions:

Interfacing into WHMS with rugged terminals including Telnet Client, Voice Recognition and Remote Device Management Solutions.