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Hi Rick, This is old (1989 era) but it mentions Overwaitea so I thought you may find it of interest. nf
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Translated from Spanish by Google
FRANK OGDEN
LESSONS OF THE FUTURE METRIC TON
"TELEPANEL " TELLS EVERYTHING IT.
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(Translated to the Spanish by Rodrigo Araya
Even buying intelligent, still occasionally they have problems treating to imagine the value of the product, when they only can see the label of price by kilo, of a product in the shelf of a warehouse. This problem is disappearing as well as "telepanel " allows them to the warehouses of eatable, advancing even further on in the field of the high technology.
Telepanel replaces the paper label that indicates the price, that normally we see in the shelves of the warehouse. He is a panel electronic, very similar to a pocket computer. Some estimations say that those panels will be used by one of each four supply depots for the this decade end. In the changing world and of fierce constants wars of prices in British Columbia, Alberta, and to the wide thing of North America, this one last innovation of high technology helps the consumers and at the same time it saves money to him to the business. A business or a chain of these, can instantaneously alter thousands of prices, in digital labels from a central computer. The decision that took to administration a delay him from three days, to make a change of prices in the labels, is used excessive respect only to seconds. The savings in time and work are substantial.
These panels reduce work, expenses in paper, as well as others ítems. They reduce the expenses to put price to him to the products, that have a separated label of price and eliminates the costs connected with the separated etiqueteo of prices. In the same way they eliminate the expenses connected with the overhauls of prices in the shelves and inventorios.
With a simple change of label that costs, between 19 and 93 cents in the U.s.a. (depending in the expenses by handling and necessary time), the annual savings can more be than substantial. In the case of sudden a great rise of prices, we say that due to a totally unexpected fault of cultures or a frost from one night to another one in the harvests, any delay in the change of prices can be in horrendas economic losses for the affected businesses. Telepanel could in dramatic form, to finish with those headaches
To put prices can now be directed according to the market. Low prices can be arranged to the first days of the week, thus convincing to the buyers to make the purchases early in the week, instead of later or in the week ends that are the most traditional periods. This would help to the businesses in the handling of the personnel, that sometimes are obstinate to work the week ends.
These electronic labels of prices in shelves, also cry out of being able to detect errors, since the computerized system is constantly reviewing prices, to assure that the prices of the labels agree with the prices of the recording boxes. Proponentes of the system affirms that when is considered all their components, recovery of the investment, would have to be obtained in more or menos18 months.
Electronic Etiquetaje could, through the use of color codes, to inform to the client, of a healthful "product " in agreement with George Dieterich, of Fleming Co, an organization of sales of electronic services. This type of facilities is an information system that can show temporarias reductions of prices, along with the amount of saving at that precise moment. The personnel also benefits. Calculations using calculating of hand, done by personnel in the corridors would allow to still see that amounts of a product in individual or are the one in charge, in way or in warehouse. Projections of computers would suggest the salesmen who are what there is to order. Products that are sold slow are recognized easily by administration, allowing the suitable decisions. A lack of manual labor predicted for the end of the decade of the 90, could partially be avoided by the efficiency of this system of electronic positioning of prices.
One of the main chains of supermarkets, "Overwaitea " has proven units in two of its warehouses in Vancouver. According to Fred Downey, Vice President, of the Front of combat operations of Overwaitea, a test unit was installed in Julio of 1989 and another one in October of 1989. Downey says that the clients seem to have accepted the system. Small adjustments in the angle of telepaneles of the shelves accommodate to the clients who are of a height smaller than the average. All the rest follows equal the installed thing originally. The buyers appreciate the conección between the noticeable prices and those of the recording boxes. Downey says that the installation has been beneficial, to date, had mainly to the administration, but that the reductions in expenses will possibly be passed to the consumers. Another spokesman of Overwaitea says that it seemed that the period of recovery of investment of the installation of Telepanel (with its Canadian higher prices) " could reach approximately 30 months "
The Telepanel units are being now, sold in Europe, through an adjustment between Systems of Telepanel of Toronto and Computadoras Nixdorf AG of Germany. "The 10,000 European supermarkets with systems and automatic scanners of sale, represent 40% of the North American market, but it is growing to a faster step " according to Chris Scallen, President of Telepanel. The clients are requesting the system "without cables " At the moment 8 chains of supermarkets, including Supermarkets Loblows Ltd., are proving the system in North America. Telepanel is listed in stock-market of values of Toronto.
Greater information to contact:
Garth Amson, Vice President
Marketing and Salts
Inc. Telepanel,
245 The Drive Riviera
Markham, Ont. L3R 5J9 Phone: 416/477-7877.
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