Why Charging Lockers Are Essential for Modern Logistics
Logistics is a multi-faceted industry faced with numerous challenges. From device management to charging problems, there are various issues that can come between you and your facility’s operational efficiency. Without the right charging solutions, you could fall victim to downtime, device unavailability, and accessibility-related problems.
If you’ve been dealing with any of these problems, you’ll be glad to know that there’s a solution — technological innovations like device charging lockers.
Charging lockers may just be the missing components to your logistic hub or facility’s workflows. Add them to your tech arsenal, and you’ll benefit from better device availability and minimized downtime.
Discover why charging lockers are a must-have for your facility. By the end of this, you’ll develop a better understanding of what these solutions have to offer and how they can elevate your facility’s productivity and efficiency.
Common Device-Related Problems in the Logistics Industry
There’s a good chance you may have run into the following issues if you’re managing a logistics facility.
Outlet Availability
Whether it’s a rugged tablet or smartphone and handheld scanner, logistics devices demand constant charging. However, the number of available outlets may be limited, depending on how your logistics or warehouse floor is set up.
Limited outlets can result in charging downtime in several ways. For one, the lack of outlets means having to charge your devices in shifts. This can also be detrimental to workflows as your workers need to scramble to keep their devices charged and ready to go.
Downtime
When devices are uncharged, you’ll have fewer phones, tablets, and scanners to use. As a result, there will be more downtime as your employees lack the tech assets needed to carry out responsibilities like checking inventory and tracking shipments.
Left ignored, the problem mutates into more frequent downtime that can cause your productivity and client satisfaction to plummet.
Device Security
Device security is another common issue plaguing numerous industries, including logistics. When devices are charged or left in scattered areas, they become vulnerable to tampering, theft, and loss.
Written ledgers and records may be effective for a time — but you’ll still be better off with a technological solution that keeps your devices ready and facilitates monitoring.
The Solution: Device Management Lockers
What if there was a way to keep your devices ready to go and monitor their status? You can do both of these things with our cutting-edge device charging lockers.
Besides keeping your facility’s handheld devices charged, they can also double as device management lockers, giving you real-time data on their use and condition.
Here are some of the most compelling reasons to include these lockers in your logistics facility’s tech arsenal.
Improved Device Monitoring
Written ledgers or records can help you identify who used your devices last. Unfortunately, records can be vulnerable to loss and tampering, which can be detrimental to your device monitoring efforts.
With device charging lockers, device monitoring becomes more hassle-free and accessible. All charging lockers are equipped with RFID and PIN authentication. With these features, you can determine when your devices were taken out and returned. Our authentication protocols are also synced to Bretford Connect, which enables you to monitor your device from one platform.
Device Accountability
Perhaps the most important benefit of device management lockers is how they reinforce device accountability. On assigned mode, our device charging lockers designate available devices to specific users. This is a key feature for not just device security but device accountability as well.
With your employees aware that your lockers have these measures in place, they will be more cognizant of how they put devices to use and will constantly do their share to keep them functional.
Enhanced Charging Efficiency
Do you deal with limited outlets on your facility floor? It’s likely your devices outnumber them significantly. With limited outlets comes charging inefficiencies as you may not be able to charge large batches of tablets or handhelds.
Luckily, more of your devices will stay charged and ready to go with device charging lockers. Our device management lockers are available in five and ten-device capacities. With these lockers in your logistics hub, you’ll be able to charge multiple devices at once and at a fraction of the time.
Improved Device Security
In your logistics warehouse or facility, devices are as on the go as your parcels. For this reason, you’ll need more than authentication and distribution systems to keep your devices free from theft. This is where solutions like our TechGuard Lockers come in.
Equipped with enterprise-grade security features, these device management lockers can protect your physical assets from unauthorized access. Tampering will not be a problem thanks to our proprietary crypto-authentication system that keeps your devices safe and secure.
In short, our device management lockers will prevent device loss and theft. Your assets will be available and ready to go when you need them the most.
Streamlined Operation Through Centralized Distribution
Last but not least, charging lockers offer you a solution that reduces downtime and enhances operational efficiency.
By giving your facility single points to charge multiple devices, your physical assets will be easily available to your staff. There will no longer be a need to identify charging outlets, look for devices, or determine who used them last.
With these lockers, what you get is a streamlined workflow resulting from centralized device distribution.
Power Up Your Facility’s Productivity With Bretford
As a logistics facility owner or manager, you’ll need technological solutions that keep your devices safe, charged, and ready at a moment’s notice. If you’re looking for charging solutions that can do all this and more, look no further than our device management lockers.
Our lockers boast all the features necessary for keeping your physical assets safe, available, and ready.
Power up your device security and accessibility with a trusted charging solution provider. Contact us at Bretford today to request a free quote on our state-of-the-art and enterprise-grade charging lockers.
