Business and commerce continuously search for innovative ways to improve operations, efficiency and differentiate their offerings. For such instances, when requirements cannot be served with standard mobile barcode solutions, 3GVision offers a Software Development Kit (SDK to help develop applications to fast-track companies to business-critical information, whether they’re in the office or in the field. Endless possibilities exist for development of innovative enterprise and consumer based mobile barcode applications including, field force management, logistics management, location based services, mobile commerce and payment.
Below are a few examples of how you can use 3GVision’s SDK for 2D mobile business and commerce applications, including real-time tracking and improved customer service.
Mobile Field Force Management
Provide better quality service to customers; reduce the time related to the sales cycle and increase sales staff’s efficiency with the use of mobile barcodes. For example, speed up the activities of order management by enabling sale agents on the go to easily place new orders directly from barcodes printed and embedded in product catalogs. Solutions of this kind make it easy for field staff to fast-track to relevant information relating to product details, discounts, promotions and price lists on the mobile web. As a result, delivery time of the goods to the customer is reduced and the sales agent can spend more time working directly with customers and less time on administrative tasks and paperwork.
Similarly, barcodes can be used to improve operational performance by enabling service employees to scan barcodes pre-stamped on machines. For example, the service employee scans a barcode upon arrival at the site. After the code is scanned the employee automatically access a mobile site with information showing what needs to be repaired. Once the maintenance job is complete the employee scans the barcode again to show departure time and maintenance status.
Mobile Inventory / Asset Management
Use barcodes to track maintenance history of equipment. Each barcode holds specific information which is transferred to a company’s web-based database.
Mobile Courier / Logistics Applications
In the logistics business, one of the key requirements is the ability to know the status of shipments in real time in order to improve routing efficiencies. With 3GVision’s SDK, businesses can scan barcodes, providing information transparency at all phases of the delivery cycle. For example, the field force driver scans packages as they are picked up and information like picks ups, notifications and customer confirmations are collected in the central system for billing, payroll, package tracking purposes and even CRM.
Mobile Payment Service Applications
Businesses are constantly looking for new ways to attract customers like simplified payment solutions, special discounts, promotions and coupons. For example, with 3GVision’s SDK, retailers can enhance customers shopping experience by enabling them to scan 2D barcode embedded on products and making it possible for them to pay for the merchandise with their mobile phones.
Key Benefits
- Maximize employee efficiency
- Implement accelerated logistics and administrative processes
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