Friday, March 8, 2019
What are UPS ââ¬ÅSmart Labels?
Use the link below to view the Video, UPS and the Diad IV, so do the following questions.https//docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FTwCZ3bqRUNRpFKY9S6s24X3BOEyB30lZ8IWzlhL76c/edit?usp=sharing1. What are UPS Smart Labels? What character do they play in UPS operations?2. Write out the travel a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the quality of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center.3. What role does wireless communication play in the UPS systems?4. How has randomness technology transformed the package delivery strain?5. How does UPSs investment in IT help it achieve the strategic business objectives draw in Chapter 1?ANSWERS1. Smart marks are bar-coded labels that are computerized to provide cargo ships information. Smart labels play the role of providingcustomer information for shipping. The smart label is s ratned either time a shipment, stop, or delivery has been made so thatcustomers can track their packages from the starting poi nt to the finishing point.2. The package is either picked up from the customer of the customer drops it off and then a smart label is created that contains entirely itsinformation like shipping information and tracking number. This information then has to be sent to the warehouse. The drive then has ahand help computer called a DIAD that he/she carries around with him/her to show them the routes and stops. They use the DIAD toscan the package which then sends all the information of that package to the customer and the data center. All packages are alwaysprocess by the package center before delivery.3. Wireless communication is important to the UPS systems collectable to all of the drivers information being held on the DIAD which brooks itssignal from a wireless cellular phone phone tower. In order to get information updated efficiently to customers and to the data center thenwireless communication is a huge role, also so that the driver has up to date information and can get a ny information immediately ifsomething has changed to their route.4. Information technology has transformed the package delivery business due to it allowing a more efficient business because it allowsthe driver to get all information needed as soon as assertable so that he whops if their is changes to his rout or pickups, Informationtechnology is also good for the employer to know the where about of their employee at all times. Information technology also savesmoney.
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