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What’s the Difference Between MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129?

The key differences between these two Military Standards is that MIL-STD-130 contain the regulations for Item identification and MIL-STD-129 contain the regulations for Shipping identification. What is MIL-STD-130 Military Standard 130 (or MIL-STD-130) is the asset identification standard for the US Department of Defense that gives directions on how to mark [...]

By |2022-11-29T13:06:31-04:00November 18th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on What’s the Difference Between MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129?

NPMA Webinar Recording

Last month, I had the distinct privilege to be a featured speaker for NPMA - the National Property Management Association. They hosted a series of educational webinars for their Asset Management Awareness Month.  As always with the NPMA, it was a great session with an engaged audience. I am really happy with the way that [...]

By |2022-04-14T15:56:28-04:00April 14th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on NPMA Webinar Recording

How to Prepare for DCMA and your Contract Obligations

The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is an agency tasked with supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), working directly with defense suppliers and contractors. The agency oversees the compliance process that was mandated by the DoD for the acquisition and handling of certain government equipment. A central part of DCMA's mission is to ensure that [...]

By |2022-02-22T17:30:26-04:00February 18th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on How to Prepare for DCMA and your Contract Obligations

2021 Defense Audit Results

The Pentagon completed its fourth annual Department-wide, full financial Audit this month. And for the fourth year in a row, the Defense Department was unable to achieve a clean audit opinion.  Michael McCord, undersecretary of Defense (comptroller) and chief financial officer stated that “we do not yet have a clean opinion and we have a [...]

By |2022-02-22T18:08:11-04:00November 19th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on 2021 Defense Audit Results

Costs of RFID Implementation and How to Calculate RFID ROI

Installing and deploying an RFID tracking system in your warehouse, or supply chain, obviously takes an investment. It will require time, effort and money from your organization to get an RFID Tracking system to operate properly and provide a return on your investment. To calculate an ROI on RFID, you need to know where you [...]

By |2021-11-22T15:02:24-04:00November 16th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Costs of RFID Implementation and How to Calculate RFID ROI

Deltek Costpoint Integration to pass DCMA Audits

This article was originally published on the Deltek Costpoint blog. Read the entire article there. Passing DCMA Audits with A2B Tracking and Costpoint By Peter Collins Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Audits come with the territory when conducting business with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and other government agencies. DCMA Audits ensure that [...]

By |2021-10-27T11:59:12-04:00October 27th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Deltek Costpoint Integration to pass DCMA Audits

How RFID-enabled visibility is helping warehouses navigate through labor shortages

Studies show that rising demands in warehouses will be changing the landscape of supply chains over the next five years. And furthermore, according to a recent Zebra Study, 60% of Warehouse Leaders expect labor recruitment to be a major challenge over the next five years. In the face of increased demands and a shortage of [...]

By |2021-10-07T13:49:07-04:00October 1st, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on How RFID-enabled visibility is helping warehouses navigate through labor shortages

Zebra RFD40 RFID Reader

We are pretty excited about the new Zebra RFD40 sled. This mobile RFID reader is designed to instantly connect to current and future Zebra mobile computers to provide powerful barcode and RFID scanning from one easy-to-use device. Here are the Top 5 reasons why the Zebra RFD40 is our new “Go-to” mobile RFID reader. Connecting [...]

By |2021-09-28T16:21:29-04:00September 29th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Zebra RFD40 RFID Reader

2021 NPMA NES Conference Recap

I just returned from Reno, Nevada and the 2021 NPMA NES Conference. It was incredibly nice to get back in-person with good people who are dedicated to their profession and who can appreciate the importance of continuous improvement of their skills and knowledge.  The NPMA organizing team seemed to pull off the unimaginable: a hybrid [...]

By |2021-08-02T11:28:29-04:00August 2nd, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on 2021 NPMA NES Conference Recap

Growth of AMRs — Zebra acquires Fetch Robotics

On July 1st, Zebra Technologies announced their exciting plans to acquire Fetch Robotics. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. But, regardless of the closing details this Zebra and Fetch announcement is a clear indication of Zebra’s commitment to warehouse automation, robotics and the demand [...]

By |2021-07-28T16:04:48-04:00July 28th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Growth of AMRs — Zebra acquires Fetch Robotics
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