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Mobile
Success Story:
Dynamic Systems & Herzog for Denver West Corridor Light
Rail Project
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Thanks
to Honeywell hardware and CheckMate asset tracking software,
Herzog is saving about $20,000 per month on tool and equipment
replacement.
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| Public
Corporation, founded in 2008, following the acquisition
of Hand Held Products & Metrologic Instruments |
| Stock
Symbol: HON |
| Markets
Served: Field Service, Healthcare, Retail Point-of-Sale
& CRM, Supply Chain, Transportation |
| Operating
Systems Served: Windows Mobile Standard |
| 2009
Mobile
Star Awards™
Winner: |
- Dolphin
9900
(Hardware: Rugged Handheld)
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| 2010
Mobile
Star Awards™
Winner: |
- Dolphin
9900
(Hardware: Industrial or Rugged Handheld Computer)
- Xenon
1902
(Hardware: Enterprise Peripheral)
- Dynamic
Systems & Herzog Contracting on Denver's West
Corridor Light Rail Project (Success Story: Asset
Tracking & Field Service)
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| Herzog
Contracting Corp. is a $400 million construction company with various
projects, crews and sites nationwide. As most crews report directly
to the construction site each morning, and not a centralized location,
there was traditionally little to no tracking of the different tools
and small equipment used by each crew. Herzog recognized that the
"honor system" was resulting in a major loss in profitability
due to the costs associated with replacing tools and equipment that
went missing.
When
Herzog won a new contract for the construction of Denver's West
Corridor Light Rail Project in 2009, company leaders recognized
the opportunity to implement an asset management solution and enlisted
Dynamic Systems Inc., a software developer specializing in bar code
data collection applications, to help.
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| Herzog
and Dynamic Systems selected Honeywell's Dolphin® 7850 mobile
computer and Focus® 1690 hand-held area-imaging scanner, paired
with CheckMate Toolroom software and pre-printed 1D and 2D bar codes
to label, track and monitor the tools and equipment used for the light
rail project. Designed for rugged environments and built to withstand
repeated drops to concrete, Honeywell's Dolphin 7850 mobile computer
was selected for the project because of its IP64 rating and easy-to-use,
touch screen interface. Signature capture functionality was also a
key reason the device was selected as it allows each crew foreman
to electronically sign out tools and equipment for his or her team,
instilling a sense of responsibility and ownership over the tools.
Honeywell's Focus 1690 hand-held area-imaging scanner decodes virtually
all bar codes, including the 1D and 2D bar codes designed specifically
to adhere to Herzog's requirements. The 1690 quickly scans the individual
bar codes applied to each new small tool and/or piece of equipment
owned by Herzog. Using CheckMate Toolroom software, this information
is loaded into an electronic library so that each individual tool
can be tracked. Additionally, this software allows tools to be classified
according to value, with more expensive tools being tracked more closely.
Since
implementation in May of 2009, tool and equipment replacement has
lessened to the point that the company is saving an estimated $20,000
per month.
The
success of Denver's West Corridor Light Rail Project resulted in
the purchase of a duplicate system to be used in the construction
of the North Texas Rail Project, slated for completion in mid 2011.
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