Information technology systems business continuity

We are living in a highly technologized environment. Thus the constant supply of energy is essential for many applications. Especially IT and communication technology is essential for processes, workflows and business transactions. Also the increasing demand for public safety results in continuously running equipment for control and information systems or security surveillance. In order to support this backbone of our daily life, critical infrastructures are quite often equipped with an uninterruptable power supply (UPS). Fuel cells can already be used for such applications. 

The WMS also analyzes warehouse information. For example, fhe WMS recommends pick and pufaway locations, based on FIFO, warehouse layout, and other business rules. A WMS can also identify fhe besf suif-able warehouse employee fo perform fhe pick or pufaway, and automatically assign the employee to the task. Technologies used in conjunction with the WMS include bar coding and radio frequency (RF) transmission. Using handheld bar code scanners speeds processing and reduces errors. RF transmission allows these handheld scanners to interact continuously with the system from anywhere in warehouse. Chapter 22... 

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