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or used , for instance . NBC ’ s put-awayand-pick applications are also now accessed through the use of mobile technology . “ Each employee is given a mobile device and technology on their wrist to pick up a book or to put one away . Bluetooth scanners are also used . We can now pick triple the number of books processed than before . Our pack stations , called pack-to-light enable workers to scan a book ; a light will then show where to put them . Over the past 11 months , we have bought in tools to completely simplify processes .”

NOVEMBER 2018