The part nobody budgets for. And that shuts down the shift.
A second battery, a charging station at the issue point, a holder on the forklift: these are the parts that appear in no business case and that decide whether it works in practice. A handheld that is dead by the middle of the afternoon stops being used.
Where people run into trouble most
Four things you only notice when they are missing.
- Power
- A spare battery per device, and a charging point where the shift starts
- Carrying
- A belt clip, holster or hand strap, because a device in a trouser pocket falls
- Mounting
- Holders for a forklift, cart or workbench, with the right fixing
- Cabling
- Antenna cables at the right length, because too long costs read range
What accessories do and do not solve
Wel
- Stop equipment from dying halfway through the shift
- Limit damage by giving devices a fixed place
- Mount a reading point neatly and so it stays maintainable
- Lower the barrier to actually using the device
Niet
- Make up for the wrong choice of device
- Fit universally: holders and cables are model-specific
- Be delivered without a plan, because the number follows from your shifts
- Be included in the base price of a handheld
Budget for this up front. With a handheld that is used across two shifts, a second battery is not a luxury but a condition. Things like that come up in the Proof of Value, and it is better to find them there than in the first week after a rollout.