Industry OutlookRestarting auto ID growthInterview with Tom Miller, Partner - Sage Group
Over the last year, the AIDC market has undergone considerable change with many companies merging, consolidating and outsourcing their services. Go-to-market strategies are changing as markets mature and business models are adjusted. There is however still plenty of potential for growth |
According to market researchers, Bharatbook, both organizational change and purchase patterns have reshaped the competitive landscape within the automatic identification and data capture industry. AutoID, GPS, wireless networking and sensing technologies have converged to improve supply chain visibility for end-users and suppliers are carving out routes to position themselves in this changing landscape. Some of the repositioning involves acquisitions such as Zebra’s acquisitions of Wherenet, Navis, Proveo and MSS to gain entry into the RTLS space, Honeywell’s acquisitions of Hand Held Products and Metrologic, as well as TEC’s acquisition of Tohoku Ricoh’s AIDC printer business. Additionally, key printing hardware vendors have made sweeping changes to the distribution paradigm within the last year, with major players outsourcing to contract manufacturers in Asia and developing improved regional distribution capabilities. 
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