Companies of all kinds and sizes are realizing the benefits that mobility technology can bring. The impact is especially strong for route accounting organizations, where mobile workers frequently interact with customers. The benefits that can be realized by implementing mobile technology are the keys to justifying the initial cost of the system. Some benefits are easily quantifiable, while others are much softer and more difficult to recognize. These benefits must often be quantified and included in a return on investment (ROI) analysis for financial justification of the mobility project.

To help identify, classify, and categorize the benefits and impact of route automation across your organization, Zebra has developed the Zebra Business Value Map. This value map also helps illustrate how automation changes in one area affect others. The map is a grid that relates how mobile computing and printing applications used on routes impact people, processes and profits at various levels of the organization.