As the staff of DHL uses Google Glass glasses

2015: Testing of Google Glass in DHL

In the middle of August, 2015 it became known of testing of Google Glass by the staff of DHL in the working purposes. It became clear that the computerized points are capable to increase efficiency of logistic transactions, process of packaging and selection of products.

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in 2015 employees of DHL started pilot tests of Google Glass in one of the Dutch warehouses. Smart points helped to find quicker goods and to read out barcodes therefore time of selection and packaging of products was reduced by 25%. Especially useful the wearable gadget appeared in those places where there is an order processing, made in online stores as here workers should look for goods among one million separate products.

DHL tests Google Glass for work performance improvement

As this experiment was successful with Google Glass, is going to carry out one more. The management of Exel (transport-forwarding division of the DHL Deutsche Post group which includes DHL) intends to test "smart" points together with a program automated system of an inventory accounting and control on two objects in the USA. It is planned that the gadget will replace handheld scanners and paper documentation, displaying data in a visual format and increasing thereby labor productivity.

Google Glass can strongly be helped during the peak periods when Exel employs thousands of temporary workers, the vice president of the company Adrian Kumar noted.

"These any passers-by not familiar with our warehouses do not know as as therefore we see high potential for such situations which are especially connected with personnel training" — Kummer said, pointing to advantages of technology developments, such as Google Glass.

Retail sales of these smart points stopped in January, 2015 against the background of weak sales and numerous criticism concerning threat of confidentiality of users. According to WSJ, the Google company prepares the new version of points focused on business users.^[1]

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