ERP and augmented reality
Helping customers visualize how furniture purchases would work with their home décor, smart glasses that show a repairman the diagnostics and repair instruction she needs, and training simulations for airline pilots are just a few ways that augmented reality is helping today's companies. Using augmented reality technology and devices in the enterprise can help improve areas of the business such as logistics, boost learning outcomes, facilitate collaboration among geographically dispersed and remote workers and make use of real-time data and analytics. This resource covers augmented reality applications and integration with ERP.
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