Wireless Location Appliance + Time and Motion

Good afternoon,
I'm looking into the feasibility of using a location appliance with wcs location to track time and motion of our warehouse staff. Can someone tell how detailed a report on client location history (movement) can I produce from the system?

When you use the location appliance with the WCS, it provides a lot of useful information which can be used to track clients, For complete information on the reports and the information that the location appliance can provide read http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6386/products_configuration_guide_book09186a008082d68c.html

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