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Working with a picture barcode inventory stockroom has great advantages.
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Some of the benefits of barcode inventory are:
Improved efficiency.
Our experience shows that a barcode inventory is much more efficient than a
manual inventory. For example, a physical inventory of a medium-sized company
might require the collection, manipulation, and reconciliation of 8,000 to
10,000 assets. Manually capturing this information is a very time-consuming
process. Counters walk around company facilities, manually searching through an
inventory list to find the corresponding stock number, and check off numbers as
they are found. Often, the inventory stock number is not found on the list, and
the counter must manually record the information about the part.
Speeds up the process significantly. Our
experience and time studies indicate that a barcode inventory can be conducted
two to three times faster than a manual inventory.
Improved quality of data. Manual
inventories are not only time consuming but are prone to errors. Industry
standards estimate that one out of every 300 characters recorded manually will
be in error. A medium-sized company manually recording 10,000 assets requires
the manipulation of approximately one million characters of data, resulting in
a probability of 3,000 character errors. Barcode Inventory significantly
reduces these errors because virtually all of the data is entered
automatically.
Having a barcode and picture on the inventory stock Box
creates the ultimate organized stockroom
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Information about Barcodes , scanners and printers |
| A Barcode symbol consists of a series of parallel, adjacent bars and spaces.
Predetermined width patterns are used to code actual data into the symbol. To
read information contained in a Barcode symbol, a scanning device, such as a
light pen (or wand), is moved across the symbol from one side to the other. As
a scanning device is moved across the symbol, the Barcode width pattern of bars
and spaces is analyzed by the Barcode decoder, and the original data is
recovered. The most visible application of this technology is the supermarket
industry, where it has been in use since 1970. Barcode is now the de facto
automatic identification technology, for virtually any inventory application.
Barcode Laser Scanners are fast and easy to use. User simply holds the Laser
Scanner above the Barcode, and pulls the trigger button. Laser scanners
typically read Barcodes from near contact to 12 inch distance (some models up
to four feet), hence their classification as "non-contact" scanners. Barcode
Laser Scanners are best suited for reading Barcodes from a distance, reading
poorly printed labels, reading a wide range of label sizes, and reading labels
on irregular surfaces. A Bar Code Portable Reader is an integrated
microcomputer system, which includes a display, key-pad, Barcode decoding
capability, RS-232 communications port, batteries, and memory for data and
program storage. For Barcode data collection, the system can be equipped with
Barcode Wand, CCD, or Laser Scanners. The Visual Inventory Control software
provides operators with prompts, in response to which, operators enter data via
key-pad or Barcode Scanners. Collected data is saved, until Portable Reader
uploads data (via RS-232 port) to the PC, where data is processed by the
inventory application. An Integrated Barcode Portable Reader is a traditional
Portable Barcode Reader that has a permanently attached Barcode Scanner
(typically a Laser Scanner). The advantage of using this type of Portable is
that operator can perform the data collection operation using only one hand
(vs. two hands when using a detached Barcode Scanner). A Bar Code Direct
Thermal Printer is a label printer that prints images using heat to "burn"
"dots" onto heat sensitive paper labels (just like the small calculator
printers). Images printed using this technology are sensitive to heat, sun
light, industrial ultra violet light, and applied pressure. These labels are
only suited for short-life applications, as they will deteriorate over time. Do
not consider Direct Thermal Printing for Fixed Asset Tracking or other
long-life applications. Direct Thermal Printers are typically less expensive
that Thermal Transfer Printers, because they do not have the mechanisms and
electronics required to control and manage an ink ribbon. Direct Thermal and
Thermal Transfer Printer usually require "optional" Barcode Label Design and
Print Software. A Barcde Thermal Transfer Printer is a label printer that
prints images using heat to "melt" ink (from an ink-ribbon) onto a variety of
paper and synthetic material labels. A wide variety of media and ribbon
formulations are available, providing the ability to print Barcode labels for
virtually any application, including very long-life and extreme environment
applications. Direct Thermal Printers are typically less expensive that Thermal
Transfer Printers, because they do not have the mechanisms and electronics
required to control and manage an ink ribbon. Direct Thermal and Thermal
Transfer Printer usually require "optional" Barcode Label Design and Print
Software. The most popular Barcode format is the UPC (Universal Product Code)
Format, which we find in all supermarket products. Available since the early
1970's this format is known worldwide, and is universally recognized. The UPC
Barcode Format is the standard Barcode Format for items that are for sale to
the public. Probably the largest user of the UPC code is your local
supermarket. The UPC Barcode Format is used to encode a 12 digit number. The
first number is the number system character, the next five are the manufacturer
number, the next five are the product number, and the last digit is the
checksum character. This Barcode Format only encodes numeric information and
must have 12 characters in length (exactly). The benefits of using Barcodes for
automated data collection are very simple: speed and accuracy. Time after time,
it has been proven that entering Barcode data is at least 100 times faster and
more accurate than traditional manual keyboard entry, which translates into a
dramatic increase in efficiency and productivity for any operation. After
reviewing the information on this page, you'll have to agree that Barcode is an
extremely simple technology. The starting investment is very minimal, and the
potential benefits enormous.
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