Sugested Hardware for Visual Inventory Control
Supported Barcode Readers

   

  Check Inventory Stock
  View Bill of Materials
  Find Inventory Part
  Assembly Work Order
  Inventory Purchase
  Stockroom Requisition
  Print Barcode Labels
  Add Inventory Picture
  User Barcode Screen
  Purchase Supplier
  Purchase Report
 Orders from Stockroom
  Parts to reorder
  Inventory Sales Orders
  Sales Packing List
  Barcode Requisition
 Assembly Forecasting
  Upload Remote Barcode
  Print Inventory Report
  Software Password
  Sales Gross Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with a picture barcode inventory stockroom has great advantages.

                                                                            

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


                                                                          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.