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Customer Satisfaction: A proper bar code system will speed customer checkout This will improve customer satisfaction
enough to directly increase revenue over time
Reduced Inventory Costs: Immediate access to inventory information on a real-time basis can be used to reduce
inventory levels This will reduce costs for a company in a number of ways, including interest, labor for handling excess
inventory, and facility overhead
Automated Reordering: Accurate stock levels allow for automated replenishment of low inventory
Better Decision Making: With bar code data-collection you can tell not only what the customers are buying, but when
they are buying it and in what combinations This can improve business management by suggesting better locations for
goods in the store and identifying advertising targets
Point-of-sale systems can be used in any retail setting The grocery industry is the most organized setting, but most vendors in
that area are concentrating on high-end scanner/mainframe systems There are abundant opportunities for PC-based systems
in small to medium-sized businesses, such as video stores, convenience markets, and clothing stores
Work In Progress
Many manufacturing and other industries have work that must go through several steps to completion Bar code systems can
track material through each step of the work and keep detailed records on each piece or batch and measure throughput (ow
rate) When a problem occurs in the output, supervisors and managers can track the work back and quickly resolve the issue
This is one of the best ways to improve both quality and yield in virtually any multistep process
Inventory Control
Tracking inventory manually is a laborious process With bar codes applied to each item in inventory, portable scanners can
be used to track shipping and receiving as well as quickly take physical inventory The data from portable scanners can be
uploaded to a central computer system at regular intervals or portables can update inventory in real-time using RF technology
Bar code inventory control provides accurate, real-time inventory updates This allows a company the opportunity to reduce
stock levels and thereby reduce carrying costs It also reduces the time taken to collect data for purposes such as annual
inventories With improved efciency, operating costs are lower
Secured Access
A secured access system provides door and gate security by controlling access using encoded employee identication badges
Bar code badge scanners or magnetic stripe readers are mounted at doors and gate entrances, and authorization is provided
from a central computer
Time and Attendance
A time and attendance system uses encoded employee identication badges that are scanned when employees start and stop
work This allows automatic tracking for payroll and eliminates paper time sheets and time clocks
Quality Control
Bar code systems in quality control can be used to tell a person which test to perform for a given part and where to send it if it
fails Bar code systems can also create permanent records for tracking component and subassembly failures
Packaging
For packaging, a bar code printer is used to generate a label to identify part numbers, serial numbers, and shipping information
This labeling can be used to automatically sort packages for shipment, automate receiving, and greatly enhance package
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