Barcode technology has made its way into all our lives and we now rely on barcodes on a daily basis for all our business activities. Barcodes are read by a barcode scanner, which can interpret the segmented black lines and reference this data against information held on a database.
Some not so common uses of barcode labels
Barcode labels are usually used to track inventory or stock. They can also be used to identify important documents or a person’s property. Some companies use barcodes to monitor the lifecycle of a product and use this information to make a product more sellable or to see if the product needs to be discontinued.
Reduce data errors
One of the best reasons for using barcode labels is that they greatly reduce the chance of data entry error. In systems which don’t use barcodes the information has to be entered manually, so can take some time to enter. Mistakes are also made this way, something which a simple swipe with a barcode scanner can reduce massively.
As well as improving data entry accuracy and reducing the time taken to stock take, barcodes can provide data relating to the quantity of items sold, changes in merchandise and historical sales of items.