Barcode – Getting Back To Basics
In the late 1970’s, barcode technology was centered primarily around grocery
store point of sale. UPC was the only barcode anyone had heard of, and the
major providers of barcode scanners were the flat-bed omni-directional...
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Barcode – Getting Back To Basics
In the late 1970’s, barcode technology was centered primarily around grocery
store point of sale. UPC was the only barcode anyone had heard of, and the
major providers of barcode scanners were the flat-bed omni-directional scanners
at the check-out counters.
Flash forward to 2014 and we have QR codes that are barcodes whose only use
is to connect a cell phone user to a web site for product information. Barcodes
are seen not only in retail stores, but are used extensively in industrial
companies, hospitals, pharmacies, manufacturing processes and so on. We
track inventory, tools, biotech samples, documents, and vehicles. We identify
consumers for loyalty discounts and citizens on driver’s licenses.
While RFID seemed to be the “next great scanning technology”, the lack of
standards and the cost of the equipment and RFID tags has users falling back to
traditional barcode applications.
So what’s the next new application in your organization for bar coding?
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