Barcodes are used for product data representation. The information coded in barcodes is read by an optical reading machine and can be used for a variety of purposes. Barcodes look like a vertical arrangement of lines that are of different lengths and have varying gaps between them. They are called linear and uni-dimensional barcodes. Here we have discussed some benefits offered by the barcode system.
Operational efficiency increases
Barcoding items offers speed in the recording of information. Work in progress can be tracked with precision and expertise. Barcodes thus save a large amount of time and enable quick responsiveness to customers, agents and client questions.
Better inventory control
Barcodes simplify the task of inventory control greatly and hence save time. Replenishments of stock and recording of outgoing stock is completely error free and instantaneous.
Barcodes eradicate errors
Accuracy and efficient tracking are the greatest advantages of barcodes. Human error rates have the capacity to destroy an enterprise. Barcode scanning devices have an astoundingly low error rate of one in thirty six trillion characters. The type of barcode chosen also makes a major difference to the level of accuracy.
Cost effective asset management
The barcode system which is in place in your company can be integrated across every organisational process to eliminate errors at every level and save overall costs.
Compulsory legal requirement
Barcoding of products is now a compulsory requirement for their release in the market. If you have a strong and deeply integrated barcode system, a lot of time can be saved in organisational processes.
You will begin to notice drastic improvements in your business efficiency in the first few weeks of setting up a barcode system.