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You have years, maybe decades of barcode experience. Maybe you have been printing barcodes on packaging for hundreds of customers. Or maybe you manage the barcodes for your brand, on dozens of [...]

Our recent article about the longevity of barcodes triggered a range of responses. One comment referred to barcodes as the “weakest link” in the supply chain. There are many links in the supply [...]

Now more than ever It is important to avoid obstacles in getting test kits, ventilators, pharmaceuticals and other essential medical resources through the supply chain and into hospitals. The UDI [...]

Captain Obvious has things to say to the supply chain. Who is in the Supply Chain business? First, who is in the supply chain business? Everybody is in the supply chain business. Some of us are [...]

The importance of barcode quality is not a rhetorical question. Barcode quality is very important. Barcodes are the connective tissue that holds supply chains together. Bad barcodes used to be [...]

n its fullest sense, bar code quality is a broader topic than just the quality of the printed image. There are two additional considerations where the bar code plays an important role. One of [...]

Barcodes are everywhere and used in critical applications. Barcodes keep manufacturing systems operating. They maintain unbroken supply chains; they secure access to aircraft, sporting and [...]

QR Code myths abound. Consider QR Code quality. A recent article describes a graphics design technique that makes QR Code less obtrusive and more “harmonious” with the graphic it accompanies. The [...]

Not all barcode names have significance—UPC or Universal Product Code and Data Matrix, for example, are just generic names with no intrinsic meaning. Other barcode names are more descriptive and [...]