Another emerging technology is infiltrating barcodes. This has become a familiar pattern, and with merit. Several years ago, RFID was predicted to replace barcodes, and it did replace barcodes in [...]
After more than 50 years, barcodes are still relevant and viable. The demise of barcodes was predicted almost from the start. The first threat was RFID, the next was digital watermarking. RFID [...]
As a recovering perfectionist, it’s helpful to add some perspective to barcode quality and compliance. Sometimes customers are overzealous about the quality of the barcodes they demand from [...]
Barcode problems are frustrating. As if it isn’t bad enough that they fail, they always fail at the worst possible time. Consumer Frustration The technology seems so simple, and in many ways and [...]
If everything goes to plan, the ubiquitous, venerable UPC will soon be relegated to barcode history. It leaves a 50-year history and big boots to fill, but the successor QR Code is well up to the [...]
Here is a snapshot of some important quality issues that are happening just this week: A second multi-state Salmonella outbreak involving fresh vegetables and products containing them such as [...]
Business hates uncertainty Investment in capital equipment, hiring, compensation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning—essential business processes have been thrown into uncertainty and [...]
Accidental deaths due to medication errors are a grave concern within the healthcare sector, shedding light on the critical need for improved practices and safeguards. Annually, an estimated [...]
Previously, we wrote about how AI and barcodes work together. To review: • Using computer vision, AI-enhanced scanners can read partially damaged barcodes, or barcodes in poor lighting or partial [...]
Barcodes and AI are becoming quite the dynamic duo. Here’s a few ways they intersect: Automated Scanning AI-powered systems can use advanced image recognition to read barcodes even if [...]
