Barcode Quality: Why is it Important?
Consumer Frustration The inconvenience and aggravation of non-working barcodes at retail checkout is how many people understand the importance of barcode quality. People are also generally aware [...]
Barcode Verification is Risk Management—and So Much More
We have made the case in previous articles that barcode verification is risk management. We stand by that truism, but barcode verification is so much more than just risk management. That is just [...]
Scan Rate as a Basis for Barcode Verification
Recently we were asked to weigh in on an ongoing conversation between a label printer and their customer. The GS1 Databar symbols the printer was producing had an 8 mil X dimension which is [...]
Barcode Verification: Protect Important Partnerships
We have all heard a legion of tales about the importance of barcode verification. Many of the stories follow a similar path: verify and prevent problems—end of story. But in the real world that [...]
Perfect Order: A GS1 Healthcare Milestone
Perfect Order is a milestone which has just been achieved by the healthcare industry. Perfect order is when a healthcare supplier and a healthcare provider use the entire GS1 system to complete a [...]