Barcode Scanner vs Verifier: Cost vs Value
Axicon Auto ID just re-released an excellent video, which first posted several years ago. It answers the very common, very important question, “What is the difference between a barcode scanner [...]
Barcode Verifiers and Enterprise Risk Management
The tiny little town I live in is a crossroad with a gas station, a post office and a small diner which is a Saturday morning breakfast ritual for us and most of the town. Last spring an elderly [...]
Barcode Quality as Risk Management
This is not the first article we’ve published about barcode quality as risk management. But this one takes a different tack on the subject. Here we put a finer and sharper point on the issue. In [...]
The Business Risk of Poor Barcode Quality
At GS1 Connect Conference in Las Vegas, a chart was distributed, showing the various levels of risk associated specifically with poor data quality in supply chain operations, in-store operations [...]
Barcode Quality: The Cost and Risk of Compromises
The total cost of ownership of a barcode verifier varies, but the right verifier can pay for itself over time. Minor compromises in selecting the right verifier can increase risk. The wrong [...]
Barcode Quality Procedures: The Map to Barcode Risk Management
Barcodes that don’t work right can be a liability. Managing that risk begins with a well conceived, diligently executed barcode quality procedures document. Yes, a document, a step-by-step [...]
Barcode Quality is Risk Management
Barcode quality is increasingly important: barcodes are used in more critical applications than ever before. Matching a wristband barcode to the medications at bedside dosing in a hospital or [...]