Role and Implementation of Rfid and Barcodes

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Reduced Labor Costs:

The most obvious role of barcode data entry is reduced labor cost from hiring skilled typists.

Necessary Inventory Levels:

Barcodes are used to optimize inventory levels and save on capital costs.

Better Decision Making:

Barcode system enables gathering and collection of information that may be difficult or even impossible to collect otherwise. These data enables the management to make fully formed decision based on the presented information.

Faster Access to Information:

It opens the door to opportunities and gaining competitive edge in the market.

Work In Progress:

Barcode system plays a vital role in tracking and keeping detailed record of material that go through several steps to completion in different manufacturing industries. This enables the supervisor to quickly resolve a problem that may occur in the output.

Inventory Control:

Tracking inventory manually is a process that requires considerable effort and time. With the help of barcodes, the tracking of shipping and receiving of inventory is made very easy. This system provides real time inventory updates and helps in keeping the inventory in control.

Reduced Inventory Costs:

As previously explained that barcode system helps in optimizing inventory levels, it thus also reduces the inventory costs that would not have been possible if the inventory was not kept at necessary level.

Implementation Of Barcode System:

It can be tricky to implement a barcode inventory system as it requires not only to be implemented but also to be successfully integrated with the current software systems (like ERP).

The following seven tips can help in successfully implementing barcode solution:

- Right barcode label printing for the company’s needs.

The barcode quality is the key to every barcode label printing solution. It's necessary to make sure that the selected barcode printer is fully capable of meeting the company’s requirements.

- Check out the barcode label’s material specifications.

The products can experience harsh conditions and environments both in and outside of the warehouse, sitting in the shelves that may deteriorate the labels. So it is essential to make sure that the material of the label has a quality that is good enough to stand those harsh conditions.

- Test barcode labels before deploying barcoding system.

This step involves thoroughly testing the printed barcode over a period of time that should be long enough to reflect the lifecycle that will be encountered by a real barcode, in the actual workplace.

- Thoroughly review all of your support options.

It is important to examine the support options of all the devices that will be implemented, including software like ERP, scanners, labels, etc.

- Integrating barcode system with the existing IS.

The biggest challenge is to integrate the barcode system with the existing information system that most companies already have installed like warehouse management system and ERP. It requires an understanding of how the data will reach at the system's database from the label.

- Get to know your vendor.

A company should choose a vendor who its can rely on in the future. It is important to ensure that the barcode inventory MS vendor is committed to assisting the company in not only implementation but also throughout the barcode system’s lifecycle.

- Stay current on your technology.

Technology changes very fast and advance at a rapid rate and although barcode system technology has been around for years, it is just now being implemented into the warehouses of manufacturers. That is why it’s important to keep up with new trends of barcoding system.