Warehouse or Greenhouse? Go Green with Paperless Operations.

The main objective of ‘going green’ is that it’s good for the environment, but when it comes down to it; businesses generally have their focus on creating greater efficiencies throughout the organization. Paperless environments are important to all facets of the business, but one area that would benefit greatly is the warehouse. Consider the following…

2D or Not 2D… That is the Question.

How many times have you said, “This would be a lot easier if I had the right tool for the job.” Well, same is true for bar code scanning in your business. Great strides have been made over the years to improve the accuracy and speed of bar code scanners. The importance of choosing the…

Asset Tracking 101

The first step in understanding asset management is defining “asset”. Not to be confused with inventory, an asset is a permanent item that an organization uses as part of their business. This could include any number of items, such as: Computers / Printers Filing Cabinets Office Furniture Equipment / Tools / Machinery Vehicles Asset tracking…

IT Takes the Wheel with Remote Device Management

When managing your fleet of scanning devices becomes overwhelming, it’s time to consider remote device management (RDM). For IT administrators, the ability to manage all bar code scanning devices from a single, remote location can be a life saver. For your business, it’s a productivity and profitability enhancer. Let’s face it; scanner management can be…

Target to Use Barcodes in Reward Programs

According to a recent announcement from the massive retailer Target, the company is looking to take the next step towards using barcodes in retail by creating a customer loyalty rewards program that brings together mobile barcode scanners and So how does it work? Well, first of all, you can now update your Target GiftCard via…

Have You Considered Loyalty Programs?

According to the loyalty research firm Colloquy, there were 1.3 billion loyalty cards in circulation in the United States in 2008. Loyalty cards, or cards associated with some sort of club within your retail business, give customers an extra incentive to do business with you so that they may receive some sort of exclusive benefit,…

Behind the Barcode: UPC-A

The UPC-A code is one of the most commonly used barcode types within the United States. Placed on a majority of products sold in retail, this type of barcode identifies the manufacturer and the specific product so that point of sale cash register systems can look up the price automatically and streamline the transaction. This…

Tips for PDA Barcode Scanner Training

A handheld barcode scanner can make inventory tracking a breeze, but before all of that work can be accomplished, you need to have employees who know how to use the technology. Once you decide to implement barcode scanning technology into you First off, make sure that your employees understand the barcode scanner interface before they…