Bar Codes

Bar Codes – Technology and Implementation, brings to the fore all aspects related to bar codes – the technology behind generating bar codes, management of inventory control systems and the implementation and applications of bar codes. Written in a non-technical, jargon free language, this book is meant for those managers who need to understand the technical and managerial aspects of bar codes. Targetted towards retail businesses, this book demystifies the bar code technology and gives inputs on the technology for choosing the right equipment and installing this technology. The book includes: detailed information on the popular bar code symbologies, UPC, EAN, Linear and 2D symbologies; the type of scanners , the art of scanning, decoding and printing bar code labels; the various kinds of printers, bar code verification, software used and operating systems; cases and various applications of bar codes inputs on planning and implementation.