Essays on Barcodes

Introduction

Barcode scanning technology operates based on the symbology principle; which defines the barcode, determines the interpretation as well as the mapping of the encoded data or information (Kato, Tan & Chai, 2010) The encoding enables the scanning gadget to know when a character or digit starts and the moment it stops; in the same way as binary interpretation. Barcodes are usually an array of lines organized in a parallel and alternated (black and white) manner. Barcode scanning technology offers a cheap and simple way of recording information or data in various applications.

Purpose

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The supply chain management tends to integrate the customers’ logistic requirements, the distributor and the supplier of a particular business entity into a single cohesive system. It is basically a collection of the individual physical entities, for instance, the plants where goods are manufactured, the centers of distribution, retail outlets, the conveyances, personnel and information, all the entities are linked together through the consumption of goods and services. Most of the organizations including the Walmart stores value the supply chain management because it tends to decrease time and also the final costs incurred by the customers in the purchase ...

RFID stands for Radio-frequency identification (“What is RFID?” par. 1). It is a technology that uses electromagnetic fields to identify and track the tags that are attached to the objects. RFID technology can be extremely useful in managing memorabilia inventory at Hard Rock Café. It can allow the café to track their inventory without human intervention that makes it the ideal technology in the environments where reading of barcodes could be difficult. Since the Hard Rock café has the huge amount of memorabilia inventory, they can take assistance from RFID technology that eliminates the need for labor-intensive tag reading ...