Bar Code Printing
Millions of companies around the world rely on bar code printing to improve data management and accessibility, reduce costs, and increase productivity. This innovative and easy-to-implement technology allows companies in virtually any industry to utilize bar codes for unlimited applications.
In UGI, we have served customers in a variety of industries, ranging from small, "mom-and-pop" stores to large, nationwide organizations. We understand the importance of using the right barcode technology to capture, display, manage and print data. Our printing capabilities have enabled our customers to address complex problems, optimize planning, cut costs, and drive productivity.
This line of reasoning applies to bar coding. Bar coding can help your business by: Providing value-added services to customers; Improving inventory accuracy; Making your employees more productive.
Value-Added Services for Customers:
Many customers (especially OEM manufacturers) now require that distributors apply bar code labels to material shipped to them. This requires that the distributor has a bar code compatible printer and the necessary computer software to produce the labels required by the customer. This service is expensive. Consider not only the equipment and software, but also the labor necessary to affix the labels. It is normally offered only to high-volume, high-profit accounts. But keep in mind that if the customer requires UPC (Universal Product Code) or some other industry-standard labels, the costs associated with producing the labels can be applied to other tasks as well. Tasks such as supplying labels to other customers or preparing your warehouse for automated physical inventory counts (see below). If a customer requires special labeling, be sure to consider the cost of this custom value-added service when you consider the account profitability and salespeople commissions.
Improving Physical Inventory/Cycle Counting Speed and Accuracy:
Physically counting your inventory is a boring, tedious, time-consuming task that is susceptible to many errors. To prepare the warehouse for bar code physical inventory, a bar code label which identifies a product is printed and affixed to each stocking bin location. These labels are assigned to locations because it often is not practical to place a label on every piece of every product stocked in inventory. During the actual physical inventory process, the counter takes a hand-held bar code reader (with an attached storage device and numeric keypad), scans the label, and then enters the counted quantity using the numeric keypad. After a section is counted, the bar code reader is placed in a computer input device (often called a "wedge" or a "holster") and the product counts are automatically downloaded into the computer system, updating the on-hand quantities in the database.
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