If you run a business of any sort, a barcode scanner will make a lot of things easier for you. Barcode scanners can save you lots of time, energy, and money. Read on to learn about the many used of barcode scanners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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You can use barcode scanners to identify and track products, manage inventory and track assets, manage logistics, facilitate auditing, and access management. Their uses cut across the retail industry, corporate offices, logistics industry, and security environments.<\/strong><\/strong> All facets of business can benefit directly or indirectly from the use of barcode scanners.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barcode scanners are just one of the devices you need to operate the barcode technology. This means that you can\u2019t use barcode scanners alone. To do anything reasonable with a barcode scanner, you also need a computer to host the database, the barcodes printed on labels<\/a> or products, and the barcode scanners to read the barcode, decode its information, and transmit it to the computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barcode scanners, when used as a component of a good barcode system, are accurate and have many uses across several industries. As you read on, we will show you what you can use barcode scanners to do in these different industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting from how products reach the store from the factory, you can use the barcode system to track the location and destination of each item. Once you scan the barcode on the products, it sorts them according to their destination. It can also update the location of the items to the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the store, you can track and manage the products using barcodes. What\u2019s more, you can use barcode scanners<\/a> at your cashier desk to facilitate checkouts. All facets of retailing will benefit from the use of barcode scanners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every corporate office needs an effective way to track assets internally. Barcode scanning meets this need and makes it simpler. That\u2019s why every corporate office should integrate barcode scanning into their asset tracking system. It will become incredibly easier to track capital items and other office equipment, such as laptops and other movable equipment. What\u2019s more, corporate businesses can also use barcode scanning to facilitate their auditing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use barcode scanners to log products and keep track of your inventory with a negligible error margin. When you integrate the barcode system, your logistics and inventory management process will be practically mistake-free. The accuracy of this technology is trustworthy and you immediately tell that any missing item that your barcode inventory system cannot account for was probably stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can run your logistics reports easily from barcode scans. This will make tracking and reporting quicker and more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since customers are always right, businesses have to bear the brunt for mistakes in fulfilling the customer\u2019s orders. This becomes a bigger problem when the product is non-returnable. Barcode scanners can help you avoid human errors while processing customers\u2019 orders and making deliveries. They drastically reduce your error margin by eliminating finger slips and other possible mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also use barcode scanners for managing security issues. If you are managing people in a high-risk security environment, barcode scanning can become a vital tool to ensure that strangers can gain access to the premises. You only have to make security cards with unique barcodes<\/a> for each authorized person. A barcode scanner at the point of entry scans these barcodes as each person passes the door, gives them access to the premises, and records their entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This means that people who don\u2019t have an access card cannot gain entrance into the premises. This facilitates better security and helps secure people and property from strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cashiers who use scanners standing at a desk<\/a> or checkout station should use wired barcode readers. They are cheaper than wireless scanners, and they are suitable for stationary operations. Wireless scanners are more expensive, but they are a better choice for mobile operations where you\u2019ll not be staying close to the computer always. Ultimately, the type of scanner you should use depends on your business operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cordless scanners are also more suitable for businesses that deal with heavy or large items. It may be difficult to bring every product to the checkout station, but you can take the scanner to each product. This will save you and your staff the stress of lifting or moving heavy objects around before getting at their barcodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should use a 1D scanner for conventional linear barcodes. A 1D scanner can read linear barcodes quickly and accurately. But if you need to scan QR codes or other types of 2D barcodes, you need a 2D area barcode scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, 2D scanners allow you to send emailed receipts to your customers. This makes them a better choice if you are serving the digitally-oriented younger generation. 2D scanners can also read QR codes from screens, so your customers can present QR codes from their smartphone screens. And you can also do mobile marketing for sales and promotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barcode scanners help streamline many processes across diverse industries. They make these processes easier and faster. They also help business owners reduce error margins and save money. Having barcode scanners and maximizing them will give your business a competitive advantage among others in the industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The benefits of using barcode scanners include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barcode scanners are easy to set up and simple to operate. They require no driver or software installation for them to work with your computer. You don\u2019t need to have any knowledge of programming or technical expertise to implement a barcode system for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This means that with little to no training whatsoever, you and your employees can use barcode scanners. What\u2019s more, many models of barcode scanners<\/a> feature wireless capabilities. So they are portable and easy to carry around for mobile operations even out of your store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barcode scanners reduce error margins by eliminating human mistakes that may occur as a result of manual data entry. Rather than use the manual approach, your staff only has to scan the barcode. And the scanner will transmit accurate information into your database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the first part of a comprehensive webinar on the benefits of using barcode scanners. Hear from the RightStar Technologies experts, Brett Winston and Ron Hill on why you should implement a barcode system for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIndustries That Use Barcode Scanners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Retail Businesses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Corporate Offices<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Logistics and Inventory Management<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Processing Orders and Delivering Products<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Security and Access Management<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
What Type of Barcode Scanner Should You Use?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Should I Use A 1D or 2D Scanner?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What Are The Benefits of Barcode Scanners?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Easy Implementation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Reduced Error Margins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2705 Video – ScanStar: Benefits of Barcode Scanning Part 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n