BARCODE SYSTEMS, UK

BARCODE BASICS

WHY BARCODES?

BAR CODES are the World’s Least Expensive and Most Reliable Method of Entering Data

Barcode Quality - VERIFICATION

As the supply chain has become automated, barcode quality has become critical.

What is Scanning?

• Decoding bar codes
• Objective: dig data out of noise

What is Verification?

• A specification or parametric check of a bar code symbol
• Objective: predict or ensure readability

Bar Code Symbologies

Product Codes:

• EAN/UPC (EAN 13/8)

Trade Codes:

• Interleaved 2/5 (ITF 14)
• EAN 128