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Barcoding for Microsoft Dynamics GP often requires unique business logic addition.  This means that out-of-the-shelf barcode add-ons for GP might not do what you need and you have to take so-called custom solution way.  In this small publication we are offering Barcode highlights, and how this solution could be implemented and customized.

1.       Printing Barcodes.  Barcode printing can be performed from the Purchase Receipt Entry window, when the purchase receipt transaction is entered, or on demand, for any inventory item, from the Item Card window.  The format of the barcode label can be changed easily because it is a Crystal Report. We typically recommend using a simple barcoding standard, such as 3 of 9. It is important to decide if your client wants to simply barcode item numbers or if they also want to barcode serial numbers/lot numbers.

2.       Inventory Transfers.  We offer two options: transfers via a regular GP client (on a workstation) or via a handheld wireless scanner. The inventory transfer via the regular GP client is done through a modified Inventory Transfer window, where the user simply determines the FROM and TO sites and then the user can scan all barcodes representing the items to be transferred.

3.       The solution in the handheld wireless scanner requires a few additional hardware and software components (such as wireless routers, the scanner itself, and Wavelink, a wireless application manager). These components significantly add costs to the project and are only applicable if the warehouse users need the mobility offered by such solution. The functionality is similar to the one offered by the desktop version.

The use of barcoding and barcode scanners has transformed operational efficiencies of a phenomenal number of businesses both large and small. Simple yet effective, the barcode as an invention has made itself indispensable purely by the multi-faceted advantages that its offers to the user across the entire barcoding spectrum – from generating barcodes through customizable barcode generating software right up to sophisticated barcode scanners and barcode readers. Here we present to you the killer advantages of these marvelous devices.

Super Advantage 1: Speed and Accuracy – A really good data entry operator would be able to enter a 12 digit number (like product code for example) on his keypad in approximately 4-5 seconds, but the average would be more like 7 seconds. The same operation if performed with a barcode scanner would take just one flick of the wrist, less than a second. The speed difference is evident – the use of the barcodes is unmatched in its ability to plough through large volumes of these operations effortlessly. While a data entry operator might make keyboard errors when he types in data, the chances of a barcode reader giving wrong output is practically nonexistent tending almost to zero. For all practical purposes, accuracy is exact, every time the barcode reader makes its flowing motion over the barcode.

Super Advantage 2: Implementation Ease – You decide you want to start using barcodes for your products but are worried that you have never done it before? Fear not, for in 10-20 minutes of your time that scenario will get reversed. The use of barcode readers is almost childishly simple with no prerequisite for usage. Not only can anybody do it, but they can do it quickly as well for the learning curve of using barcodes is extremely steep and short.

Super Advantage 3: Bang for the buck – If you could capture information quickly and accurately, it could only mean a tighter supply chain and well-knit business processes based on this information. With superior information, you can take superior business decisions that increase shareholder value. Imagine what disastrous consequences incorrect information could have on your business! A vast collection of barcodes and barcode scanner usage data has revealed that the investment made in this technology pays back in as short a period as 6 to 10 months – way faster than most modern technologies that attempt to improve the way we conduct our business. Thus the barcode genre is one where the customer truly gets good value for money and high return on investment.

One can never get enough of the importance and advantages of barcodes and barcode scanners. It now only remains for you to start scouring the market for various barcoding solutions to unlock the immense savings and gains that are lying in wait for your business! Go ahead and barcode your business growth in to the future!