Further Information Specialty Label Features Automatic Data Collection and the Advantages of Bar Coding Bar codes are a fast, easy and accurate data entry method used in the process known as automatic data collection . Bar coding enables products to be tracked efficiently and accurately at speeds not possible using manual data entry systems. The primary benefit of this process is that it is truly automatic, occurring instantaneously as a transaction or process takes place, commonly referred to as real-time data capture and exchange within the industry.
Improved accuracy is yet another benefit.
Studies show that the entry and read error rates when using automatic data collection and bar code technology are approximately one error in one million characters versus one error for every 300 characters in manual key entry. Bar Code Construction Bar coding is a type of Morse code used to encode or put information into a universally recognized code language in the form of a bar code symbology. Encoded data can consist of a part number, serial number, supplier number, quantity, transaction code, or other type of data. A number of bar code standards have been developed and refined over the years into accepted languages called symbologies. Automotive Industry Action Group, have subsequently been established to regulate the use of bar code symbologies in accordance with accepted industry standards and specifications, as dictated by an industry.