The retail industry in the UK is struggling. With department store giant, Debenhams, recently joining the line-up of British retailers having trouble keeping stores open, are the days of brick and mortar retail shops coming to an end?

Efficiency remains at the forefront of improving business operations. Supply chains demand accuracy and fast processing in order to meet market compliance and service demands. Warehouse operations constantly need to be updating and taking advantage of emerging technologies in order to improve.

If there’s one industry that requires the utmost care to prevent administration errors, it’s the emergency services. This industry is crucial for ensuring public health and safety. Police departments, fire and rescue services and emergency response units require a well-organised system for tracking their tools and equipment.

The automotive industry is probably not the first industry that comes to mind when you think of barcodes. However, barcode technology has helped to revolutionise this industry by providing fast and accurate inventory and shipping information to pass among trading partners throughout the supply chain.

Barcodes are incredible. From supermarket check outs to labelling bags of donated blood, these black and white stripes have revolutionised the way so many industries operate. However, for many people, they remain a mystery. We see them being scanned when we buy our shopping, but have you ever stopped to wonder how they actually work? And what other incredible things are barcodes capable of?

With more uses for barcodes and asset tracking systems than ever before, more and more industries have been completely transformed by this technology. Barcode tracking provides virtually error-free data collection, and it’s this application that makes barcodes such an asset to so many different kinds of business operations.

In a previous post, we looked at three industries where barcodes had taken over: healthcare, retail and marketing. Continuing on from that, we’re going to take a look at another three industries that have streamlined and improved their operations through the implementation of barcode technology.

Retail has an extensive history spanning hundreds of years to become what we know it as today. Even now retail is constantly having to change and adapt to keep up in an ever digitising world. From the local grocer where Brits once did their entire food shop, to a high street packed with retail giants all competing for business both physically and online, the world of retail is a world away from what it was just a few decades ago.

Retail is one of the most important sectors in the world and involves so many different industries and roles. Here we’re going to take a brief look at where retail started, how it developed and where it is now.

When it comes to taking control of your stock and implementing asset tracking solutions, you can’t go wrong with barcodes. Barcoding systems have revolutionised the way so many industries operate. From healthcare to manufacturing, barcoding technology has completely streamlined their processes and significantly reduced the possibility of admin errors.

Tracking software has revolutionised the way businesses perform their operations. The demand for products across every sector has steadily increased over time, and new production processes and technologies have been introduced to keep up. The ever growing supply of inventory owned by businesses demand more sophisticated means of tracking and storing these assets.

Whilst currently there is a multitude of sophisticated and advanced digital technology designed for asset tracking, this was not always the case. Let’s take a look back at some of the first types of asset tracking systems and how they have developed into the systems we use today.

When it comes to stock management, there are so many different types of systems to choose from. All systems have their own advantages and limitations, and which one you decide to go with depends on the needs of your business. But the purposes of these systems are always the same: improve data management, accessibility and reduce costs.

Improving data is considered to be the backbone of operations. Data entry enables a company to produce accurate reports and make predictions about future needs and actions. Barcode labels are the most cost-effective tool for organisations to ensure data credibility and to prevent human error. Apart from near perfect accuracy, barcoding systems enables faster working, as time is saved by eliminating the time needed to manually correct errors.