Category Archives: Blog
What Is Stock Control Software and How Can It Benefit You?
Stock management is a vital component in a company, as it allows for the proper functioning of a business through ensuring that the stock is accounted for. In the supply chain, stock management follows a few important steps to guarantee … Continue reading
2017 Expectations: Supply Chain Trends
The supply chain requires efficiency for optimised results, and in 2017 technology is a big step in optimising this efficiency. New technologies, in particular, have the capacity of being utilised for innovations and progress in the supply chain. In 2017, … Continue reading
Barcode DPI: What You Need to Know
Barcodes are one of the most common items that you will see in the retail and commercial industries; they are also very important, as they are responsible for ensuring the correct management and distribution of products around the world. However, … Continue reading
Direct Thermal or Thermal Transfer – Which is Best?
These two types of printing can be easily confused for one another, but they are quite dissimilar. Depending on your needs, you might find that you prefer one above the other. But what are the differences between direct thermal and … Continue reading
Switching Your Warehouse Inventory System to Mobile
Warehousing is one of the most important aspects of any manufacturer, wholesale distributor, stockist, and business. Warehouses are used to store valuable business assets and are at the heart of product distribution, so it is vital to make sure that … Continue reading
How to Create a Barcode
Barcodes have become increasingly popular over the past few decades or so, especially in the food packaging and retail industries. But what goes into creating a barcode? Well, we at GSM Barcoding work with barcoding systems every single day, so … Continue reading
Reasons Why Excel Shouldn’t Be Used for Inventory Management
One of the most widely used applications that help to make tables and databases a lot easier to use is Excel; it is provided by Microsoft and it is incredibly versatile for what it is. It is used across the … Continue reading
Different Types of Labels
Types of Labels There is a range of label types that are each best suited for particular uses. Here is a quick summary of the label types we will explore in more detail below.
Improving Your Business’ Asset Management
Having an asset management system within a business has become commonplace over the years; there are a variety of different technologies and methods which are constantly developing which can make the job of tracking and organising your assets one of … Continue reading
Should You Use Smartphones as Part of a Barcoding Solution?
Many business owners who look into stock control or asset tracking solutions for their company are often searching for a way to reduce their overheads and general costs of running their business. Using barcodes can drastically increase the efficiency of … Continue reading
