DocumentCode
1155054
Title
Scanning the Horizon
Author
Grier, David Alan
Author_Institution
George Washington University
Volume
42
Issue
2
fYear
2009
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
11
Abstract
In addition to reducing the time it took to pay for purchases, bar codes and scanners provided a system that would track inventory, reduce theft, and provide data to help merchants understand how their goods were purchased.
Keywords
bar codes; inventory management; mark scanning equipment; purchasing; bar codes; inventory tracking; merchandising; purchasing; scanners; theft; Aerospace industry; Chaos; Counting circuits; Defense industry; Magnetic heads; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Product codes; Space technology; Technological innovation; bar codes; computers and society; computing profession; scanners;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2009.58
Filename
4781960
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