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;