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
Link To Document :
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