Where is the barcoding industry headed in 2012?

While industry night is always Monday night, we usually take this time to analyze how barcoding is affecting other industries, such as retail and healthcare. Tonight, we’ll focus on the Barcoding industry itself, and predictions for 2012.

As mobility continues to expand into the consumer marketplace, barcoding and automated data collection continue to thrive. Devices such as the iPad are already being used in the healthcare and retail sectors for automated data collection, and while the barcode industry is adapting, businesses are on the hunt for solutions that combine mobility and ease of use. In addition, 2D barcodes are becoming more widely used in both the consumer and enterprise business space.

Cedric Mollon of Intermec anticipates “…growth in the marketplace to be fueled by the rise of 2D Imaging.” While Al Quinn of Motorola Solutions feels that “…consumers’ use of mobile phones and mobile barcode will continue to flourish in the retail space.”

Between 2D barcodes and increased consumer mobility, the barcoding industry should have a busy 2012. Share your thoughts on where the barcoding industry is headed by commenting below, or n our Facebook or twitter pages.

President Obama spoke on the importance of global supply chain security.

President Obama recently spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland regarding a national interest in protecting our supply chain against terrorists, criminals and natural disasters.

Businesses throughout America have supply chains that reach across the world. By having parts made in different locations, costs are cut, but a significant amount of risk is taken on. Threats such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks or pandemics could disrupt the global supply chain, ultimately affecting the goods we rely on every day.

The National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security focuses on everything involved in the supply chain, from transportation, to shipping, to infrastructure, and urges that we adopt a strong system able to absorb threats and quickly recover from disturbances.

Smarter solutions need to be developed, information sharing should be enhanced and standards should be synchronized on both the national and international levels.

Would Obama approve of your supply chain? Get the latest in supply chain logistics and protect the global supply chain.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) will be hosting their 101st Annual Convention and Expo, Retail’s Big Show 2012. Beginning on Jan. 15 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, the show will be attended by anyone who’s somebody in retail, including over 22,000 industry professions, 500 exhibitors and 175 speakers.

Barcoding Inc. will be exhibiting in the Motorola Solutions booth, booth number 1702. Stop by to see a demonstration of their dressing room technology, the Fitting Room Assistant Network (FRAN) on Motorola Solutions’ ET1 Enterprise Tablet. The demonstration will provide a live example of how retailers can improve efficiency and increase sales through the right technology.

FRAN is Barcoding Inc.’s proprietary system engineered for retailers to maximize revenue from customers’ fitting room experience. In addition, Fran allows for increased control over their inventory as it moves around the store and into the fitting room.

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As mobility continues to affect the way we live, work and play as consumers, it’s no surprise that retailers and other businesses are going mobile. As is evident with the exhibitions at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

One notable exhibit was PaySaber, a secure, mobile credit card solution for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Best of all, they offer different solutions depending on the size of your company.

For example, if you’re a small, on-the-go company, such as a food truck, you may be interested in the PaySaber Clip, similar to the more commonly known Square.

For larger businesses, there’s PaySaber POS, which includes a barcode scanner, thermal printer and encrypted card reader all in a light-weight, mobile point of sale (POS) system. In addition to simply taking payments, it’s easy to manage inventory, conduct returns and print receipts or invoices. Businesses will also be able to access real-time reporting and product, inventory and customer databases and more. From there, reports can be made in commonly used programs such as Excel and QuickBooks.

It’s interesting to watch how mobility has and will continue to affect POS solutions. Now, how long will it be until we can all just pay through our cell phones–no credit card needed!

Share your thoughts on mobility in POS systems, or let us know that you’ve liked at CES so far by commenting below, or on our Facebook or twitter pages.

Barcoding Inc. was featured in the 2011 FL100 from Food Logistics magazine

Each year, Food Logistics magazine recognizes 100 software and technology companies that allow grocery and food service distributors and manufacturers to achieve their business goals. This year, they focused on solution providers that are helping their customers differentiate themselves in the marketplace, while facilitating improved safety and traceability throughout the supply chain.

Barcoding Inc. made the FL100* list, which is featured in the November/December 2011 issue of Food Logistics. Barcoding Inc.’s robust partner network allows for comprehensive supply chain distribution solutions. Many of our partners also made the list, including: Airclic, Descartes Systems Group, Intermec, Lucas Systems, LXE (now part of Honeywell), Motorola Solutions, Psion, Xata and Zebra Technologies.

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