...inventory additions and subtractions. We have an average budget to set up this system, so I will buy two laptops, wireless router, two barcode scanners, barcode printer, printer and the internet service. For start up we will begin with the use of the inflow inventory system from Archon Systems. The software will help my sister to take orders and deduct items out of the inventory with a single click. This software will also generate reports, one of which will show the demand for a given product. We will also setup the laptop with wireless internet access which will enable her to conduct sales and do inventory with the same equipment using a wireless barcode scanner. These are what we should have as minimum equipment to setup an accurate inventory management system: 1. Laptop or Desktop Computer- Laptop or computer with wireless access can allow to her to manage her sales and create or manage inventory items. 2. Wireless Router – The wireless router will assure wireless access point for the laptop or computer. This modifies laptop to be mobile for inventory goals. 3. Barcode scanner – A barcode scanner is an electronic device for reading printed barcodes. This barcode scanner will be used with the mobile laptop for sales and inventory. 4. Barcode label printer – A barcode label printer is computer hardware for printing barcode labels or tags that...
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...Reasons for the Choice of the Study: The proponents chose to generate an Automated Sales and Inventory System Utilizing Barcode Technology for the *name of company Whey King* to set their time and effort at ease as this system will be able to eliminate the hassle of entering data manually. With the help of the barcode technology, the proponents aim to eliminate the possibility of human error with the companies’ processes. The occurrence of manually entered information should become lesser with the use of the proposed system. A barcode scan is swift and consistent, and takes lesser time than the manual entry of data. The Proposed system will also be able to save employee’s training time for it only takes a few minutes to be familiarized with the handheld scanner. Furthermore, the system ought to make the employee training less expensive since they do not have to be paid extra for spending hours on training, and another employee does not have to be compensated for training them. Importance of the Study: The Proponents believe that the company will be able to operate more efficiently when all of its processes are conducted in a consistent and accurate manner whether it is done manually or automatically. The proposed system does not only provide accurate report but also provides a breeze on preparation of financial statements for the company. It gives an excellent summary of the company’s expenses, sales, losses and profits that are essential in reporting taxes and...
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...inventory system to a small business may seem costly, but it is really cost efficient and reduces the time consuming tasks involved with inventory. A key advantage of having an automated inventory system is producing an accurate count which can prevent costly issues. Several programs are available to keep track of products with a myriad of features and can be assessed without any financial risk. In the initial process, a barcode scanner is needed to scan the barcode or the information encoded on the item. The scanned information is then sent to and tracked by a central system. A prime example of this process is entailed in purchasing an order. A list of items that are due to for shipping and packing should be included with the purchase order. With this system in process, it should be helpful to locate the items, encode shipping information, and remove purchased items for an accurate count. Along with the barcode scanner, a mobile computer would be necessary for the automated process to serve as the central system. In addition, a barcode printer, barcode label, and the proper inventory software is needed as well. Finding the right software could be tricky, but there are several programs with plenty to offer and perfectly suited for small businesses. The best software should offer several features such as movement history, file import and export, bar code scanning, accessibility for numerous users, customer history, and discount tracking. One of the programs that is...
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...Ch.6 Assignment – Harley-Davidson 1. From reading and learning about RFID tags and barcode technologies I can see some advantages and disadvantages for Harley-Davidson to implement the RFID system. I assume that Harley-Davidson has a fairly broad line of incoming products and materials from different suppliers. With this in mind, even though there might be a small price difference between barcode and RFID technology in small units, the costs can be reduced radically in terms of large volumes with the most efficient technology. Obviously the barcode technology is cheaper, smaller and lighter than the RFID tags. However, the RFID technology enables reading from a greater distance and at a faster rate than the barcodes. Additionally they don’t have to be positioned in a line of sight with the scanner, unlike the barcodes. The RFID tags can also carry large data capabilities such as product maintenance, shipping histories and expiry dates; which can all be programmed to the tag. Ultimately the tags can be run with minimal human participation. If all the above things mentioned about the RFID tags are of value for Harley-Davidson, it might be worth considering the use of this technology. Basically it all comes down to the question if paying a slightly higher price for the tag itself but excluding of human participation in monitoring the supply chain and reducing cost that way will help Harley-Davidson create value for its customers. 2. When comparing the use of RFID technology...
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...strategies and reports. This is important information you need to make those last minute informed decisions without fear of making the mistakes based on erroneous information. Internet and Mobile Access * Suggestions (CMS) Content Management System * Online ordering * E-Commerce Executive Summary With this system you will be able to communicate with a great deal more people and be able to push your products online which will boost your sales. With online ordering it will cut the cost of hiring employees for phone orders, and give your company a way to have people from all over the world access to your products. Here is our proposed business changes for Riordan Mfg. Proposed Business Changes * Wireless UPC scanners, barcode printers, inventory software, asset tracking, time and attendance systems, Point of Sale (POS) Systems and a range of...
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...Information Systems Evolution Paper Health care is one of the many industries that use bar codes for efficiency. Bar codes are used in the health care industry to manage and maintain patient’s records, track medical supplies, check the status of medical equipment, and to manage data quickly and accurately. Since the use of bar codes in the health care industry, there have been studies, has shown bar codes reduce medical errors. Bar code has been around since 1952 and has helped every industry become more efficient in collecting and tracking services and products. Milestones On many products today people do not relies the importance of a bar code on items. One might even ask what is a bar code. A bar code is a way to track information data automatically by identifying the numbers on the UPC. In 1948, Bernard Silver was a graduate at Drexel Institute of Technology and a food store owner asked the university to research a way to of automatically read product information during checkout (About, n.d.). • October 20, 1949, Woodland and Silver filed their patent application for the “Classifying Apparatus and Method.” • October 7, 1952 inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver were the recipient of the first patent for bar coding. • Commercially in 1966, bar codes were used. • 1970, the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code (UGPIC) was written by a company called Logicon Inc. • In 1970, Monarch Marking was the first to use bar...
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...Bar Code Safety and Efficacy http://www.psqh.com/sepoct05/barcodingrfid1.html Errors that occur earlier in the medication process are more readily detected (~50% are prevented during the ordering stage) while very few (< 2%) are caught at the administration stage (bates et al., 1995). further, it has been noted that more than one third of medication errors occur at the latter stage (leape et al., 1995). because of the relatively high proportion of errors and the lack of success preventing them, error reduction strategies targeted at the administration stage High rates of preventable medication errors have been repeatedly reported in studies in the medical literature (Bates et al., 1995; Leape et al., 1995; Flynn et al., 2002; Kanjanarat et al., 2003). It is difficult, however, to cite a single number to define the extent of the medication error problem due to differences in institutions, study methodologies, error definitions, and other variables. On the high end of estimates, one study that compiled data from 36 institutions reported 19% (~1 in 5) of the medication doses studied over a 4-day period involved medication errors (Barker et al., 2002). These errors included wrong time (43%), omission (30%), wrong dose (17%), and unauthorized drug (4%). The number of these errors deemed potentially harmful adverse drug events (ADEs) was 7%. A comprehensive review of medication error studies cited in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2000 report on errors in the U.S. healthcare system...
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...QR Code Security Peter Kieseberg, Manuel Leithner, Martin Mulazzani, Lindsay Munroe, Sebastian Schrittwieser, Mayank Sinha, Edgar Weippl SBA Research Favoritenstrasse 16 AT-1040 Vienna, Austria [1stletterfirstname][lastname]@sba-research.org ABSTRACT This paper examines QR Codes and how they can be used to attack both human interaction and automated systems. As the encoded information is intended to be machine readable only, a human cannot distinguish between a valid and a maliciously manipulated QR code. While humans might fall for phishing attacks, automated readers are most likely vulnerable to SQL injections and command injections. Our contribution consists of an analysis of the QR Code as an attack vector, showing different attack strategies from the attackers point of view and exploring their possible consequences. Figure 2: QR Code cards, public transport vehicles, etc. Indeed, this mechanism has a vast number of potential applications [4, 1, 2, 13, 9]. For instance, the sports brand Umbro have embedded QR codes into the collars of England football shirts, sending fans to a secret website where prizes can be won. In this paper, we explore the structure and creation process of QR codes as well as potential attacks against or utilizing QR codes. We give an overview of the error correction capabilities and possible ways to alter both error correction data and payload in order to either modify or inject information into existing codes. Furthermore, we explore numerous...
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...cost, increases efficiency, insures accuracy and proficiency (if done properly), and leads to greater innovation. There are three types of AIDC technologies are barcodes, cards, and radio frequency identification known as RFID. Barcode technologies are the oldest and most successful AIDC technologies. There are two main sub categories of barcodes. The first category is linear barcodes which are made up of lines and spaces of multiple widths that create specific patterns recognizable to scanners by storing information vertically. These cards are used in many applications where the use of a simple numeric code can provide the key to a database such as product inventory. The limitation to these barcodes is that it can only hold up to eighty five characters or less. Figure 1 to the left is an illustration of a linear barcode that are used in the industry. The second sub category of barcode technologies is 2D barcodes which is a graphical image that stores information both horizontally and vertically. These barcodes allow large amounts of data to be stored in small spaces. These images are commonly found on app advertisement barcodes, which allow the user to access the full capabilities of the app. The 2D barcodes can hold several hundred to thousands of characters. Figure 2 to the right is an illustration of 2d barcodes. The next category of AIDC is card technologies. The first subgroup of this category is magnetic strips which are strips that consist of iron-based magnetic particles...
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...the patient and also help the nurses/caretakers to have a better check on the patient's health. 2) Inventory efficiency Because line-of-sight is not required to read RFID tags, inventory can be performed in a highly efficient method. Unlike a bar code, an RFID tag can be read through other materials. This greatly reduces the manpower needed to search for a particular drug or medicine. For example, RFID tags are put on medicines, which give them a unique code and identity. It can then be read, inventoried, and their location can be determined no matter where the tag is placed on the medicine. This is because the radio waves from the reader are strong enough for the tag to respond regardless of location. 3) Able to hold more data than barcodes RFID tags can store data up to 8 KB whereas the bar code has the ability to read just 32 digits. However, as the data storage capacity of RFID tags increase, so does the cost of the tags. 4) Security Each year, the World Health Organization reports indicate an increase in the illicit trade of medicines. Pharmaceutical companies lose billions of dollars every year due to illicit...
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...Unit 1: Base System Conversions - Assignment Total points for Assignment: 35 points. Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 1. All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET of the assigned Unit. NOTE: Assignment problems should not be posted to the Discussion threads. Questions on the Assignment problems should be addressed to the instructor by sending an email or by attending office hours. You must show your work on all problems. If a problem is worth 2 points and you only show the answer, then you will receive only 1 point credit. If you use a calculator or online website, give the source and tell me exactly what you provided as input. For example, if you used Excel to compute 16 * 16, tell me “I typed =16*16 into Excel and got 256. You may type your answer right into this document. Part I. Basic Computations 1. (3 points) Convert the binary form (base 2) to decimal form (base 10): 01110111 base 2 |128 | |115/2 | | |Decimal | |M |77 | |u |117 | |s |115 | |i |105 | |c |99 | |Capitol M | |77/2 | |Lowercase u | | | |117/2 ...
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...karenjao@yahoo.com, Jingel A. Tio, Antonio S. Gonzales Jr. Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering De La Salle University, Manila Email: tioj@dlsu.edu.ph, gonzalesa@dlsu.edu.ph Bell Electronics Lab Corporation situated in Calamba, Laguna is engaged in test and assembly of optoelectronics and sensor devices. The company is concentrating on its resources in metal can packaging. The second phase of the company's program is towards the development of other types of optoelectronics and sensors device packaging to support their customer requirements. In this paper, the proponents will present an Automated Inventory System using Portable Data Acquisition (PDA) module to help the company’s growing business. The PDA module is composed of barcode scanner to scan issued and received items, and a Z8F6423 Zilog microcontroller to store the information. A Product Inventory System (PIS) application program is also discussed to show how the PDA module can be interfaced with the PIS. Test results presented in this paper will show apparent improvement of company’s inventory system. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Inventory system is an effective way for monitoring and tracking different materials that are transferred in and out of a company’s warehouse or establishment usually for accounting purposes. It is also important for a company to monitor all the transactions and 140 Bernabe, Dela Cruz, Jao, Tio and Gonzales movement of goods in order to keep an account of all their stocks. However in some...
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...Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management June 16, 2013 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Brief Company background 3 Discussion of business problem(s) 4 High level solution 4 Benefits of solving the problem 4 Business/technical approach 5 Business process changes 5 Technology or business practicess used to augment the solution 5 Conclusions and overall recommendations 12 High-level implementation plan 12 Summary of project 12 Abstract The principal objective of this paper is to identify the different kinds of software and hardware available to improve the economic growth of the Smith Enterprise business. To add several IT strategic planning in order to solve the problem in the MacKenn Enterprises Company. Smith Enterprises currently is losing money and has no inventory or supply management. It has no ability to track down current cost or any financial data. The company has no support of cataloging for pricing of any product. Records are not filed, and there is no real organization. By implementing new technology to this company it can be more productive and self sufficient. With new software and other new equipment it will make a tremendous impact and smooth management of the company. Brief Company background The name of the company is Smith Enterprises. The company is just a small owned home business that...
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...1 Final Project N311 Dr.Peggy Shipley Shannon McKnight 6/14/2014 2. Introduction According to the Institute of Medicine there are more than a million injuries and almost 100,000 deaths associated with medication administration errors every year in the healthcare profession. Administration of medication is a large part of every day nursing care. As the patient’s primary advocates, it is the nurse’s responsibility to make certain these medication errors do not occur and to uphold the patient’s safety. Hebda & Czar (2013) state, “The desire to reduce or eliminate medication errors focuses attention on computerized physician order entry (CPOE), Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA), and e-prescribing”. With the growing amount of medication errors, many institutions are introducing the Bar Code Medication Administration System. This is a system that will aid in assuring the right patient is getting the right medication and reduce the risk for medication errors. Although BCMA will not be a remedy for medication errors, it can provide a safeguard that is not possible with manual method. The implementation of the Bar Code Medication Administration system has been highly proven reduce the number of medication errors, improve patient safety, and increase the nurse’s job satisfaction. 3. Barrier to the Implementation Understanding the barriers to change...
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...Aide Gateway Technical College April 7, 2015 Table of Contents Summary iii Introduction iv Purpose iv Scope iv Salon Software iv Background v Software Reviews vi Criteria vi SuperSalon Software viii Student Course Completion Management viii Time-clock Tracking & Reporting viii Client Management viii Appointment Scheduling viii Gift Certificates & Cards ix Retail & Inventory Barcode Management ix Point-of-Sale ix Online Software Backup ix Price ix GuestVision Software x Student Course Completion Management x Time-clock Tracking & Reporting x Client Management x Appointment Scheduling x Salon Management Reports x Gift Certificates & Cards xi Retail & Inventory Barcode Management xi Point-of-Sale xi Online Software Backup xi Pricing xi Millennium Software xii Student Course Completion Management xii Time-clock Tracking & Reporting xii Client Management xii Appointment Scheduling xii Salon Management Reports xii Gift Certificates & Cards xii Retail & Inventory Barcode Management xiii Point-of-Sale xiii Online Software Backup xiii Price xiii Conclusion xiv Recommendation xiv Works Cited xv Appendix A xvi Appendix B xvii Appendix C xviii...
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