A business or store with hundreds of product items inevitably faces the issue of proper accounting and inventory control. Modern barcode generation technologies can solve these problems while saving time on staff training and order processing.

 Below we will consider the features of creating a barcode nomenclature using your own article numbers and will dwell on some of the advantages.

 Features of generating barcodes using article numbers

 The process of creating bars is essentially the creation of a list of correspondences between the product article number and its nomenclature in the accounting program. For implementation, several tools can be used:

• Excel with open access to Visual Basic and the use of macros;
• The TBarCode SDK program, which integrates into the Microsoft Office suite;
• Barcode Studio - Universal product for Windows and Mac OS;
• Online services with table support.

 All these tools generate a bar in accordance with the sections of the product tables, which must have standard values:

• First digit - system identifier;
• First set of five digits - manufacturer's number;
• Second set - individual product number;
• Check digit.

 Manufacturing business owners should remember that bars created for the company's internal accounting systems work only within your product range. For product accounting outside the enterprise or plant, official registration of barcodes in the GS1 product range is required. This will allow your goods to cross borders and be exported.

  Advantages of Using Barcodes

Below we will list the main advantages of using barcodes in trade, production and warehousing:

• improved quality and speed of inventory;
• simplifies sales statistics;
• allows you to classify goods by category and manufacturer;
• prevents sellers and managers from making mistakes when entering product data into the accounting system;
• reduces employee training time;
• has a low cost of application;
• allows you to export goods.

A modern barcode system is the most universal method of accounting and identifying goods of all categories. Using it, you can take your business to the next level of order processing and save your employees' time for solving other business problems.