[Cialug] inventory management

[Will]

What you want is considered to be ERP software. Open Bravo is a good choice
but still maybe too complicated. I'm working on a side project right now
that would solve your problem but it's way too far out. Until then, here's
a list of ERP software solutions and their licenses:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ERP_software_packages.

As far as barcode printing and scanning, look at it from 2 separate ways.
Barcode generation, I recommend code128 in which you can use the font but
just know a CRC is calculated and put at the end of the barcode.
http://freebarcodefonts.dobsonsw.com/code128font-download.html  is my
favorite for code128 fonts. The easier solution for simpler barcodes is
code39 which use's the "*" character at the start and end of the barcode.
Code 39 does not support most punctuation and doesn't support lowercase
characters. As far as a barcode scanner, my experience on the projects I've
been on are that barcode scanners emmulate a keyboard interface so any
software you choose will work with any barcode.

I hope this helps a little! If you need a label printer and have the money
to spend, look to intermec! Otherwise making barcodes from word with basic
labels in a printer should work well.

-Will Christensen

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com> wrote:

> does anybody have any suggestions for inventory management?  we need
> something that does barcode printing/scanning and is non-geek friendly.
>  we've got a wasp currently, but it's not very easy to use
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> -barry
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