[Cialug] inventory management

[Barry Von Ahsen]

thanks, I shall check these out


-barry



On Jun 8, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Will wrote:

> 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
>> 
>> 
>> -barry
>> 
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