Getting Started With Bar Codes: A Systematic Guide (Paperback)

~ Richard D. Bushnell (Author), Richard B. Meyers (Author) "Every facility has some sort of system up and running, and we can view any enhancement to the overall operation of the facility as an..." (more)
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Product Description

Getting Started with Bar Codes: A Systematic Guide is the only book of its kind. It takes you step-by-step through the implementation of bar code systems. It is really a "How To" book. This book explains the technology, hardware, and software with words, pictures, and diagrams. Then it provides the checklists, project forms and recommended methods you can follow to define, design and successfully implement a system.

About the Author

RICHARD D. BUSHNELL is the recipient of the highest award in his industry presented to executives, scientists and engineers for outstanding contributions to AIDC technology and its use. Mr. Bushnell has lectured before many professional societies and events at colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. He was selected to the College Industry Council for Material Handling Education (CICMHE), and was instrumental in founding Insight, the only vendor-independent AIDC support group.

Rick is a highly-respected author, material management system designer, and a sought-after lecturer. He has been interviewed on CBS Nightly News, ABC (Australian Broadcast Company) and by Investors Business Daily, Industry Week Magazine, PC Week, Nation's Business and OMNI.

Many well-known companies including Xerox, IBM, DuPont, McDonald's, UPS, United Technologies and VW as well as less-broadly-known companies have employed systems of his design. He has also been retained by Andersen Consulting and Sarnoff Research.

RICHARD B. MEYERS has had more than 30 years experience with multiple ADC technologies. He is a frequent speaker at major conferences like ID Expo, Scan-Tech and APICS International. Mr. Meyers has been closely associated with senior executives on a worldwide basis and has conducted seminars in numerous countries.

More than a dozen magazines and books have published his articles and he writes a monthly column. He is past Vice Chairman of the AIAG Bar Code Education Committee and a Charter Member of the FACT Data Identifier Work Group and the Generic Label Work Group.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Cutter Information Corp; 5th edition (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943779502
• ISBN-13: 978-0943779508
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #839,014 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated information, October 18, 2007

By	R. Matsumiya (Tokyo, JAPAN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Getting this book was a big mistake. It seems like this book was going to have a lot of information but it does not. The print is very large and there are many large empty spaces on many pages. The content is completely out-of-date. This book was first published in 1985 and most of the content is from 1985. The photos in the book are blown up jpegs stolen from web sites (hence the different photo credits on EVERY image). It still refers to servers as "mainframes". This book basically tells you about the different kinds of bar codes and how they are read. And THAT IS IT. There is NOTHING about software or modern hardware. There is nothing on creating a database. There is nothing about wireless technologies. My message: AVOID THIS BOOK.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Breaking into Bars, August 9, 2001

By	Shalom Pollack (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews

The writer has a project for a systems analysis course: do a mock analysis of a particular business. A friend in wholesale diamonds, willing to cooperate, was found. He told me that he wasn't into computers but has heard that some of his colleagues use bar codes. An Amazon.com search yielded the book by Bushnell and Meyers. It is a good introduction to the topic. It uses simple language to discuss the different types of relevant technologies, encourages their employment, and lists the suppliers as well as sources for further reading. Not a bad start for me!