Bar Code Printing Software

Distribution companies and personnel involved in the corporate supply chain use bar code printing software to identify and label goods. A bar code is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which displays some information about labeled products.

Identification

• Bar code printing software is an application that organizations use to mark products as merchandise passes through the supply chain. The software allows distribution firms and logistics managers to label products and track inventory information, such as price, manufacturing location and expiration date.

Features

• Bar code printing software provides tools such as layouts, comment fields and line areas. Other features include label tracking, custom bar code creation and adjustment capabilities for height, width and label pitch (horizontal and vertical).

Significance

• Bar codes are key parameters in corporate inventory-tracking activities. Bar code printing software is an integral part of international business because the application allows customs officers to identify the origin of goods. In addition to the software, companies use customer relationship management applications to route merchandise.