Barcoding was invented in 1949 as a means to identify common grocery store items. Barcoding came into common use in the 1970s. Since that time, barcodes have revolutionized product identification, particularly with regard to product shipment and storage.

Barcode verifiers allow any trading partner in a distribution channel to test barcode quality and confirm shipment identification.



So important are barcodes to effective and efficient product distribution that huge penalties are levied for non-compliant barcodes.

Barcodes and Quick Response (QR) codes are essential components of inventory. When an item is scanned in a store, not only is the item price is displayed on the register, but the total inventory is reduced by one.