Barcode scanner is an optical scanner that can read printed barcodes, decode the data contained in the barcode and send the data to a computer. The application of barcode and barcode scanner has highly increased the efficiency of logistics and payment industry. Do you think so?
If you are the owner of an e-commerce warehousing company, what is your plan of inventory management? How do you manage thousands of clothes?
There are many SKU with different colours, sizes and styles, which increases the frequency of sending wrong goods and returning them. So the barcode scanner becomes a necessity in the work of order fulfillment, but how should the warehouse use the barcode scanner to optimize management?
1. Inbound
For those e-commerce companies that operate their own warehouses, because they are not equipped with some professional warehousing equipment, the warehousing of clothing is manually checked and accepted. When there are too many goods, they cannot be accurately checked and problems are prone to occur.
The e-commerce warehouse is equipped with a barcode device and an intelligent system. Before the goods are put into the warehouse, the corresponding barcode will be recorded, and the inventory data will be updated in real-time, which greatly improves the accuracy and timeliness.
2. Outbound
If the workload in the warehouse increases during the promotion period, the e-commerce’s own warehouse may meet unexpected accidents due to insufficient manpower and insufficient specialization.
As a result, store reviews plummeted, and there were a lot of negative reviews. So how does e-commerce warehouse solve this problem? Therefore, the code scanner plays an important role, and the specific products can be quickly matched by scanning to ensure the accuracy of delivery.
3. Inventory Checking
Due to the large variety of products, inventory counting is also a difficulty for e-commerce sellers. For products of various colors, styles, and sizes in the warehouse, manual inspection takes too much time and is very error-prone. The scanner and system equipped in the e-commerce warehouse can perfectly solve this problem.
A product is matched with a barcode, which allows the warehouse staff to scan the barcode only when checking the goods, instead of checking the specific size, color, and style one by one, saving a lot of time.
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in September 2020 and has been revamped and updated for comprehensiveness and accuracy.