The Busy Business Owner’s Guide to Barcode Solutions (Part 1)

November 1st 2018 15:00:00 PM

‘Tis the season! At your busy warehouse, you’re probably scheduling double the hours, employing double the laborers, and making double the profits that you do the rest of the year. The trouble is, at the end of each day you’re exhausted.

Barcode solutions can help alleviate your exhaustion while maintaining your productivity, which means they’re a business saver you need to know about immediately. That’s why this month we’re offering this all-new, two-part, in-depth guide for business owners, all about choosing the right barcode solution for your needs.

In this guide, you’ll get a breakdown of why barcode solutions matter now (and will matter even more in the future), and you’ll have access to five important questions you should ask yourself before you start shopping. Ready? Let’s dive in.

No time to waste? Contact Scanco online or at (330) 645-9959 to get the facts on barcode solutions right now and set up your expert consultation.

Why Choose Barcode Solutions?

According to a 2017 BigCommerce and Square study, e-commerce is growing at a whopping 23% year over year. That’s a lot. With trends like that, your busy warehouse may never slow down! Rising e-commerce opportunities spell incredible news for the health of your business … but they might not be such great news for your personal health and happiness. You need to take your time back.

Because of the recent spike in warehousing profitability across the industry, many overwhelmed distributors have been turning to various time-saving solutions. These include pick-to-light picking tools, RFID inventory tracking, wearables that monitor worker movements, warehouse drones and IoT, and even robots and co-bots.

But, there’s a problem with all those solutions: they’re pricey. And since you’re not Amazon, you don’t have millions and millions of dollars to spend on fancy gadgets. Maybe someday you’ll have that kind of earning potential, but right now you need fast, affordable, realistic solutions that will deliver a reasonable ROI quickly.

Time Is of the Essence

ROI isn’t the only thing that has to be quick about your chosen solution. Since you’re working so hard, you also don’t have time to devote to researching and implementing trendy warehouse tools, and you certainly don’t have the time to waste choosing and implementing the wrong tool.

You only have one try to find the perfect barcode solution. You need to get this right.

Ready to start? As a busy distributor considering barcode solutions, you can save yourself a lot of time by answering a few key questions before you begin your barcode search. That way, you can make the most of your selection process.

In part 2 of this series, you’ll learn the five key questions you need to ask yourself, so you can ensure that you deliver incredible customer satisfaction, ease your training time, gain insight into all your operations at once, and maximize your barcode usage across your entire company.

Get the questions in part 2 of “The Busy Business Owner’s Guide to Barcode Solutions,” coming soon!

Want Help Choosing a Barcode Solution? Start Here.

For nearly 40 years, Scanco has been helping distributors manage their time and their inventory with greater ease and flexibility using barcode solutions that fully integrate into the leading ERPs for SMBs. These days, Scanco seamlessly integrates with Sage 100, providing comprehensive barcoding tools for automation across your business.

If you’re looking for one of the distribution industry’s leading experts on barcode usage and integration for SMBs, you’ve found it. Scanco is happy to answer all your questions, assess your current operations and make suggestions for appropriate solutions, and even troubleshoot prior barcoding issues you’ve experienced. 

Contact Scanco online or at (330) 645-9959 to learn more about how you can get barcode solutions to work perfectly in your warehouse. Remember to check out part 2 of this guide to learn more!