The barcode support in CORAX is very extensive. Various lot and batch numbers can be registered in CORAX. This is not possible in many other WMSs. You then need additional software, such as Bartender. That’s a nice saving!
You can even create your own barcode in which you store additional information. Below is an explanation of the most commonly used barcodes
How it works
EAN is an abbreviation of European Article Number or European Article Number. GTIN stands for Global Trade Item Number. Both codes were developed by GS1; GS1 stands for General Specifications 1. This body issues new codes to manufacturers who bring new products onto the market. Trade and industry founded GS1 more than 45 years ago. There had to be an independent and neutral organization because this is the only way to easily distinguish billions of products from millions of companies worldwide. Like to know more? Check the website of GS1: https://www.gs1.nl/ We will use the name GS1 code in this article.
Barcode support
By linking a unique registered barcode to a product, everyone knows exactly which product it concerns and who the seller is. This makes GS1 codes the language of (online) sellers. Compare it to IP addresses: everyone on the internet has that unique IP address. This is how the internet works and EAN codes make the sale of products function better.
Why use these codes?
A GS1 code is a barcode that is used worldwide to identify, for example, the following units:
In the Netherlands, GS1 codes always start with the numbers 88 or 87. In CORAX we call such a standard barcode a license plate.
A GS1 code is best seen as a number with which products are identified. Each product has its own unique code, which consists of a barcode and a 13-digit number sequence. A scanner recognizes the barcode and registers it in the WMS.
An EAN code consists of four elements: a country code, a company-specific code or connection number, product code and check digit. The country code and the connection number together are also referred to as company numbers. The check digit is an auxiliary digit that only comes in when one of the bars in the bar code is damaged or missing.
So you can merge a combination of fields into a single barcode.
You can set yourself how many characters you want to use. You can also start a series yourself, of which the individual codes are of course unique. You use this, for example, if you want to make a mutation on the stock. You also use this if, for example, you want to give the same televisions an extra serial number to be able to trace later which TV comes back from the entire series. This is also indispensable when performing a recall. In principle you can register on 3 codes per product. A TV can also be traced by recording the serial number upon delivery. This way you always know that you will receive the correct device.
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