Pricing of Barcode
Here software packages start at $495. Investment in a desktop label printer can easily be under $500. If you prefer, print labels to your existing laser printer.
Project Risk
In some case, this can amount to an inconvenience—albeit a potentially expensive one. But in others, like in the pharmaceutical and health care industries, disruption of manufacturing and product movement can have more dire consequences. Barcodes are used to track the source, batch and date of manufacture as well as validate the efficacy of pharmaceuticals. Barcodes are also used at the bedside to make sure a patient is administered the right drug and dosage in many hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. When barcodes in those situations don’t function properly, people can be sickened or even killed.