Could you please help us and forward this email to the person(s) who will be able to help us in regards to scanning the barcodes of MCP Parts.
We are in the process of implementing a new ERP computer system on April 1, 2015 with a new feature to allow us to scan the barcodes on HVAC parts when picking them for shipment and match them with the part numbers in the system to ensure accuracy.
When scanning the barcodes of the parts supplied by MCP, it returns the part numbers with suffixes which are either a numeral, alphabet or special character (%, /, etc…). This presents a problem as we cannot match our part numbers with the barcodes.
We suspect that the suffix character is a “check digit” to ensure that the part number in the barcode is captured accurately. If this is the case, we need to know the method (or formula) for generating the check digits from part numbers so we can solve the problem.
Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you need more information.