Bar Code Overview

STORIS offers several methods of bar code scanning and processing:

• Batch Bar Code

• Radio Frequency (RF) Bar Code

• Store Bar Code

• POS Scanning

• Mobile Vision

• Advanced Warehouse Management (AWM)

The processes available to you depend on the settings in the General System Control Settings as well as the add-on modules you purchased, if any. Contact your STORIS representative for information regarding the setup and activation of any of the Bar Code processes listed here.

Batch Bar Code

With Batch Bar Code An inventory bar code scanning process in which you scan labels using a wireless or tethered scanning device. You upload/download information to and from STORIS in batches. STORIS also provides other scanning processes called RF bar code and Store bar code. processing, you can

• receive purchase orders and transfer merchandise, complete bin to bin transfers, perform physical inventory cycle counts and full physicals, and perform physical counts of pieces on manifests.

• scan inventory bar code labels using a wireless or tethered scanning device and then upload/download information to and from STORIS in batches.

Radio Frequency (RF) Bar Code

With Radio Frequency RF Bar Code Radio Frequency (RF) Bar Code - an inventory bar code scanning process in which you scan labels using an RF scanning device and update STORIS in real time without having to return to a port or station. STORIS also provides other scanning processes called batch bar code and store bar code. processing, you can

• receive purchase orders and transfer merchandise; complete bin-to-bin transfers; pick merchandise for transfers, delivery orders, and customer pickups; and perform full physical and physical inventory cycle counts.

• scan inventory bar code labels using an RF bar code Radio Frequency (RF) Bar Code - an inventory bar code scanning process in which you scan labels using an RF scanning device and update STORIS in real time without having to return to a port or station. STORIS also provides other scanning processes called batch bar code and store bar code. scanning device, which you also use to send information instantly without having to return to a port or station.

• perform real-time updates to the STORIS system.

Store Bar Code

With Store Bar Code An inventory bar code scanning process in which you scan labels using an RF scanning device. STORIS provides other scanning processes called RF bar code and batch bar code. Store bar code is a limited version of these programs designed for use with non-location-tracked locations. processing, you can

• use RF scanners to perform physical inventory counts at non-location tracked locations by scanning point-of-sale or inventory bar codes.

• run either the Report Detail Frozen Quantities or Report Summarized Frozen Quantities routine to generate a report that compares your scanning results with frozen inventory counts.    

You then make any inventory updates manually based on the results of the physical inventory report.  The report includes the freeze, count, and difference quantities for all products scanned.

POS Scanning

With Point of Sale POS scanning (point-of-sale scanning) a method of bar code scanning in which you scan floor tags to add merchandise to sales orders. You can also use POS scanners to receive merchandise from purchase orders., you can

• add scanned items to a sales order and also receive merchandise.

• scan inventory floor tags using a POS scanning (point-of-sale scanning) a method of bar code scanning in which you scan floor tags to add merchandise to sales orders. You can also use POS scanners to receive merchandise from purchase orders. device. As you scan products, the system adds them to the sales order without manually entering product codes.

• receive merchandise on purchase orders.

Mobile Vision

With Mobile Vision, you can

• use a hand-held computer device (with Windows Mobile software) to scan floor tags anywhere in the store,

• generate shopping carts that you can later convert to sales orders in STORIS,

• add scanned merchandise to shopping carts,

• check product availability and other product information,

• create customer records, and

• search the web for customers by phone number.  When you locate the customer, you can create a customer record using Mobile Vision.

Advanced Warehouse Management (AWM)

Use Advanced Warehouse Management (AWM Advanced Warehouse Management - An add-on module in STORIS that warehouse managers can use to schedule daily RF tasks for their personnel.) in conjunction with the RF Bar Code module.  With AWM, warehouse managers can

• view all open RF bar code functions in a given warehouse for a given day and use this information to establish the workloads for their RF users.

• generate and update schedules for RF functions, such as receiving, picking, bin to bin transfers, cycle counts, etc. in real time.

The AWM schedule is the driving force for all activity on the RF device. When your warehouse personnel log in to the RF device, they can view their prepared schedule of tasks, with priorities set for each task.