- Author
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Stukhart, G.
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Nomani, A.
- Title
- Bar Code System Standardization.
- Coporate
- Texas A&M Univ., College Station
- Report
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Source Document 70
March 1992
61 p.
- Keywords
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construction
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standardization
- Identifiers
- information processing technology; justification for bar code systems; bar code standards
- Abstract
- In the book "Future Perfect" the author singles out one company as a stunning example of the shift that will mean success for companies in the next decade. That company is Federal Express, who expertly manages time and space to meet customer's needs. Federal Express can move mail overnight while being able to locate instantly every one of millions of packages. Federal Express uses many means of transferring real-time information; one of these is bar codes on every package. Bar codes provide the means by which Federal Express and their customers track shipping and billing simultaneously.