Barcode Inventory & Asset Management Software Guide

This guide provides practical information and application suggestions for easy implementation of asset management, tracking and inventory software with minimal cost. Several software applications exist on the market to manage assets and inventory. When it is necessary to implement this type of application, it may be purchased, created from scratch or modified from a template. In some cases, it may make sense to modify a company's existing application, if one already exists, to include integrated inventory and asset management. When an existing application does not exist, modifying an existing template or sample application from existing software can save time and money.

Barcode scanning may be easily implemented with IDAutomation's USB Barcode Scanner. The scanner emulates a keyboard, so that anything scanned, appears as if it had been typed.

This plug 'n play scanner may be programmed to trigger function keys F1 to F10 as well as returns and tabs to move to different fields or activate a default button.

The table below lists several applications and development environments that provide templates or sample applications that may be easily modified for custom inventory and asset management applications.

Fig 1. Microsoft's asset tracking database template for Access.

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