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Implementation of Barcode Technique For Logistic Management and Its Comparison With Traditional Logistic Management BY Pravin Minde
Implementation of Barcode Technique For Logistic Management and Its Comparison With Traditional Logistic Management BY Pravin Minde
I. INTRODUCTION
Logistic Management
Logistic management is concerned with the planning,
identification, procuring, storage, receiving and
distribution of materials. The purpose of material
management is to assure that the right materials are in the
right place, in the right quantities when needed. Problems
related to managing the flow of materials can be found in
every organization. The efficient management of materials
plays a key role in the successful completion of a project.
The control of materials is a very important and vital
subject for every company and should be handled
effectively for the successful completion of a project.
Materials account for a big part of products and project
costs. The cost represented by materials fluctuates and
may comprise between 20-50% of the total project cost
and sometimes more. Some studies concluded that
materials account for around 50-60% of the project cost
(Stukhart, 2007 and Bernold and Treseler, 1991)
Barcode Technology
Basically barcode technology is an automatic identification
technology. Bar code is a predefined format of dark bars
and white spaces .It is structured to contain a specific
piece of information which allows real-time data to be
collected accurately and rapidly.
It consists of a series of parallel, adjacent bars and spaces.
More precisely, it is simply a series of stripes on a very
light background that can be scanned and read directly
into a computer. They are interpreted virtually
instantaneously and unerringly by a bar code reading
system. The elements (bars and spaces) in a bar code
symbol must be of a consistent, proportional thickness and
thinness. The widest element could be as thick as a pencil
or as thin as a business card, as long as the corresponding
thin bars and spaces in the bar code remain proportionally
thin. To read information contained in a Barcode symbol,
a scanning device, such as a light pen is moved across the
symbol from one side to the other. As a scanning device is
moved across the symbol, the Barcode width pattern of
bars and spaces is analyzed by the Barcode decoder, and
the original data is recovered.
The typical tasks associated with a material management
system are:
II. Methodology
Some construction firms were surveyed in which small
scale, medium scale and large scale classification is done
as per their investment in project and data is collected
regarding their current material management process.
TABLE 1
TABLE FOR ANALYSIS OF SURVEYD CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Type of firm
Current method
used for material
management
Problem occurring
in current material
management
Using barcode
technique?
Conclusion
Type A
(Project investment
more than 3000cr)
Type B
(Project investment
more than 1000cr.)
ERP Software
SAP Software
There no any
problem.
No
No
No
There
is
no
initial
investment and this system
requires Less manpower
and it has less cost. This
system can be effectively
used for small and medium
scale
project
where
investment is not very high.
Type C
(project investment less
than 1000 Cr)
Traditional material
muster system