Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

 In 'The Historie of Foure-footed Beastes' (1607) Edward Topsell wrote: 'If by covetousnesse or negligence, one withdraw from them their ordinary foode, he shall be penny wise, and pound foolish.'" From "The Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers (Ballantine Books, New York, 1985).

What the heck does that have to do with Bar Coding? I have seen people spending thousands of dollars on software to automate their warehouse or manufacturing operations and then waste money by buying hardware that is designed for consumer use or is not rated to handle the load or environment.

For example, buying a low volume bar code printer that prints so slowly that employees have to stand there and wait for labels to be printed. How much does it cost your company for this "wait time"? Buy a printer that avoids this and save yourself the money of wasted employee productivity.

Another example is buying handheld computers that cannot withstand use in the warehouse or manufacturing environment. Replacing broken hardware not only is costly but results in down time and again lost productivity. So a few bucks saved on a device will quickly be lost.

Here is a video I saw that demonstrates how durable industrial grade devices can be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_PY23716aM Take a look and I think you will amazed!