Texas Barcode Systems engineering group consists of some of the most diverse and talented individuals in the Supply Chain Management industry. Below is a description of our team, methodologies and competencies. Click here for TRACX products. Texas Barcode Systems Software Engineering Group is built to deliver software solutions that range from small, single user applications up to large, enterprise wide, automated inventory applications, including Warehouse Management, 3rd Party Logistics Warehousing and Automatic Conveyor Sortation. Texas Barcode Systems has also developed a specialized data collection system for Law Enforcement agencies to track vehicles that are collected in Auto Pounds.
Texas Barcode Systems has developed a proven System Development Methodology that is used during design, development and integration of inventory systems. Because of this methodology, Texas Barcode Systems can rapidly and accurately implement large and small data collection systems using any of the wide range of data collection devices that Texas Barcodes Systems sells. Texas Barcode Systems combines a well-defined System Development Methodology along with our product knowledge to design systems using the best combination of hardware and software to complete the system requirements.
When you combine our product knowledge along with the ability to develop
enterprise system solutions that may include network and database design,
Internet connectivity and intewirelessacing to existing legacy systems
(AS400, Mainframes, etc.), Texas Barcode Systems is among the industry
leaders in offering complete Automated Data Collection Solutions.
Our System Development has a predefined set of Project Documents that clearly define the Project Proposal and Functional Specification. Within the Project Proposal is the project's Scope of Work. The Scope of Work clearly defines what Texas Barcode Systems and the customer's responsibilities will be. All costs associated with Texas Barcode Systems responsibilities will be outlined in Scope of Work. The
Functional Specification document contains the Project Design and will
define in as much detail as possible how the deliverable system will
work. Both parties must agree to this document before the building of
the system will start. System changes are inevitable so System Change
Requests are carefully tracked within the Functional Specification.
Because of our close relationships with our equipment vendors, we are also trained with the application development tools offered by these companies that are targeted toward their specific devices. Some examples of these tools are MCL from Symbol, Universal Program Generator (UPG) from PSC and EZBuilder by Intermec. We are able to rapidly develop applications targeted for the data collection device and quickly build PC based applications to process and present data from these devices. Because we work with a wide array of hand held data collection devices, we support the operating systems of these devices. This includes, Microsoft CE/PocketPC, PalmOS and DOS. We integrate 3rd party software packages for processes such as wireless network management, label printing and report printing, thus creating an open architecture solution that is very flexible and easy to modify as requirements change. This is an area that our alliances to the equipment manufacturers are very important. Because of our experience deploying data collection systems, we are often working directly with some of these 3rd party vendors to improve their products. Our
System Development Methodology requires that all components of a system
are modular in design and thus easier to integrate and modify from one
project to the next. This design philosophy also allows parts of one
system to integrate with parts of another. This makes for rapid development
of systems that might otherwise have to start from scratch.
The Hardware Engineering Group has wireless certified engineers who can travel to a customers facility and pewirelessorm a wireless Site Survey that Texas Barcode Systems will guarantee will pewirelessorm according to Site Survey results. Texas Barcode Systems delivers a detailed wireless Site Survey Report that outlines what the customer can expect from the system after it is installed. Texas Barcode Systems can also install a wireless network. This can include everything from running Ethernet cable to hanging and configuring Access Points. Printers, Fixed Mount scanners and other data collection devices are also installed by the Hardware Engineering Group. We have been trained by the manufacturers of these products as the "first line" of support. Texas Barcode Systems can usually get equipment up and running without assistance from the manufacturer. Texas
Barcode Systems combines the expertise of both the Hardware and Software
Engineering Groups to give the customer a single point of contact if
the system is having trouble. This speeds up the evaluation process
to determine where the problem is and how to fix it.
TBS has developed an incredible Supply Chain Management package called Tracx. Click here for more information.
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Texas
Barcode Systems is essentially a Microsoft shop. Our primary software
development platform is Microsoft Visual Basic. We use Microsoft Access
for small data collection applications and Microsoft SQL Server for
medium to large data collection applications. We support all the Windows
operating systems (including CE/PocketPC) for both workstations and
servers. We are also fluent in C, C++ and Microsoft Visual C if the
project requires it.