System and method of employing a single bar code for coordinating shipping and receiving information
CA 2340032 A1 · Owner: Macy, Barbara Reid · Inventors: Harlow, Ernest R.; Toney, Elizabeth D.; Macy, Barbara Reid
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A system of employing a single bar code (102) provided on a shipping label (100) for coordinating shipping and receiving information between supplier and customer includes accessing a supplier digital processor (12) including a parts database from a customer digital processor (16) via a digital communication link. Purchase order information is selected in the parts database. Authorization is provided from the customer digital processor to the supplier digital processor for the immediate shipment of the selected purchase order by means of an authorization command and a single bar code is generated , and provided on a shipping label in response to the authorization command whereby the …
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