Introducing the 4-Part Series on Scanning for Shipping Efficiency
Shipping errors can lead to lost revenue, dissatisfied customers, and costly returns. Manual data entry is a major contributor to these errors, but barcode scanning provides a fast, accurate, and cost-effective solution. This four-part series explores how barcode scanning optimizes shipping workflows, from product validation to advanced data capture.
What’s Covered in This Series:
- Part 1: The Essentials of Barcode Scanning – How barcodes validate product items and quantities for accurate shipments.
- Part 2: Navigating Shipping Software with Barcode Scanning – How barcode scanning speeds up software functions without a keyboard or mouse.
- Part 3: Optimizing Scan Workflows for High-Volume Ecommerce – How barcode scanning accelerates ecommerce order fulfillment.
- Part 4: Advanced Data Capture for Retail and GS1 Compliance – How barcode scanning supports complex orders with GS1 labeling.
Why Barcode Scanning is Essential for Shipping Accuracy
Did you know manual data entry has an error rate of 1 in 300 keystrokes, while barcode scanning reduces errors to just 1 in 36 trillion scans?
Manually typing product SKUs, counting inventory by hand, and verifying quantities increases the risk of shipping the wrong items. Barcode scanning automates these processes, ensuring each product is correctly identified and recorded. As customers demand faster delivery options, barcode scanning helps businesses meet expectations efficiently.
One common misconception is that barcode scanning requires expensive hardware. In reality, affordable tethered or Bluetooth barcode scanners are available for as little as $20-$30. These scanners seamlessly integrate with shipping software, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.
Faster Processing with Barcode Scanning
Barcode scanning is 5–7 times faster than manual data entry by a skilled typist. Warehouses that adopt barcode scanning see up to a 25% improvement in processing speed compared to manual workflows. Instead of keying in product details, staff simply scan an item to instantly verify and update records. This saves time and allows businesses to process more shipments daily with fewer errors.
Customer Success Spotlight: Real-World Results with Barcode Scanning
Many businesses have improved their shipping accuracy and efficiency by integrating barcode scanning into their Pacejet workflows. Here is a real-world example of how barcode scanning enhances fulfillment speed and reduces errors:
- TrakMotive improved scan speed and accuracy by implementing barcode scanning within their shipping process. By reducing manual data entry and ensuring precise product validation, they’ve increased efficiency while minimizing costly shipping errors.
Reducing Shipping Errors with Barcode Validation
Barcode scanning significantly reduces human error, ensuring accurate order fulfillment. By validating products and quantities at every stage—picking, packing, and shipping—businesses can reduce costly returns and increase customer satisfaction. Consumers expect a seamless delivery experience, and accuracy plays a key role in building loyalty.
Learn more about how enhanced shipping experiences drive customer satisfaction here.
The Growing Adoption of Barcode Scanning
North America accounts for 38% of the global barcode scanning market, and demand continues to rise (Credence Research). Businesses that fail to implement barcode scanning risk falling behind competitors who gain speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
How 3G Pacejet Makes Barcode Scanning Easy
3G Pacejet Shipping provides businesses with powerful barcode scanning capabilities to automate product validation, reduce errors, and accelerate shipping workflows. By integrating scanning directly into shipping operations, businesses can achieve greater accuracy and efficiency at every stage.
Key Features of 3G Pacejet’s Barcode Scanning Capabilities:
- Cost-effective barcode scanning: Affordable tethered or Bluetooth scanners for quick validation.
- Seamless workflow integration: Automate packing and labeling for efficient shipments.
- Accurate freight classification: Minimize errors and control costs with barcode-based product dimensions.
Scanners in 3G Pacejet: More Than Just Barcodes
Many businesses assume that scanners only useful for product validation, but in 3G Pacejet Shipping, scanners can do much more than scan barcodes. Even if your products don’t have barcode labels—or if you don’t need to validate every item—scanners can still improve efficiency by streamlining system navigation and shipment processing.
How can you use scanners without barcodes in 3G Pacejet Shipping?
- Quickly retrieve orders – Instead of manually typing an order number, scan a printed reference sheet to instantly bring up the correct shipment.
- Navigate Pacejet hands-free – Use scanners to select shipment options, process orders, and reduce unnecessary keystrokes.
- Reduce manual entry errors – Even without barcode-based validation, scanning helps prevent mistyped order numbers and incorrect shipments.
- Improve speed and workflow efficiency – Whether shipping high-volume orders or managing multiple workstations, scanning allows operators to work faster and with fewer interruptions.
For businesses that do rely on barcode scanning, Pacejet also offers tiered scanning solutions, including QuickShip for rapid order processing, Scan Pack Essentials for product validation, and Scan Pack Enterprise for multi-level scanning. We’ll explore these solutions in more detail in upcoming posts in this series, starting with QuickShip in Part 3.
Conclusion: The First Step to Smarter Shipping
Barcode scanning is a game-changer for shipping operations, providing unmatched accuracy, speed, and efficiency. In the next post of this series, we’ll explore how scanning technology goes beyond item validation, enabling faster and more intuitive navigation within shipping software.
Don’t let outdated shipping methods slow you down. Discover how barcode scanning can revolutionize your operations—schedule your free demo today!
