Barcoding, Inc. Automates Azteca Foods’ Ability to Track and Trace Pallets

BALTIMORE - Aug. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Barcoding, Inc. (http://www.barcoding.com/), a leader in supply chain efficiency, accuracy, and connectivity, has successfully automated Azteca Foods, Inc.’s (http://www.aztecafoods.com/) ability to track and trace pallets moving into its finished goods warehouse. With the systems integrator’s barcode scanning solution, the Mexican foods leader is generating unique pallet identification numbers and eliminating manual data collection processes to streamline its day-to-day operations. To read the full case study, visit Barcoding’s website.

Working closely with Azteca, Barcoding implemented a barcode scanning system, consisting of Zebra MC65 handheld computers, a customized software application developed on its CaptureSoft eXpress™ (http://www.barcoding.com/capturesoft/express/) platform, an internally hosted web service, and network extenders to provide maximum wireless coverage inside the facility. Now, when pallets come off the line, warehouse operators scan a barcode. The application then queries the web service for pallet-specific data, which it uses to generate a unique identification number. The application links the data to that number, stores the information, and transfers it to Azteca’s back-end system.

As a result, Azteca has enabled full traceability of its pallets. It knows not only the location of a pallet, but also how many items it includes, which shift or line created it, and even which pallet to ship out to which customer. Looking forward, Azteca plans to introduce printers that create pallet tickets to track products in the shipping process.

Nannette Zander, vice president of information technology, Azteca Foods, Inc., said, “Barcoding did an excellent job of coming in and figuring out how to best make our scanning solution work. They were careful to understand all of our requirements and created a customized solution that will help drive our efficiency, accuracy and connectivity well into the future.”

Azteca’s successes earned the company the first-ever Barcoding, Inc. “Innovator of the Year” Award, presented at Barcoding’s 2014 Executive Forum. This award recognizes a person and/or company who has implemented a mobile or automated data capture solution that has greatly impacted the business’s efficiency, accuracy, and connectivity.

Shane Snyder, president, Barcoding, Inc., said, “Congratulations to Azteca Foods for demonstrating how a seemingly small change in operations – like assigning pallet numbers – can have a huge impact on an organization. We hope to continue working with Azteca to reveal additional opportunities for introducing AIDC and mobile technology to help them realize further results.”

About Azteca Foods, Inc.

Azteca Foods, Inc. was founded in 1969 by Art Velasquez based on his vision of taking his love of Mexican foods mainstream. Today, Azteca is still family owned and operated, and is recognized as the leader in the Mexican Foods category. Azteca offers a wide variety of products that meet the needs of consumers, chefs and manufacturing partners through retail, food service and industrial businesses – both domestic and global. Products include softer and fresher tortillas found in the refrigerated section of leading grocers and ready-to-bake salad shells under the Azteca brand. For more information, visit www.aztecafoods.com.

About Barcoding, Inc.

Barcoding, Inc. is a systems integrator specializing in the development, deployment, and management of enterprise-wide solutions that drive efficiency, accuracy, and connectivity. With dedicated practices in Supply Chain Architecture and Analytics, Automatic Identification (AIDC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Consumables, Software, and Professionals Services, Barcoding impacts tens of thousands of organizations in a wide range of industries by increasing revenue, reducing operational costs, and improving customer experiences. Founded in 1998, Barcoding is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, with offices across the United States. For more information, visit www.barcoding.com (https://server.dprgroup.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=htt...).