In which of the following ways do barcodes help supermarkets to act as rationalized organizations? Please select all that apply.
A) They ensure a standard format for stacking shelves across a whole supermarket chain.
B) Their information can be scanned, making the checkout procedure more efficient.
C) They allow packaging to be thinner and thus makes transportation more efficient.
D) They link to an entry on a computer database, making pricing changes and inventory control more efficient.

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Barcodes link with the records on a computer database to automate processes such as totalling up an order at the supermarket checkout, changing prices on the central database, and keeping track of stock inventory. Before this technology, the processes would have been much more labour intensive and less efficient. Supermarkets use planograms to ensure standard displays, but this does not relate to barcodes. Likewise, smaller packaging can be seen as a form of efficiency, but associated with flat-pack organizations.

In Which of the Following Ways Do Barcodes Help Supermarkets