Advanced Ship Notices (ASNs) are digital documents that are sent ahead of a shipment, via an EDI (or Electronic Data Interchange), to communicate detailed item data regarding the goods in a particular shipment. Advanced Shipping Notice Software is commonly used to automatically generate these important shipping documents. The use of ASNs are common in many [...]
The DoD released their annual department-wide Audit results for FY2022 last week and for the fifth consecutive year the Defense Department was unable to achieve a clean audit opinion. Officially, the Inspector General issued a disclaimer of opinion on the Department’s FY 2022 consolidated financial statements. Which means the DoD did not pass the audit [...]
The key differences between these two Military Standards is that MIL-STD-130 contain the regulations for Item identification and MIL-STD-129 contain the regulations for Shipping identification. What is MIL-STD-130 Military Standard 130 (or MIL-STD-130) is the asset identification standard for the US Department of Defense that gives directions on how to mark [...]
As part of the A2B Tracking’s Webinar Series, we have frequently discussed the fundamental elements that are required in order to create a compliant MIL-STD-130 IUID label. For the purpose of this post, I would like to talk about MIL-STD-129R labels, also known as Military Shipping labels. MIL-STD-129 labels are similar to IUID labels but [...]
Aug 2024 Editors Note: The offline Barcode application described below is still available at this time. However, a new and improved product that provides offline Barcode and RFID inventory control designed for use in Controlled Secure areas offers some distinct advantages. Learn more. A2B Tracking has developed a companion application for UC! Web users, that [...]
Modern RFID Tracking Webinar - Start small and grow with success RFID adoption rates are on the rise in 2022. Modern businesses are looking to RFID solutions for improvements in inventory accuracy and warehouse efficiencies to support their operations during labor shortages. RFID technology offers a wide range of benefits for an organization - [...]
KWick Power Rentals was lacking the accountability that they needed for the items that they were renting. They rent out electrical testing equipment for power systems in mission critical facilities like hospitals and data centers. Take a look at this RFID Video Testimonial for the complete story. Previously, it would take a day or more [...]
Businesses today need to have an accurate inventory. They don’t have the luxury to send out a team of people to walk the warehouse slowly scanning each item with a Barcode reader – or worse, count each item manually with a clipboard and a pen. Modern Businesses need an RFID asset management platform that can [...]
Last month, I had the distinct privilege to be a featured speaker for NPMA - the National Property Management Association. They hosted a series of educational webinars for their Asset Management Awareness Month. As always with the NPMA, it was a great session with an engaged audience. I am really happy with the way that [...]
David J. Collins, Chairman of A2B Tracking Board of Directors, died at his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 12, 2022. He was 86. Widely considered as the “father of the barcode industry” and an expert in Automatic Identification Technology (AIT), David is named on several US patents related to the barcode that have [...]
