A History of Barcodes, and Looking Ahead
Barcodes have been completing transactions and making inventory organization a breeze since the 1970s.
A little over 50 years ago (March 31, 1971), leaders from the biggest names in commerce came together and transformed the global economy forever by developing the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN). This numerical code uniquely identifies every single product and is the core of the barcode, the most important supply chain standard in history. Today, the barcode is scanned over six billion times every day and remains one of the most trusted symbols in the world.
History of The Barcode
Before the barcode was introduced, managing inventory from label to self to checkout was time consuming and manual. Not only was this process inefficient, but there was also plenty of room for human error.
Donald Charles Long, 83 ×
Donald Charles Long of Doylestown, PA, formerly of Yardley, PA passed away on December 22 at the age of 83 after a long illness.
For sixty years he was the loving husband of Doris R. Long. He was also the devoted father of Donna L. Long and David B. Long and the proud grandfather of Merritt C. Long. He is also survived by his younger brother Barry Long of Charlotte, NC.
Donald was born in Allentown, PA in July, 1937 to Charles and Pearl Long and grew up in neighboring Emmaus, PA. He graduated from Emmaus High School in 1955 and then earned a BS degree in electrical engineering from Penn State University in 1959. For many years afterwards, Donald, Doris, and a loyal group of friends would attend Penn State home football games at Beaver Stadium.