[vendtalk] inventory scanner

Thu Jun 17 03:40:22 UTC 2010

hi,

Thank you for the details.
I would like to hear about any of the adaptive tech that helps you manage 
your facility.
I don't want to have a store but want to know so i can provide the right 
solution for a man who has a store and has nothing other than a bill reader 
and talking cash register.  He is doing everything by hand and customers ask 
why he doesn't have any xxx which happens when you depend on poor vision and 
you stock something other than expected.

He will be getting the Id mate and a computer and i found out that weekly 
reports are to be calculated in pre-built excel sheets.

does it matter which model of the bar code scanner is used?
i found out that the omni has been ordered and the summit is smaller and can 
assist with inventory numbers.
i can't see what it matters right now as neither one connects to a cash 
register and you would end up slowing down purchases by scanning with the 
summit and also punching the prices into the register.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harlon Cowsar II" <deucehc at gmail.com>
To: "Vendor Talk Mailing List" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [vendtalk] inventory scanner

> Bryan:
>
>     I do have an employee who assists me in my facility. She does some of
> the cooking and I do some of the cooking. Some things she can do better 
> and
> some I do better. She does not load my machines. I load the machines 
> myself
> using my ID Mate Bar Code Scanner. I also use the Double Talk to navigate
> through the machines and chane the prices and other tasks. My employee 
> does
> not assist me with my paperwork. I handle the paperwork myself and I 
> prefer
> not to do it inside my facility with my emplyee present.
>     I think that it is the most wise idea to keep my business my business.
> That does not mean that my employee does not play a large part in my
> business. She is a wonderful cook and she often gives me very good ideas 
> on
> menu items and other things. She often makes runs to Sam's Club or to the
> grocery store to buy things for the facility because I can pay her less 
> thaN
> WHAT THE CAB FARE WOULD COST ME AND THE ADDITIONAL FEW DOLLARS HELPS HER
> MAKE ENDS MEET AS A SINGLE PARENT. i HAD TO TRAIN HER ON USING the 
> Auto-Fry.
> She had a good deal of experience in food service when I hired her but she
> had never used an Auto-Fry. I had to teach her how to use it and how to
> clean it. I also had to work with her until she learned the proper cooking
> times for the various products. My employee does help me keep track of
> inventory levels in the facility. If she sees that we are getting low on
> sixteen ounce cups, then she adds cups to the order list we keep beside 
> the
> cash register. If I see that we are running low on french fries, then I 
> add
> them to the list. We continue like this until the day comes to place the
> order and, then, we both take a look around the facility together and make
> sure that we have written down all of the items that need to be ordered.
> After that, I place the call and order the products. I do all of the
> ordering and I check in the orders when they are delivered.
>     My facility needs more than one person to operate it. My employee is a
> very valuable part of my business but it is important to remember that an
> employee is an employee. They work for you; they work with you; they do 
> not
> neccessarily share the same passions as you. To an employee, it is usually
> just a job. To a manager, it is a way of life.
>    I hope that this helps you understand a bit about how I operate my
> business and i hope that it helps you. I use a great deal of assistive
> technologies in my business because it is one of the resources that can 
> aid
> me in running my facility independently. I also encourage you to pursue 
> any
> other training that you can get; whether it is blindness skills training,
> trainning with equipment for cooking or vending, or whether it is training
> in business management, business fundamentals, etc.
>    Accept assistance when you need it but do it independently if you can.
> Remember that our businss is your business and the more that others know
> about your business, the more influencethey can have on your business; 
> good
> or bad.
> Harlon
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Bryan Schulz 
> <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>
>> hi Harlon,
>>
>> thanks for your description and opinion.
>> so do you have an employee that helps with inventory and paperwork?
>> It seems it would be very time consuming to feel everything to know what
>> needs to be ordered.
>>
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>> the BEST Solution
>> www.best-acts.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harlon Cowsar II" <deucehc at gmail.com>
>> To: "Vendor Talk Mailing List" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] inventory scanner
>>
>>
>>   Bryan:
>>>
>>>
>>>    The bar code reader that you are inquiring ab out is called the ID 
>>> Mate
>>> Summit and is manufactured by Envision America.
>>>  I use this device in by business and it is wonderful. It helps me in a
>>> thousand ways. I do not yet have gthe ID Mate Summit but it is supposed 
>>> to
>>> be coming soon. The model that I am currently using is called the ID 
>>> Mate
>>> Omni.
>>>    The ID Mate Summit has some added benefits that the Omni did not have
>>> such as software upgrades that allow you to keep track of your inventory
>>> by
>>> scanning, counting and adjusting the number in the files manually. It 
>>> can
>>> be
>>> linked with your computer to receive software upgrades but, to my
>>> knowlege,
>>> that is all at the present time. I think that you can do file transfers
>>> between the device and a computer  but do not hold me to that.
>>>    I have spoken with representatives of the company about linking the
>>> device to the cash register and, at the present time, that cannot be 
>>> done.
>>> The company is working on that but, because of the different types of 
>>> cash
>>> registers, different softgwares, etc. it is presenting some 
>>> difficulties.
>>> I
>>> don not know much more than that. I recently saw the newest model of the
>>> device and the size is much smalller. It is now about the size of a
>>> flashlight. The bar code reader is more aggresive and finds the bar code
>>> faster and the software reads the code and identifies immediately. It 
>>> has
>>> improved a lot in the years that I have been monitoring it and I highly
>>> reccommend it for any managers but, especially for the totally blind
>>> manager
>>> such as myself. Alfo, check out the I- Bill ICurrency Identifier. This 
>>> is
>>> another device that has made a very big difference in my workplace.
>>>
>>> Harlon
>>> LA Cafe'
>>> Alexandria, Louisiana
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a few questions about managing a small convenience store.
>>>> Would someone tell me what is the brand/model of the hand held
>>>> scanner/bar
>>>> code reader that tells you info about each product?
>>>>
>>>> second, do you also have something similar that is maybe connected to 
>>>> the
>>>> register to kind of auto enter products purchased into the register?
>>>>
>>>> third, can this device auto update your database of stock on hand so 
>>>> you
>>>> know what needs to be ordered?
>>>> this would seem so much faster than digging into the cooler and 
>>>> counting
>>>> how many bottles of coke or how many snickers bars you have left.
>>>>
>>>> fourth, are the reporting sheets standard throughout the US and where 
>>>> can
>>>> you get them online for someone running a store in MO?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>> Bryan Schulz
>>>> the BEST Solution
>>>> www.best-acts.com
>>>>
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