An Enhanced EAN-13 Barcode Module for Monitoring Processed Consumable
Products in Ghana
Abstract
When it comes to tracking goods from manufacturers to consumers,
barcodes are useful instruments for monitoring and certifying their
legitimacy. Because of its capacity to self-validate all generated
codes, the EAN-13 is the most extensively used barcode for processed
consumable products. Further investigations into the construction of the
EAN-13 barcode revealed that several additional components were required
to make the EAN-13 more credible for consumer use. Country code,
production code, product code, and check digit make up the present
EAN-13 format. Meanwhile, the type of product and the number of times it
has been manufactured are key components that must be included in the
EAN-13 barcode structure for barcode analysts to interpret. The study
presented the GHBS-13, an upgraded barcode structure that captured the
two new components, namely the product type and production count. The
paper proposed a universal method called Tabiri Check Digit (TCD) as a
mathematical means of easily computing the check digit of the two
barcodes. The formula was validated using EAN-13 and GHBS-13 barcodes,
and the results were correct. The study also established a central point
platform for customers to use to validate processed consumable products
they buy in Ghana