Barcode scanners: 63% of users has pain in wrist or arm

With consumers demanding innovations such as same day delivery, business pressures are rising and the number of scans per day along with it. Managers and staff are reporting double-digit percentage growth in the number of scans required year-on-year but it seems that a number of key improvements in the design of the mobile barcode scanner could resolve many of the issues highlighted in research by insight agency Opinion Matters, commissioned by Panasonic. From a reference group of 500 UK workers, it was found that an angled barcode scanner and better screen visibility on the device would improve productivity and minimise wrist and arm bend, improving stability and helping to reduce RSI.
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