How to use barcodes in CRM/ERP?

Question

PHP

Good day to all. We write a CRM / ERP system with the guys in PHP (Laravel). There was a need to use barcodes.
The scenarios are approximately the following:

- generate a barcode in the product card (for those who do not have them) so that later you can print and stick barcodes on your products. Or, to quickly search for a product in the list, simply "peeped" and found it among several thousand other products.
- generate barcode for invoices/invoices. Then you can scan and also find the desired invoice among all invoices.
- loyalty program. Customers will receive cards and accumulate bonus points on them. Accordingly, I see two options:
1. generate a barcode for each client and print it on the card
2. Print cards with default stripes and assign this barcode to the client through the scanner.

I'm interested in practical advice from people with similar experience. What are some good barcode generators, subtleties or life hacks in this area with such a feature.
Thanks in advance for any information!

Answer 1

https://github.com/picqer/php-barcode-generator is used in the zippy.com.ua accounting system . The accounting system, by the way, is open source on github.

Answer 2

We use this thing to generate barcodes of goods tecnickcom/tcpdf

Answer 3

Perhaps it will be useful: https://habr.com/ru/post/420585/

Answer 4

- generate a barcode in the product card (for those who do not have them) so that later you can print and stick barcodes on your products. Or, to quickly search for a product in the list, simply "peeped" and found it among several thousand other products.

Consider packaging if the product has them, each must have its own bar code.
It is also possible to set several bar codes for one Product. There was such a thing when "Good Juice" came from different factories with different barcodes, but the goods are identical.

- generate barcode for invoices/invoices. Then you can scan and also find the desired invoice among all invoices.

It’s easier to get attached to which internal Giud and bring it to the SC some kind of ean 128

- loyalty program.

both options are good. Here it is better to get a description of the program itself, which they want. And then decide what will be implemented. Lots of different programs.
It also depends on what industry you are writing for, each has its own little but peculiarity)