| Revolution at the Checkout Counter: The Explosion of the Bar Code Contributor(s): Brown, Stephen A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674767209 ISBN-13: 9780674767201 Publisher: Harvard University Wertheim Publications Comm OUR PRICE: $31.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1997 Annotation: The Universal Product Code (U.P.C.)--a small rectangle of black and white bars--adorns virtually every retail item we purchase. Yet twenty-five years ago, the U.P.C. was a mere kernel of an idea shared by a small cadre of manufacturing and chain store executives. Here Stephen Brown, the legal counsel of those pioneering executives, traces its origin and evolution. The development of the U.P.C. illustrates the process of setting industry standards without government intervention and shows how systems of complementary technologies evolve. The economic consequences of the U.P.C. are investigated in an introduction by Professor John T. Dunlop and Jan Rivkin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Reference - General - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 658.780 |
| LCCN: 97-2776 |
| Series: Wertheim Publications in Industrial Relations |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.43" W x 9.58" (1.56 lbs) 320 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Universal Product Code (U.P.C.)--a small rectangle of black and white bars--adorns virtually every retail item we purchase. Yet twenty-five years ago, the U.P.C. was a mere kernel of an idea shared by a small cadre of manufacturing and chain store executives. Here Stephen Brown, the legal counsel of those pioneering executives, traces its origin and evolution. The development of the U.P.C. illustrates the process of setting industry standards without government intervention and shows how systems of complementary technologies evolve. The economic consequences of the U.P.C. are investigated in an introduction by Professor John T. Dunlop and Jan Rivkin. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Stephen A.: - Stephen A. Brown is an attorney in Alexandria, Virginia. |
