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n the 1990s Japan’s automotive industry
had entered into something of a mini crisis.
Long-envied for its massive, yet efficient
robotic production assembly lines, Japan had
emerged a world-leader in the production of
affordable vehicles in the 1970s and 1980s.
But despite the exterior of the literally, well-oiled
robotic machine, there was a problem.
The eruption of the Japanese car and technology
markets meant collosal factories sprung up across
Japan, satiating the rising and gargantuan demand
for Japanese cars and tech from Asia, Europe and
the Americas.
Companies such as Panasoinc, Sony, Nissan, Casio
and Toyota all typical examples.
Tracking parts for these products across the mass
production lines of these village-sized factories
gave the bosses of the major Japanese car and
technology manufacturers a headache.
That was until Denso Wave, a Toyota subsidiary
solved the problem.
It developed a low cost matrix-like barcode which
could be added to each component, so it could be
sent to the right part of the factory assembly line,
remotely, being scanned by the production line
machinery.
The barcode was specifically designed to allow for
fast decoding speeds and the term Quick Reponse
Code (QR code) was coined.
Roll the clock forward 22 years to streetworks in
the 21st Century and the issue of communication
between one party and another can still sometimes
be a problem - that was until the idea of QR was
utilised by John Henry Group.
A new simple but intuitive initiative which could
help solve the problem to public communication
and whilst helping to increase the amount of sales
enquiries gained by ISPs commissioning John Henry
Group services to maintain, upgrade or repair their
network assets in the street.
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