GLNs In Supply Chain Operations The healthcare supply chain can be highly complex, particularly with products being able to follow multiple routes between the manufacturer or clinical trial sponsor and a hospital or other healthcare facilities, e.g. clinical trial site. Products can be delivered directly to an operating theatre or pharmacy by a supplier or … Read More →
GLNs in hospitals and other clinical locations Hospitals and other clinical locations trade with multiple industries, for example, medical, diagnostic, hospitality, cleaning, office supplies and more. In addition, these organizations can perform multiple functions, for example, a pharmacy or inpatient hospital ward may also be a clinical trial site. A given GLN can be used … Read More →
Do It Best Corp. GTIN EAN/UCC-8 (EAN-8) EAN-8 is the EAN equivalent of UPC-E in the sense that it provides a “short” barcode for small packages. As can be seen in the following graphic, an EAN-8 barcode is shorter than an EAN-13 barcode, although somewhat longer than an UPC-E barcode. The three barcodes above are … Read More →
GTIN EAN/UCC-13 (EAN-13) (Do It Best Corp.) The International Article Numbering System (EAN) is based on the UPC-A standard. This standard was implemented mostly because the UPC-A standard was not well designed for international use. The EAN/UCC-13 may be configured with the first 12 digits containing the EAN.UCC Company Prefix and Item Reference Number. The … Read More →
Do it Best Corp. Barcode Guides Do it Best Corp. will provide cross-reference reports to vendors to be used for verifying the accuracy of GTIN codes. In addition, Do it Best Corp. requires that all vendors perform quality checks on existing and proposed GTIN codes. These quality checks should be performed for each variation of GTIN … Read More →
Do it Best Corp. EDI Barcode Standards The usefulness of barcodes relies on the ability to scan them quickly and accurately. To optimize speed gained by scanning, Do it Best Corp. want to achieve success on the first pass (or scan) of a barcode. The percentage of successful first scans to the total number of … Read More →
Do it Best Corp. Barcode Requirements Checklist Do it Best Corp. requires that all vendors provide: products which contain GTIN codes on the retail packaging, accurate GTIN code numbers corresponding to retail packaging, and shipping container codes (SCCs) on ship cartons. This policy will be upheld for all Do it Best Corp. products regardless of … Read More →
Do It Best Corp. GTIN Guides GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) is the foundation in the EAN.UCC System for uniquely identifying trade items (product and services) sold, delivered, warehoused and billed throughout the retail and commercial distribution channels. It provides an accurate, efficient and economical means of controlling the flow of products and information through the … Read More →
Barcoding Operational Advantages (Do It Best Corp.) Manufacturers and wholesale operations can also benefit from barcoding. The barcoding of shipping containers (SCC or Shipping Container Code) is gaining popularity in the Hardlines industry. Suppliers are finding ways to expedite receiving and other distribution functions through the use of scanning. Shipping containers may be barcoded so that … Read More →
Do it Best Corp. Barcode Guidelines Through the use of barcodes, it is the Do it Best Corp. mission to gain efficiencies which will increase profitability and enhance the competitive edge of Do it Best Corp., Do it Best Corp. members, and vendors. Benefits of Barcoding The success of barcoding can be attributed to a … Read More →