Moving Your Business Forward with GS1 Standards Every industry has its own needs and challenges. GS1 takes a leadership role by working with industry communities to articulate, identify, resolve, and share industry issues and best practices and by enabling standards-based solutions, including EDI, that help companies run their businesses more successfully. Today, more than 300,000 … Read More →
EDI Web/Desktop Access as one of the established methods of EDI outsourcing EDI Web/Desktop Access is another method of outsourcing electronic data interchange processes. Earlier in the blog we have already learned about EDI Service Bureau. Today we describe the benefits and features of another way to outsource EDI – EDI Web/Desktop Access. User-familiar software. The software that accesses … Read More →
Partnering with the foodservice industry to identify and overcome challenges using GS1 Standards Today’s foodservice organizations are seeking to drive waste out of the foodservice supply chain, improve product information, and establish a foundation for food safety through better traceability. Working collaboratively as members of the Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative, they are encouraging the use of open, … Read More →
EDI for small business: goals, objectives and benefits EDI for small business is one of the most frequently offered solutions in modern IT-market. Quick development of electronic data interchange made its adoption easier and more comfortable even for small-size companies. One of the reasons that made the owners chose EDI is its ability to reduce … Read More →
GSIN (Global Shipment Identification Number): GS1 Identification Key The Global Shipment Identification Number (GSIN) is the GS1 Identification Key used to identify a logical grouping of logistic units for the purpose of a transport shipment from the seller to the buyer. The unique identifier consists of a GS1 Company Prefix, a Shipper Reference, and a … Read More →
Improving patient safety and supply chain efficiency GS1 Standards help the industry to improve efficiency and quality for lower costs, more streamlined care delivery, and better patient safety. Sharing information electronically With GS1 Standards as the common language of business, trading partners can seamlessly share information to support data synchronization, as well as the exchange … Read More →
EDI Education Benefits For All Industries EDI Education is a powerful instrument in your professional development, building strong working skills, expanding business knowledge and sharing experience with industry professionals. “Do I really need EDI education in building my retail (warehousing, logistics, insurance, health care…) career?” We are sure, many specialists from the mentioned branches have … Read More →
Company Prefix Capacity: Running Out Of Numbers If you exhaust the numbering capacity of your GS1 Company Prefix, you should obtain an additional one. As your business grows, it may be worth investigating if the additional prefix that you are planning to acquire should have greater numbering capacity. This way, you won’t have to come … Read More →
Company Unique Identification With A GS1 Company Prefix A company prefix that complies with GS1 Standards is a unique identification number that is assigned to just your company by GS1 US. It’s the foundation of GS1 Standards and can be found in all the GS1 Identification Numbers. The most common examples are GTINs (Global Trade … Read More →
Carhartt, Inc.: Creating a digital data governance program on a foundation of standards As a family-owned and operated business recognized for rugged workwear, Carhartt is truly passionate about serving its loyal consumers. Carhartt wanted to create a product data management system that would effectively enhance product data quality and governance to better serve its multiple channels. … Read More →