GS1 US: Bringing the Global Trading Community Together For a supply chain to generate maximum value, it must move products from supplier to distributor to customer in a way that minimizes costs, redundancies, and waste and maximizes coordination and collaboration among trading partners. GS1 US makes that process possible by enabling companies to uniquely and … 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions of the GSIN GS1 US makes that process possible by enabling companies to uniquely and globally identify, capture, and share information about products, locations, and more using GS1 Standards. Learn more about GSIN usage. Does my company need another GS1 Company Prefix to use GSINs? No. The GS1 Company Prefix that you … Read More →
How is the GSIN Formatted? GSIN identifies the logical grouping of one or several logistic units each identified with a separate SSCC and containing trade items as being part of a specific seller / buyer relationship and that travels under one dispatch advice and/or Bill of Lading. GSIN Formation Rules Application Identifier (AI): AI 402 … 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 →
Do it Best Corp. Supported Symbologies Success in barcoding depends on cooperation between vendors, Do it Best Corp., and members. Some Do it Best Corp. members have been scanning for a number of years, even though up to this point no mandate has been made requiring vendors to comply with GS1 (Uniform Code Council or UCC) … Read More →
Barcoding Guidelines and Recommendations Do it Best Corp. will provide cross-reference reports to vendors to be used for verifying the accuracy of GTIN codes. In addition, the company requires that all vendors perform quality checks on existing and proposed GTIN codes. These quality checks should be performed for each variation of GTIN codes used by the vendor. … Read More →