What Is a Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN)? A Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN) is the number you see underneath the U.P.C. barcode symbol—and it’s the same number that’s encoded in the lines and spaces that the scanner reads. GTINs uniquely identify products at all item and package levels. Where are GTINs used? GTINs are … Read More →
Packing Slip Accuracy (Indigo Books and Music Vendor Program) Indigo expects all vendor shipments to be accompanied by an accurate Packing Slip whose details exactly match what has been routed for shipment. The Packing Slip must contain, at a minimum: Purchase Order No.(s) Date of Shipment Ship-to Location/Address (Destination) List of UPCs List of Product … Read More →
Indigo Books and Music EDI Bill Of Landing Indigo expects all vendor shipments to be accompanied by an accurate Bill of Lading whose details exactly match what has been routed for shipment. The Bill of Lading must include at a minimum: The full name and address of Shipper o Name of Carrier Consignee: Indigo Books & … Read More →
Barcoding Benefits (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 Mission 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. To obtain this mission, Do it Best Corp. have set the following … Read More →
Do It Best Corp. Shipping and Marking Standards Do it Best Corp. requires two types of barcodes depending on the salability of the product and packaging being used. UPC Codes for the actual selling units. All selling units are required to be marked with the product code (GTIN) in a readable bar code. SCC Codes for … Read More →
GLNs for physical location marking Specific care should be given to label placement in physical locations. It is recommended to consider these principles when applying physical marking of locations irrespective of the organization type to which the locations belong. Labels should be located to ensure ease of scanning on entry to a room and should … 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 →