Global Location Number Usage By Entities Locations, functions and legal entities often have implied hierarchical structures. For example, a room, within a department, within a building within a hospital. Where hierarchies are needed, they should be built into a database that manages the GLN key rather than within the key itself. As with all GS1 … Read More →
GLN: Identifying Locations Each company or organisation who is a member of a GS1 Member Organisation should use GLNs to identify locations under the terms of its membership. Contact details for all GS1 Member Organisations are available on the GS1 website. The GLN is fully compatible with ISO/IEC 6523 Information technology — Structure for the identification … Read More →
Global Location Number: Improving The Efficiency The Global Location Number (GLN) improves the efficiency of communication among organisations. The GLN enables the unique and unambiguous identification of any type of location used in business processes, which is a prerequisite for efficient communication between trading partners. A GLN acts as a database key which references location-specific information … Read More →
EDI outsourcing cost and charges for third-party vendor service EDI outsourcing cost can be calculated according to different provider’s formulas. While there are similarities in how outsourcing vendors charge for their services, each one employs a different pricing formula. One vendor may charge a fee for a particular service, another vendor might not charge a fee. Or … Read More →