The GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GS1 GDSN) is innovating its network, making it faster to adapt and more flexible than ever.
GS1 GDSN Major Release 3 brings improved product information sharing and data synchronisation to GS1 GDSN standards to increase flexibility, efficiency and support regulatory requirements (such as EU Commission and U.S. FDA) to allow you to quickly react and adjust as your business expands.
View examples of how GS1 GDSN Major Release 3 is set to support transforming businesses and industries below.
Updates to driver greater business agility and efficiency
GS1 GDSN Major Release 3 will include over 1500 changes that add improved functionality to the GS1 GDSN standards and help you improve business responsiveness through updates, including:
- 156 business requirements incorporated
- 140 changes requests
- 300 new attributes
- 1000 new code values
- 250+ new validations and a lot more
Setting the foundation for the future of retail commerce
The new GS1 GDSN Major Release will help retailers and brand owners share richer and more accurate product information with today’s data-hungry consumers. With improved access to timely, updated and trusted product information, smartphone-savvy consumers can make better purchasing decisions. It also allows trading partners to operate more efficiently and app developers to use the freshest trusted data to deliver a better shopping experience.
Improving processes that help improve patient care
GS1 GDSN Major Release 3 brings enhancements to support the Healthcare community by:
- allowing a secure and easy way to load product data into any Unique Device Identification (UDI) data in the world
- lowering implementation barriers by simplifying the use of attributes through the creation of healthcare-specific data models
- removing mandatory GS1 GDSN attributes not necessary for hospital processes
- enabling flexibility to quickly respond to market needs and support regulations
- providing additional supply chain efficiencies
Savoring the benefits of improved product information sharing
As local groceries offer more globally sourced products, GS1 GDSN Major Release 3 will improve the efficiency of getting those products to shelves and pleasing consumers by:
- enabling sharing the same product data, accurately across the world
- adding credibility with retailers to allow the producer to track the products globally
- reducing industry costs
- providing greater product transparency to information-demanding consumers
- supporting regulatory requests for traceability and product recalls
- allowing to plan for scalability, including through online services