Transport is the backbone of all economies in the world. All value chains that (partly) rely on the transportation of physical objects need reliable, effective and efficient transport & logistics (T&L) networks. Here are just a few examples of such value chain: Healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumables and general supplies), Technical industries (e.g.,mining, construction), Energy (Oil & Gas), Retail and Finance (cash handling).
Human readable interpretation (HRI)
Characters, such as letters and numbers, which can be read by persons and are encoded in GS1 AIDC data carriers confined to a GS1 standard structure and format. The human readable interpretation is a one-to-one illustration of the encoded data. However, start, stop, shift and function characters, as well as the symbol check character, are not shown in the human readable interpretation. [GENSPECS]
Non-HRI text
Unique identification
Depending on the scope / context, the term unique identification may be used to refer to a globally unique identification key for a transport unit, shipment, consignment, location or party.
■ When referring to the transport unit, the term transport unit ID (SSCC) is used.
■ When referring to the shipment, the term Shipment ID (GSIN) is used.
Location
A geographic position of an entity, in either the form of geospatial coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude) or a civic address
Note: A civic address can extend to internal landmarks within a site, e.g., building number, floor number, room number.
(ISO/IEC TR 16167:2011(en), 3.2.4)
Transport Unit
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
The term Logistic Label stands for the label on a transport unit that includes an SSCC. As this Implementation Guideline focuses on transport issues and the term transport label is the more accepted term in the transport area this document also uses transport label.
Table 2‑1 Normative references
Today’s Transport & Logistics (T&L) industry and supply chain are becoming ever more open and competitive, with increasing numbers of service providers (especially in Last Mile) and also new entrants coming in from outside the traditional T&L environment.
As a result, Transport & Logistics processes have become far more international and complex. This drives the need for greater interoperability among stakeholders in the T&L environment and among their systems and supply chains.
