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Needed more accurate inventory and stock counts through the supply chain to minimise out-of-stocks and maximise sales. BAKU also wanted to increase online sales as part of their omni-channel strategy.

Implemented RFID at the same time as moving to a new POS system by Retail Express. RAMP integrates with a range of leading POS systems to provide a powerful and easy-to-use inventory management system. Working closely together, RAMP and Retail Express have helped BAKU optimise inventory and purchase replenishment to maximise sales.

Independent Purchasing Cooperative (IPC), a Subway® Franchisee-owned company, is responsible for the supply chain processes for the more than 43,000 Subway restaurants globally.

The Cooperative was focused on ensuring food safety for Subway guests and finding business efficiencies that end-to-end traceability would bring. To achieve this challenging initiative, IPC developed a strategy for getting all of its suppliers and distributors on board.

7-Eleven stores in Thailand wanted to ensure that expired products were not being sold to consumers.

Across Thailand, 7-Eleven began labelling products and upgrading equipment to be compatible with next generation barcodes powered by GS1.

Faster, simpler and more efficient operations, better stock management and most importantly, no more products sold past their “best before” dates.

By scanning GS1 barcodes on boxes, they can assess whether the order was complete at the time of shipment, taking action early in the process, if needed.

Trading partners can also obtain information on a full-trailer load compared to lots shipped, along with a summary of the shipped boxes, significantly improving process efficiency.

Results

The tequila trade between Mexico and the U.S. can realise significant improvements in traceability as well as efficiency gains.

Processing time has improved by 30 percent and counterfeiting has been minimised.

Situation

The focus of this pilot was to ensure that the products were not stolen, altered or exchanged for counterfeit products. It was, therefore, based on monitoring the traceability of tequila shipments, knowing where specific products were located in the supply chain, at a specific point in time. Additional traceability information included knowing that the trailer had not been altered and that products had not been stolen or exchanged.

Approach

GS1 identifiers encoded in EPC/RFID tags uniquely identify each tequila product along with data such as the lot number and expiration date. The EzTrack EPCIS platform enables all stakeholders to track the movement of tequila shipments throughout the global supply chain. The Ministry of Economy and the National Chamber of the Tequila Industry chose the following tequila companies to participate in the project: Corporativo Destileria Santa Lucia S.A. de C.V.; the Patron Spirits Company; Proximo Spirits Inc.; Tequila Cuervo; and Pernord Ricard Mexico S.A. de C.V.

In the mid-2000s, an insufficient focus on product data prevented Mars Wrigley from being certified by distributors and vendors, slowing their speed to market, affecting their availability to launch new items and costing them sales.

Mars Wrigley rolled out GS1 standards, starting with Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN®) allocation and packaging measurement rules and progressing steadily to global data synchronisation and Verified by GS1. Today, Mars Wrigley has a purposeful, governed, proactive and federated approach to data quality.

Mars Wrigley product data now has meaningfully fewer errors and much greater consistency. Online product images are more accurate, mistakes are easier to spot and fix, and they are helping protect the reputations of their well-known global brands