Thanks to a wide range of government initiatives and multilateral trade agreements, China has seen an exponential increase in cross-border trade, both in sheer volume and in the variety of products entering the country.

Unfortunately, import procedures requiring companies to manually enter product information multiple times were resulting in discrepancies, inaccuracies and wasted time.

The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) now leverages the GS1 Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN®) and Verified by GS1 to expedite border declarations, minimise errors, improve compliance, watch for counterfeits and enhance a whole range of customs clearance processes.

For example, many companies and brokers importing goods to China can now auto-populate product information in the “single window” declaration system simply by entering the product’s GS1 GTIN.

Calculating the right tax rate to apply to products is a complex affair for SEFAZ, the tax administration for Brazil’s states. To do it accurately, they need to know exactly what each product on an invoice is.

SEFAZ uses GS1 Brazil’s Verified by GS1 database to authenticate Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) on the e-invoices they manage, demonstrating yet again that trust and efficiency start with a valid ID.

The only information you have to go on is what the building looks like, or what landmarks it’s near.

With identifying information it would be so much easier.

Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain (JJSC) is leading the work of mapping the products from the Johnson & Johnson companies.

By using a variety of tools and mediums we are working to identify, trace, and make the products that the Johnson & Johnson companies create easily locatable.

Food waste, sustainable production and traceability are all identified concerns of customers locally and nationally.

Airfield recognised an opportunity to respond to those consumer demands for greater transparency through the provision of easily accessible information about the origin and production of their unique Jersey cow milk.

To illustrate the journey of a food product, Airfield Estate introduced a QR code and a GS1 DataMatrix barcode on its milk bottle labels. Through the use of GS1 data standards, combined with the fTRACE traceability platform, Airfield can provide batch-specific traceability information to their customers in real-time.

The German company behind Nomoo ice cream is a perfect example of how the GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GS1 GDSN®) makes it easy and affordable for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses to share high-quality product information with their trading partners.

They named their sweet treat Nomoo, and it is today quite a success with vegans and non-vegans alike. Though the young company has only 30 employees, Nomoo is nevertheless present in more than 2,000 stores, not only in Germany but also in Austria and Switzerland, and is conquering the café and restaurant markets as well.

Along with this marketplace success came a pressing demand from retailers and end consumers for detailed and reliable product information about their ice cream. Several of their larger retailers, in fact, specifically requested that they make their product master data available via the GS1 GDSN.

Known for their potato chips, pretzels and other snacks, Utz Quality Foods faced product data inaccuracy and inefficiency challenges—along with a major IT upgrade project underway.

Thanks to the expertise of Syndigo and the power of the GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GS1 GDSN®), they now share high-quality product information with all their retailers using a cost-efficient, reliable and rapid approach.

As one of the largest multinational retailers in the world, Carrefour leverages the GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) across both B2B and B2C channels to facilitate global communication and to continuously improve its data quality to better inform its clients.

The impact of GDSN implementation can be seen across nearly every aspect of day-to-day business, enabling the organisation to meet everincreasing consumer expectations for data. Carrefour’s GDSN journey spans 15 years and continues to evolve to this day.

Two years, four phases and six trusts on: the Scan4Safety programme has demonstrated the benefits of adopting standards in the National Health Service (NHS) in England.

Through Scan4Safety, which has been called a world first, the Department of Health (now the Department of Health and Social Care or DHSC) funded the implementation of GS1 and PEPPOL standards in six acute NHS trusts (hospitals). As the demonstration phase draws to a close, it is timely in 2018 to reflect on the challenges and achievements of these six organisations.

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust recognised the need for better inventory management. It employed GS1 barcodes to help reduce waste, save move and improve patient care.

The context

Portsmouth overhauled their inventory management system to resolve the challenge of managing 13 different types of barcodes, some containing duplicated identifiers, as well as correctly managing all products at the inner- and outer-packaging level. As part of the project, GS1 barcodes were implemented across the 27-theatre complex with 40 supporting locations, cardiology, audiology and six wards.

By leveraging GS1 barcodes, Portsmouth is able to uniquely identify products brought into key hospital storage areas. This helps the Trust feeds directly into the inventory management system and increases their overall efficiency.

Results

• Return on investment ratio of 8.5:1 achieved1
• On-hand stock reduced by 20%
• Waste reduced to less than 1%

1 Pomroy, J. (n.d.)Inventory management: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.

Duplicate product listings, incorrect associations, invalid brands, concerns about counterfeits and IP infringement—eMAG saw it all in the early years of their marketplace.

Since late 2019, sellers must properly obtain and indicate a GS1 GTIN for almost all new product categories, and eMAG uses Verified by GS1 to authenticate them before the listing is approved.