GS1 In Europe

Jim Bracken CEO GS1 Ireland

Waste Management using theGS1 Standards

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AgendaBackground of GS1

Role of GS1

The GS1 Numbering System & Architecture

GS1 and Waste Management

Information is not Power,Sharing Information is the real power

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Who is GS1?

Not-for-Profit

Neutral

User Driven

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GS1 in a nutshellGS1 is a not-for-profit organisation that develops global standards for the identification of goods and services.

GS1's standards foster cooperationand encourage information-sharingworldwide.

Thanks to GS1, businesses and organisations can improve the efficiency of their supply and demand chains by communicating useful information related to goods or services.

The global language of

business

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Used by millions of companies

108 Member Organisations. 150 countries served.20 Industrial Sectors 2,000 people helping us30 Years experience > 5 billion transactions dailyISO, CEN, ETSI, UNECE based standards

Countries with a GS1 Member Organisation

Countries served on a direct basis from GS1 Global Office (Brussels)

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Standards play an important role

Standards are the foundation for clear, understandable exchanges between companies in an increasingly globalised economy.

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Standards help keep costsdown for everyone.����

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GS1 designs and

implements a global system

of supply chain

standards

GS1: A global system of standards

GS1 standards provide a framework that allows products, services, and information about them to move efficiently and securely for the benefit of businesses, the community and the environment

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GS1 brings together

companies representing

all parts of the supply chain

GS1: A global system of standards

Manufacturers, distributors, retailers, hospitals, transporters, customs organisations, software developers, local and international regulatory authorities, and more work together to create standards

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Everyday, everywhere

GS1 standards are used by…

Global Companies

SME’s

World famous brands

Individual craftsmen

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The GS1 Architecture

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GS1 Identifiers:

� GTIN - Global Trade Item Number� SGTIN - Serialised Global Trade Item Number� SSCC - Serial Shipping Container Code � GLN - Global Location Number

� GRAI - Global Returnable Asset Identifier� GIAI - Global Individual Asset Identifier

� GSRN - Global Service Relation Number� GDTI - Global Document Type Identifier

Providing certainty of identification of � Products/Produce/Ingredients/Raw Material� Companies/Producers/Processors� Physical Places/Farms/Warehouses/Shipping Delivery Points

GS1 Identifiers

Assets

ItemsPlaces

Shipper

People

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Standard Data Carriers for representing data

Data Carriers

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Global standards for automatic identificationRapid and accurate item, asset or location identification

GS1 BarCodes

• Global data and application standards for bar codes that use the globally recognised GS1 Identification Keys to automatically identify things such as trade items, locations, logistic units, and assets.

• The most widely used physical identification standard in the world

• Enables rapid and accurate electronic reading at any point in the supply chain process.

• Improved efficiency and visibility in the supply and demand chains.

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GS1 eCommerce

Global standards for electronic business messaging

Rapid efficient & accurate business data exchange• Rapid, efficient and accurate automatic electronic

transmission of agreed data between supply chain partners, irrespective of their internal hardware and software

• Improved efficiency and visibility in the supply chain

• Increased productivity through more efficient processes and faster responses

• Savings in administrative and personnel costs through less paperwork and fewer errors

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GS1 GDSN

The environment for global data synchronisation

Standardised, reliable data for effective business transactions• GDSN: Global Data Synchronisation Network

• An automated, standards-based global environment that enables secure and continuous data synchronisation, allowing all partners to have consistent item data in their systems at the same time

• Standardised reliable data for effective business transactions in both global and local markets, driving costs out of the supply chain

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A set of common categories to group products globally , developed, owned and used by the GS1 user community. GPC is mandatory for Global Data Synchronisation.

GPC incorporating UNSPSC

Global Product Classification

GS1 GDSN

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GS1 EPCglobal

Global standards for RFID-based identification

More accurate, immediate & cost-effective visibility of information• A global standard system that combines radio

frequency identification (RFID) technology, existing communications network infrastructure and the Electronic Product Code (a number for uniquely identifying an item)

• Immediate and automatic identification and tracking of an item through the whole supply chain thereby combating waste, counterfeit and supply chain shrinkage

• React more quickly to product quality issues