GS1 is an international not-for-profit association dedicated to the development and implementation of global
standardA technical standard is an established norm or requirement. It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes and practices....
s and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of
supply and demand chainsA supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to...
globally and across multiple sectors. The GS1 System of standards is the most widely-used supply-chain standards system in the world.
GS1's main activity is the development of the
GS1 System, a series of standards designed to improve supply-chain management.
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GS1 is an international not-for-profit association dedicated to the development and implementation of global
standardA technical standard is an established norm or requirement. It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes and practices....
s and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of
supply and demand chainsA supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to...
globally and across multiple sectors. The GS1 System of standards is the most widely-used supply-chain standards system in the world.
GS1's main activity is the development of the
GS1 System, a series of standards designed to improve supply-chain management. The GS1 System is composed of four key standards:
BarcodeA barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data. Originally, barcodes represented data in the widths and the spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or 1D barcodes or symbologies...
s (used to automatically identify things), eCom (electronic business messaging standards allowing automatic electronic transmission of data), GDSN (Global Data Synchronisation standards which allow business partners to have consistent item data in their systems at the same time) and
EPCglobalEPCglobal is a joint venture between GS1 and GS1 US .It is an organization set up to achieve world-wide adoption and standardization of Electronic Product Code technology....
(which uses RFID technology to immediately track an item).
GS1 was formally created in 2005 to consolidate the work of the North American UCC (formed in 1974) and the EAN (European Article Numbering Association, formed in 1977 by 12 European organisations representing manufacturers and retailers). UCC and EAN had always cooperated closely to ensure compatibility of the standards for which each was responsible. It has its head office in
BrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium...
. There are GS1 member organisation offices in 108 countries.
GS1 maintains a list of prefixes used by GS1 member organisations to assign company prefixes to their member companies enabling them to create GS1 Identification Keys.
GS1 prefixes do not provide identification of country of origin for a given product. Member companies may manufacture products anywhere in the world.
See also
- List of GS1 member organizations
- List of GS1 country codes
- Global Trade Item Number
Global Trade Item Number is an identifier for trade items developed by GS1...
- Global Document Type Identifier
The Global Document Type Identifier is part of the GS1 system of standards. It is a simple tool to identify a document by type and can identify documents uniquely where required....
- Global Location Number
The Global Location Number is part of the GS1 systems of standards. It is a simple tool used to identify a location and can identify locations uniquely where required.The GS1 Identification Key used to identify physical locations or legal entities...
- Global Data Synchronization Network
The Global Data Synchronisation Network is an internet-based, interconnected network of interoperable data pools and a global registry known as the GS1 Global Registry, that enable companies around the globe to exchange standardised and synchronised supply chain data with their trading partners...
(GDSN)
- Global Electronic Party Information Register
The Global Electronic Party Information Register is a distributed database that contains basic information on over 1,000,000 companies in over 100 countries....
(GEPIR)
- Serial Shipping Container Code
The Serial Shipping Container Code is an eighteen digit number used to identify logistics units. The SSCC is encoded in a barcode, generally GS1-128, and used in electronic commerce transactions....
- EPCglobal
EPCglobal is a joint venture between GS1 and GS1 US .It is an organization set up to achieve world-wide adoption and standardization of Electronic Product Code technology....
- global standards for RFID object tags
- Global Product Classification
Global Product Classification The Global Product Classification is part of the GS1 System and a key enabler for the Global Data Synchronization Network and category management...
GPC
- GS1 US
GS1 US is the GS1 Member Organization in the United States of America. Note: GS1 US was formerly the Uniform Code Council, Inc.GS1 US is responsible for managing the GS1 System in the USA. GS1 US assigns GS1 Company Prefixes to companies/organizations in the USA...
maintainer of Universal Product CodeThe Universal Product Code is a barcode symbology , that is widely used in Canada and the United States for tracking trade items in stores.- Current code :...
(UPC numbers)
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