How GS1 standards work - GS1

How GS1 standards work

GS1 standards create a common foundation for business by uniquely 
identifying, accurately capturing and automatically sharing vital information 
about products, locations, assets and more. Businesses can also combine 
different GS1 standards to streamline business processes such as traceability.



Identify

GS1 identification standards include standards that define unique identification 
codes (called GS1 identification keys) which may be used by an information 
system to refer unambiguously to a real-world entity such as a:
  • trade item
  • logistics unit
  • physical location
  • document
  • service relationship
  • other entity 

Capture

GS1 data capture standards currently include definitions of bar code and 
radio-frequency identification (RFID) data carriers which allow 
GS1 Identification Keys and supplementary data to be affixed directly to a 
physical object, and standards that specify consistent interfaces to readers, 
printers, and other hardware and software components that connect the data 
carriers to business applications. 

Share

GS1 standards for information sharing include data standards for master data, 
business transaction data, and physical event data, as well as communication 
standards for sharing this data between applications and trading partners. 
Other information sharing standards include discovery standards that help 
locate where relevant data resides across a supply chain and trust standards 
that help establish the conditions for sharing data with adequate security. 

Use

Businesses can also combine different GS1 standards to streamline business 
processes such as traceability.




















Source: GS1







International Article Number (EAN) - Wikipedia

The International Article Number (EAN) (also known as European Article Number, which technically refers to EAN-13) is a 13-digit barcode symbology, which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) (also known as UPC-A), developed in 1970 by George J. Laurer.[1]
The EAN-13 barcode is used worldwide for marking products often sold at retail point of sale. It encapsulates 2-digit or 3-digit number system (GS1 Prefix (usually GS1 country code)), in contrast with UPC-A's 1-digit number system. EAN-13 barcode with number system 45 or 49 is known as Japanese Article Number (JAN). All the numbers encoded in UPC and EAN are part of GTINs, and they can be encoded in other barcodes defined by the GS1 organization.
The less commonly used 8-digit EAN-8 barcode was introduced for use on small packages, where EAN-13 would be too large.
2-digit EAN-2 and 5-digit EAN-5 are supplemental barcodes, placed on the right-hand side of EAN-13 or UPC. These are generally used for periodicals to indicate the current year's issue number, like magazines,[2] or books,[3] and weighed products like food (to indicate the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP)).

GTIN-13 number encoded in EAN-13 barcode. The first digit is always placed outside the symbol; additionally a right ">" indicator is used to indicate a "Quiet Zone" that is necessary for barcode scanners to work properly.

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