Application Identifiers (AI's)
Application Identifiers (AI's) are globally determined "prefixes" used to identify additional information, such as lot number or best before date, and to encode it in the same data carrier sequentially.
By using these AI’s, a data string which, aside...
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Towards electronic B2B invoicing
It’s a general rule that one must first standardise before automating. Standards, such as those of GS1, therefore play an important role, especially if they can be used across borders. Think of the Global Location Number (GLN) to identify the...
Calculate the check digit
Did you know that, as a GS1 member, you can also create and manage your identification keys easily and for free on our online platform My Product Manager?
This means that you create a unique and compliant Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) based on your...
Barcodes on books and magazines
Measuring products
Securing trust in the global supply chain of COVID-19 vaccines
The report, which follows another publication from Deloitte on the same topic released in January 2021, recommends, among other measures, the adoption of a harmonised global standard for identification and traceability. It also explains how requiring...
Packaging information
United Kingdom regulations National Health Services (NHS)
"GS1 standards are crucial to lowering cost and improving the quality of the NHS."
Matthew Swindells, National Director: Operations and Information, NHS England
The UK Department of Health has published its 2014 eProcurement Strategy This strategy...