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    WHAT IS A BARCODE ?
    In its most simplistic form, a bar code is a series of black bars and white spaces which are used to encode a series of characters. Mostly all types of computers are capable of reading barcodes, easily and quickly.

    A TOOL FOR DATA ACCURACY, PRODUCTIVITY AND RELIABLITY
    Nothing is more important for your business than data accuracy and productivity. They affects every of business operation. As merchandise, one of the biggest investments, moves from point of sale, maintaining control through accurate processing, recording and tracking is crucial to the profitability. It can definitely to achieved by barcode system.
    As regards reliability, in barcode systems the chance of the code being mis-read is so small in all types of barcode symbologies that it is hardly worth considering. A typical maximum substitution error is one in one million.


KEY Drivers FOR Barcoding AND anticipated benefits
  • Barcoding an international standard Practice FOR the past 30 years AND there IS
  • increasing demand FOR overseas buyers FOR accepting only barcoded supplies
  • Product Track AND traceability enabling product recall
  • Just-IN-TIME monitoring of product stock levels
  • GLOBAL demand FOR efficient AND automated Supply chains FOR product movement
  • FROM the POINT of manufacture TO POINT of sale /consumption LEADING TO
  • reduction IN prices of goods thru reduction IN supply CHAIN costs
  • Requirement FOR accuracy/speed IN facilitating movement of goods thru automatic DATA Capture
  • GLOBAL requirement of electronic communication ( thru EDI etc.) REQUIRE
  • automatic DATA capture through Barcoding AS KEY enabler

    • Applications of Barcoding
  • Applications of Barcoding
  • Marketing
  • Manufacturing
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Exports

    • USE of Barcoding IN India Current Scenario
  • Automobile Industry inventory tracking AND production scheduling
  • FMCG Industry-inventory tracking & production scheduling
  • Retail Industry-Apparel, FMCG, Grocery etc.-inventory tracking , POINT of sale
  • Exports (Complaince Labelling)
  • Canteen Stores Department (Minsitry of Defence)-POINT of sale AND inventory
  • Alcoholic Beverages (State Excise Department)-POINT of sale, Inventory,authentication
  • Healthcare (Hospitals, Medical CHAIN retails etc.)-Patient tracking, POINT of sale,testings etc
  • Pharmaceutical Industry FOR avoiding counterfeiting, inventory, despatch etc.

    • GS1 India under Ministry of Commerce is the authority towards Barcode allocation numbers. GS1 IS responsible FOR development and implementation of open interaperable and user driven standards in Supply chain Management to enable unique and universal identification of Products, Assets, Services, Locations, Data Capture and seamless sharing of Supply chain information between Trading Partners including Retailers, Manufacturers, Suppliers, Logistic Providers and Consumers.
    Commonly Used GS1 Identification KEY Consumer Item/SKU/Product Variant OR TYPE of Retail Sale
    What TO IdentifyEXAMPLEGS1 Identification KEY
    Apparel, Toothpaste etc GLOBAL Trade Identification Number(GTIN)
    Locations, Legal & Functional Entitities Companies, factories, Warehouses, Stores, Department WITHIN Organisation GLOBAL Location Number (GLN)
    Logistic Units Pallet Containers, Shipping Containers SERIAL Shippers Container CODE (SSCC)
    Returnable Assets Pallets, Plastic Crates etc GLOBAL Returnable Asset Identifier (GRAI)
    FIXED Assets Laptops, Photocopiers etc GLOBAL Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI)
    Documents Stamp Papers, Office Documents etc. GLOBAL Document TYPE Identifier (GDTI)
    Freight Consignment Single consignment FOR Desaptch GLOBAL Identification number FOR Consignment (GINC)
    Grouping of Logistics units that travel under same dispatch notice Used BY Customs Authorities FOR identifying IMPORT & Export shipping GLOBAL Shipment Identification Number(GSIN)
    People Served BY OR serving under a SPECIFIC services Patient, members of customer Loyalty Scheme, Employee etc. GLOBAL Service Relationship Number (GSRN)

    Adoption of GS1 Standards IN India
  • APEDA has adopted GS1 KEYS (GTINs, GLNs, SSCC) & GS1 traceability STD FOR Grapes, Pomegranates, Groundnuts, Organic food & 103 horticultural products
  • IndiaGAP mentions the USAGE of GS1 identification KEYS
  • GlobalGAP mentions the USAGE of GLOBAL Location Number (GLN) FOR UNIQUE farm identification
  • Several State Excise Depts. have mandated the USE of GS1 stds FOR IMFL
  • CSD endorses GS1 stds
  • ALL major retailers (Reliance, More, Big Bazaar, Spencer’s etc) endorse GS1 stds

    • Regulatory Mandates IN India
  • Canteen Store Department (CSD) mandates suppliers TO affix GS1 Barcodes ON ALL products supplied TO 33 AREA depots
  • Alcoholic Beverages Delhi State ExciseDepartment mandates USE of GS1 FOR enhancing Supply CHAIN efficientcy AND product authentication
  • Fresh Produce & Processed Food : APEDA (Agriculture & Processed Food Export Development Authority) uses barcode FOR implementing traceability
  • DGFT AND Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India mandates USE of GS1 standards FOR Pharmaceuticals products TO combat counterfeit products

    • Financial Assistance FOR Adoption of GS1 Standards
  • Ministry of Micro, Small & MEDIUM Enterprises (MSME) Govt. of India FOR registered Small Scale Industries (SSIs) registerd WITH MSME
  • Spices Board FOR members of Spices Board
  • Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India FOR members of Export Promotion Coucil FOR Handicaarafts (EPCH) AND Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC)