Guidelines

GS1 EPCglobal Implementation Guidelines

EPCglobal’s implementation guidelines aim to streamline particular processes according to standardized practices. One of the goals of the guidelines is to drive EPC adoption by easing the implementation of RFID using existing standards.

 

Transport and Logistics Industry User Group – Implementation Guide – TLS Pilots

The GS1 EPCglobal Transportation and Logistics Industry User Group Implementation Guide- TLS Pilots reviews the transportation and logistics related processes from the point of cargo leaving the production factory until it reaches the destination warehouse. The scope of this paper will be limited to the findings, suggestions and practices based on the previous three phases of the TLS global pilot projects. It includes the operations process at origin and destination warehouse, yard, departure and arriving terminal, Import / Export clearance process as well as land transportation. Operation processes or issues within the production plant or factory and retail store are excluded
 
 
Returnable Transport Item (RTI/Pallet Tagging) Guideline

This guideline contains detailed descriptions of multi-party business use cases that consider the need for identification and management of pallets and requirements for what data is to be captured in user memory portion of tag, how it is to be maintained as well as security considerations.

Implementation Guide for the use of GS1 EPCglobal Standards in the Consumer Electronics Supply Chain

This Implementation Guide on the use of GS1 EPCglobal standards in the Consumer Electronics supply chain provides an introduction to the CE supply chain, the GS1 organisation and GS1 standards specifically concerning EPCglobal. GS1 EPCglobal supports the global adoption of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) as a global standard to enable accurate information and visibility about products in the supply chain. Key implementation procedures indicating where and how EPCglobal standards could be used and the benefits achieved are outlined.

 

Multi-Sourcing EPC Assignment Recommendation

This Multi-Sourcing EPC Assignment recommendation document is meant to address the management of EPC read events using the current EPCglobal Standards in a multi-sourcing environment.  This recommendation is intended to aid in avoiding the duplication of serial numbers within the EPC for retailer’s EPC assigned objects while identifying the ownership of the registered event.

 

RFID-based Electronic Article Surveillance Guides for Reusable & Disposable Tags

The Strategic Overview Guide and Technical Implementation Guide for GS1 EPCglobal RFID-based Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) for reusable and disposable tags address all relevant challenges and issues on how to implement an RFID-based EAS solution within a retail environment using existing GS1 and GS1 EPCglobal standards.