GS1 Global Traceability Programme

Helping companies implementing traceability:

Companies that manufacture consumer products invest considerable resources to establish the value of their brands and meet the needs of customers, regulations and efficiency in the supply chain. GS1 has developed a Global Traceability Programme to support their efforts. The GS1 GTC Programme aims at helping companies implementing traceability according to traceability best practices and GS1 global standards

A rigorous methodology: the GS1 Checklist

The GS1 Global Traceability Programme (GS1 GTC ) has been developed to review Traceability Systems in place through a rigorous methodology supported by technical criteria and documentation :The GS1 Traceability checklist

The GS1 checklist is the perfect tool to verify the traceability system of a company and acts as a diagnosis to know if the GS1 System is correctly implemented among the company using the most adequate GS1 Standards (BarCodes,eCom, EPC, GDSN,).

The GS1 Traceability assessment acts as a diagnosis to validate if the GS1 System is correctly implemented and to identify improvement opportunities

The Programme being based on the GS1 Global Traceability Standard is technology independent. It allows companies to obtain guidance on complying with major international traceability regulations as well as traceability requirements established by the key quality standards used in the Food industry.
In general:

• Facilitate GTS adoption, i.e. the adoption of global traceability standard and best practices 
  worldwide
• Ensure the right implementation of full supply chain traceability
• Ensure continuous conformance to the GS1 System and consistency with best 
  practices related to supply chain efficiency
• Gives a technology independent solution for traceability

A global programme for traceability, based on global standards, will improve Global Traceability and facilitate the flow of information across the supply chain.

• Download the GS1 Traceability Programme What you need to know
• Have a look at the GS1 GTC Control Points & Compliance Criteria

Technical Support & training

The GS1 system of standards is the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world. GS1 has the expertise and the standards are documented http://www.gs1.org/services/gsmp/

For more information on the GS1 GTC programme, pilots and technical details contact

• Juan Pablo Vial, Global Traceability Conformance

Project Manager, e-mail: juanpablo.vial@gs1.org