Transport and Logistics

Implementation

Case studies

Common business processes mean better communication Unilever, a global manufacturer of food, home care, and personal products identified an opportunity to improve the way it works with these partners, through the standardisation of processes and collaboration with DHL. Read more
Filled trucks benefit supply chains and the environment VICS launched an Empty Miles Service to enable its members to match their empty trucks and trailers with other pre-qualified shippers or carriers that can use the space for shipments. Read more
Electronic messaging increases efficiency Health and hygiene products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Australia and its carrier, Toll Logistics, worked together on a pilot designed to replace the flood of everyday paperwork that flows between them with electronic messaging. The results have been impressive. Read more
Labeling standard increases transport operations reliability In 2009 the GEFCO group decided to implement the GS1 SSCC Identification Key for all of its transport activities in Europe. Read more
Access to information benefits all processes and parties The GS1 Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) plays a crucial role in all Dachser processes along the whole supply chain. This GS1 Identification Key has become an indispensable tool for all participants in warehousing and transport processes Read more
Taking logistics to higher levels with global standards Bring Frigoscandia is a logistics company in the Bring group: To improve and simplify the understanding of their customers’ information flow, Bring Frigoscandia has chosen the GS1 System of standards. Read more
EPC/RFID brings visibility and better quality data Korean multinational LG selected logistics operator Dinet as its third-party logistics provider in Peru. In collaboration with GS1 Peru, Dinet started a project to implement an RFID-based track and trace solution for the LG operation. Read more
Improved efficiencies with Epc Gen2 Exel, a wholly owned entity of Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading logistics group is a long-time active member of the GS1 Transport & Logistics action groups. After having run a number of RFID pilots in various facilities around North America, Exel saw the opportunity to significantly improve efficiencies in its container handling facilities through the integration of EPC Gen2 RFID tags into an application for yard management. Read more
Party identification enhances efforts made by customs GS1 Hungary and the Hungarian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Water first began working together in 2002, a cooperation that resulted in GS1 Hungary developing an Electronic Hungarian Waste Management System (e-HWM system) for the Ministry. Read more
Standards for fleet management improve productivity GS1 Spain launched a working group to define the business requirements for using the GS1 System of standards to make fleet management more efficient and more effective. Companies like El Corte Inglés, DIA (Carrefour group), Mercadona, DHL, Eroski, Easytech, Campofrío and Sotec took part in this collaborative effort. Read more
National user groups mean efficiency and cost savings Sweden is a logistical challenge: 1500 kilometers from north to south, but only 9 million people. This means that transportation costs can become quite a large portion of the total cost of products sold in distant parts of the country. Not surprisingly, Sweden has a long tradition of finding efficient and cost-effective logistics solutions. Read more

Brochures

	GS1 Standards in Transport & Logistics Transport and Logistics activities connect supply chains and industries. GS1 is working on a fully integrated approach to meet the needs of this sector. This brochure share a variety of case studies from T&L teams who have successfully used the GS1 System of standards to face their challenges and meet their objectives. Download “GS1 Standards in Transport & Logistics” March 2010 – 24 pages Find out more about GS1 Standards in the Transport & Logistics sector
	SSCC - UCR Customs Project International Supply chain This brochure describes application of the GS1 Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) identifier by different parties in the international supply chain. As many companies throughout the world use GS1 solutions in manufacturing and distribution,the objective was to demonstrate extension of its use to the cross border transactions. Download the SSCC - UCR Customs Project brochure May 2007 - 8 Pages (electronic version \| print version) Find out more about the SSCC - UCR Customs Project
	GS1 Standards in Customs Helping to Make Customs Operations Safer and More Efficient The work GS1 and the WCO have done together so far has clearly demonstrated that many of the challenges faced by Customs organisations in every country in the world can be met by using GS1 Standards Download the GS1 Standards in Customs brochure Nov 2008 - 8 pages Find out more about GS1 Transport, Logistics & Customs
	Standard International Logistics Label The purpose of this document is to give recommendation on the GS1 logistic label. It shows the different labels for transport and warehousing. The Logistic Label Group created this report within the framework of GS1 Logistics Forum. The mission of the GS1 Logistic Forum (LF) is to harmonise, improve standards for Transport and Warehousing processes and to promote the implementation ofthese standards in order to enable the trading partners involved in these processes to achieve business benefit by improving interoperability of their processes and systems. Download the Standard International Logistics Label