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Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
Using GS1 standards to trace surgical and dental instruments
Keeping track of many surgical instruments by visual inspection presented problems from a risk manag...
Asset Management in Fresh Food: With EPC/RFID, Kibun gains visibility on location of its trolleys
Retail, Fresh foods, Transport & Logistics
Asset Management in Fresh Food: With EPC/RFID, Kibun gains visibility on location of its t...
The Kibun Group operates a diverse array of businesses, all centered on chilled food, and principall...
Tokai University Hospital achieves traceability and increased efficiencies in operating theatres
Healthcare
Tokai University Hospital achieves traceability and increased efficiencies in operating th...
Tokai University Hospital implemented a new management system by using GS1 standards in its operatin...
UDI pilot with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Healthcare
UDI pilot with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
The MoH reference proposal aims to structure and implement the semantic standard and coding for medi...
Study of three international health systems showcases the benefits of supply chain transformation
Healthcare
Study of three international health systems showcases the benefits of supply chain transfo...
The seminal research paper, Visibility: The New Value Proposition for Health Systems, proposed a new...
Traceability: The key for driving efficiencies in the supply chain
Healthcare
Traceability: The key for driving efficiencies in the supply chain
Alexion needed to create a traceability system that would address Colombia’s pilot specifications.
Successful implementation of electronic health record system for traceability of medical materials
Healthcare
Successful implementation of electronic health record system for traceability of medical m...
In Japan, GS1 barcodes have been used in the healthcare industry for decades, specifically by medica...
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Healthcare
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Medical device management was a manual process, medical staff checked the labels and made an entry e...