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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...
china
Healthcare
Implementing UDI on medical devices in Shenzhen – benefiting healthcare regulation and del...
There are increasing efforts to promote and implement the use of UDI for medical devices in China, b...
citrus fruits traceability gs1 australia
Fresh foods
Citrus fruit traceability in a snap…
Thanks to the capabilities of next generation 2D barcodes, consumers and supply chain partners alike...
GS1 standards enable optimisation of maritime and ports operations
Transport & Logistics, Technical Industries
GS1 standards enable optimisation of maritime and ports operations
Today’s maritime supply chains have become increasingly complex—stakeholders interact every minute o...
GS1 Australia Woolworths
Retail, Fresh foods
Woolworths Australia seeing multiple benefits from 2D barcodes
With more than 1,000 stores, Woolworths is the largest retailer in the Australia/New Zealand region,...
Using GS1 standards to create Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital’s smart medical system
Healthcare
Using GS1 standards to create Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital’s smart medical syst...
The implementation of auto-identification reduces the chances of human error and means that implante...
Saving the meat industry over $200 million each year
Retail, Fresh foods
Saving the meat industry over $200 million each year
GS1 standards are helping the Australian meat industry to potentially save over 200 million dollars ...
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...