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zhejiang food tracesbility chain case study
Retail, Consumer packaged goods (CPG)
Better food safety and supply chain efficiency in Zhejiang Province, China
In 2022, more than 7,000 food production companies already put QR Codes powered by GS1 on their prod...
Introducing serialisation at Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain
Healthcare
Introducing serialisation at Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain
Imagine trying to navigate a city with no addresses.
Demonstrating the benefits of scanning UDI barcodes on the front lines
Healthcare
Demonstrating the benefits of scanning UDI barcodes on the front lines
The Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Miami, Florida, spent countless hours each week manually...
Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain: The evolution of pharmaceutical product traceability in China
Healthcare
Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain: The evolution of pharmaceutical product traceability in Ch...
Transitioning to a GS1 standards-based solution, while desirable, requires changing systems and proc...
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...
Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare
Healthcare
Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare
The first objective was to revise Switzerland’s federal narcotic control system, which was fully pap...
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
Healthcare
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) had thousands of assets and medical dev...
Bernhoven: the first dutch hospital with a unique barcode on all medical devices
Healthcare
Bernhoven: the first dutch hospital with a unique barcode on all medical devices
Bernhoven is the first hospital in the Netherlands that operates according to the GS1 Global Traceab...