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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
Working together on a single source to achieve reliable data for medical devices
Exchanging product information of medical devices has traditionally involved time-consuming handling...
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...
Providing accurate consumer facing product information in order to comply with EU 1169
Public sector
Providing accurate consumer facing product information in order to comply with EU 1169
GS1 Netherlands executes a data quality program based on physical sample checks and logical checks v...
Preventing medication administration error at Gelre Hospitals, the Netherlands
Healthcare
Preventing medication administration error at Gelre Hospitals, the Netherlands
Gelre Hospitals updated their internal processes to take advantage of new technologies combined with...
Netcare: Investing in GS1 standards and quality product information for patient safety
Healthcare
Netcare: Investing in GS1 standards and quality product information for patient safety
As a leading healthcare provider in South Africa, Netcare is continually investing in ways to better...
Using GS1 standards and RFID technology is a win-win for Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain
Healthcare
Using GS1 standards and RFID technology is a win-win for Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain
RFID technology is not new, having been deployed in parts of the retail sector for the past 15 - 20 ...
More than bar codes: Integrating Global Standards-based bar code technology into National Health Information Systems in Ethiopia and Pakistan to increase end-to-end supply chain visibility
Healthcare
More than bar codes: Integrating Global Standards-based bar code technology into National ...
Bar codes can help track and trace health products in the supply chain.