Global Standards 1 GS1

[edit] In brief

GS1 (Global Standards 1) is a neutral, not-for-profit global organisation that develops and maintains industry standards for supply chain communication, most notably, the system behind barcodes. It provides a common language to identify, capture, and share data about products, assets, and locations, facilitating over 300,000 members worldwide.

For further information and detail visit https://www.gs1.org/

[edit] Product identifiers

It issues unique product identification numbers known as a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), which is used for the Universal Product Code (UPC) primarily used in North America and the European Article Number (EAN) / International Article Number (IAN). In turn producing standardised barcodes worldwide for product identification, defining the standards for those barcodes, allowing products to be scanned at points-of-sale, tracked throughout supply chains and thus manage a global inventory of products. The former (UPCs) are 12-digit codes whilst the latter (EANs) are 13-digit codes, GTINs can vary in length of 8, 12, 13, or 14 digits, depending on the type of product and the region, commonly managed within 14-digit data structures and all belong to the GS1 standards system.

[edit] Brief history (see 50 years of transforming tomorrow)

• 2023 50th anniversary of the barcode, with over 1 billion products carrying the GS1 barcode.
• 2022 WTO and WEF report outlines power of GS1 making cross-border trade more efficient, inclusive and sustainable.
• 2021 Ambition to read QR codes and GS1 DataMatrix barcodes at retail points-of-sale around the world by end of 2027.
• 2020 GS1 Digital Link standard leverages QR codes to help connect consumers to brand-authorised data on the web.
• 2019 The GS1 Registry Platform (GRP) established enabling the sharing of verified and identify basic product data.
• 2018 GS1 expands into the financial sector as issuer of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEls), company identifier codes.
• 2016 The BBC names the GS1 barcode one of "the 50 things that made the world economy".
• 2014 New global strategy responds to demands of digital, omni-channel commerce, with the first "digital" standard.
• 2010 Business-to-consumer (B2C) standards give consumers direct access to product information through mobiles. devices.
• 2006 First global traceability standard, paving the way for improved supply chain interoperability and transparency.
• 2005 The UCC and EAN merge, creating a single, international organisation with 101 local GS1 Member Organisations.
• 2004 The GS1 DataMatrix approved, the first two-dimensional barcode adopted by GS1. The GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GS1 GDSN) launched, enabling seamless sharing of high-quality product information.
• 2003 EPC global, Inc. formed to innovate and develop standards for the Electronic Product Code (EPC) and support Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, improving inventory accuracy and increasing supply chain visibility.
• 2002 GS1's Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) is launched, providing a neutral setting for industry to discuss common business challenges and establish new standards-based solutions for their businesses.
• 2000 At the start of the new millennium, GS1 is present in 90 countries.
• 1999 Specifications for the GS1 DataBar approved. Reduced space and stacked barcodes for small items.
• 1989 First international standard for electronic data interchange (EDI), for efficient, secure and automated exchanges.
• 1983 Traditional barcodes expanded and used beyond checkout counters for wholesale multipacks, cases and cartons.
• 1977 European Article Numbering Association (EAN) established as an international, not-for-profit standards organisation in Brussels, Belgium. The new EAN barcode is fully-compatible with the U.P.C barcode in the U.S.
• 1974 U.S.-based Uniform Code Council (UCC) appointed as administrator of new Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode. Ohio supermarket pack of Wrigley's gum becomes the first product in the world to be scanned with a barcode.
• 1973 On 3 April 1973, industry leaders in the US retail grocery sector create the barcode.

Extracts from https://www.gs1.org/about/50YearsOfGS1

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