Gary Hartley FCILTGeneral Manager, Customer - GS1 New Zealand

Dude, where’s my stuff ?New Zealand Rail Conference - 2016

June, 2016 - Auckland

• GS1 – a quick overview

• Standards for railways

• Concluding ideas that may help

Agenda

• Global• Not-for-profit • Supply chain solutions, systems, standards• ‘….the barcode geeks’ • Facilitate global community discussions• Building supply chain solutions

The global language of

business

GS1 in a Nutshell

GS1 is quite big really …

113 Member Organisations.+150 countries served.

Countries with a GS1 Member Organisation

Countries served on a direct basis from GS1 Global Office (Brussels)

Standards – don’t you love them…

http://www.gs1.org/

Different products – same numberFor Example: Part Number 10313 in a major GPO’s Product Item Master refers to:

• Medtronic – Needle Cardioplegia Adult 16GA 5/8IN TIP 101N

• Hantover – Cartridge Replacement Stunner Yellow F/Calves/Heavy Hogs

• Chattanooga Group – Accessory Traction Replacement Strap XL for Halter Thoracic Restraint

• HF Scientific – Test Kit Water Free Chlorine DPD 25ML Sample Photometric 1000/PK

The same.....but, different

Identify Capture Share

Global item identifiers

Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)

Global asset identifiers

Application Identifier

GS1 Company

Prefix

AssetType

Check Digit

SerialNumber

• Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI)• Global Returnable Asset Identifier (GRAI)

Global entity identifiers

RFID in rail

Let’s get to the why !

• Uniqueness matters• Enhanced visibility*• Improved traceability outcomes• More accurate inventory management• Data carrier interoperability

* …..actionable visibility !

…. and Relevance To SC Pulse ?

• Identify Capture Share • A Global Language of Business• Global solutions are key to this stuff• GS1 here to help…..

Ideas that may help….?