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Product& logistics informationOrderform
Shipping formDeliveryslip
Deliveryinstructions
DeliverystatusInvoice
A GTIN (Global TradeItemNumber) isan identi cationnumber or
productsand services. Itisnormally constructed roma GS1company pre
x assigned toa company, anitem re erencedesignated bythecompany,
and Check Digit.
GS1CompagnyPre x Itemre erence Check Digit
N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8 N9 N10 N11 N12 N13
Whena GTIN isassigned, theproducer must transmit thein
ormationlinked tothis number aswell asthepackaging hierarchies. All
units(baseand logistic) carryaGTIN. Further detailscanbeound on
www.gs1.org/id_keys
A GLN (Global LocationNumber) is a13-digit number that identi
esanyphysical or legallocationsinvolved ina giventransaction. For
example; theorder originator, theproduct shippinglocation,
theunloading locationand the nal deliverydestination(medical care
unit, etc). Furtherdetailscanbe ound onwww.gs1.org/id_keys
An SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) isan18-digit number
that uniquelyidenti esalogisticunit. Likeall GS1 Identi cationKeys,
it standardised structureguaranteei tsuniqueness.Anylogisticunit
that is stored, shipped, transported, or received, isthusreadily
identi ableusinganSSCC. Uponemerging romthe manu acturing or
preparationprocess, thelogistic unit iscreated and it
isgivenanSSCC. Two identical tradeunitswill havethesameGTIN but
twodi erentSSCCs. TheSSCCis used tomanagestorageand shipping o
theunitsthat arerouted and tracedindependently.
TheSSCC,which mustbe markedoneveryl ogisticunit,is thekeyto
accessingin ormation
romtheelectronicshippingnotice(AdvanceShipmentNotice(ASN)or
DespatchAdvice)thatincludesdynamicin ormationsuch
lot/batchnumber,expiry date,etc.This
enablesinternaltraceability
withina acility. Suchin ormationcanalso providedinbarcodes
ontheGS1 logisticlabel.
GS1-128 isa linear bar codesymbology. DataMatrix isa
2Dsymbology. Theyarebothabletocarry in ormationusing
GS1ApplicationIdenti ers, whicharede ned byGS1and enablethebar
coding o in ormationsuchas product identi cation(GTIN), expirydate,
shipping in ormation,etc. Thebar codeused isaccording todata
required or thebusinessapplication, aswell as thesizeo
thepackaging.Inthecase o serialisedproducts, and aspart o the ght
against counter eiting, radio requencytags(RFID) might beused.
Further detailscan be ound onwww.gs1.org/barcodes
The development o electronic exchange(Internet or value added
networks) enablescompaniestoconnect thefow o commoditieswith
relevant in ormationfows, acilitating thesmoothoperationo
supplychains. Everystageintheli eo aproduct withina
supplychaingeneratesa standardised message, readilyunderstandableby
thein ormation systemso allsupplychain partners. Themanu acturer
transmits theproducts characteristicsand logisticalhierarchyusing
aproduct in ormationmessage. Whenhehasreceived and processed
anorder, hein ormshispartner o thedeliverydateand o the content o
thelogisticunit, using anelectronicshipping notice.
Thesemessagesareelectronicallyexchanged using standard ormats.
Messagesrelating totransport will betransmitted tothecarriers, also
electronically. Thecarriersthenprovidenoti cationo success ul
delivery.
Healthcare acilitiesuse other GS1 Identifcation Keys to mark and
trace equipment(containers, tanks, cabinets, etc.),
especiallywhentheymight be reused, cleaned and exchangedamong
acilities. The GRAI (Global Returnable Asset Identi er) enables
such unequivocalidenti cationbycombining anAsset TypeIdenti er and
aserial number. Thiscodeis alsousedtomanageinventories. Toidenti
ythelink betweena patient and ahealthcareservice, the GSRN (Global
ServiceRelationNumber) isa uniquecodeassigned bythehealthcare
acilityat thetimeo patient registration. The GDTI (Global Document
TypeIdenti er) isa codethat enablestheidenti cationo documentssuch
asmedical prescriptions, hospital dischargenotices, etc. It isused
primarilytolink thesedocumentsto thepatientsmedical
chart/records.
Formore information see www.gs1.org
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Production Receipto ashipping notice indicating
traceability in ormation linkedto the rawmaterialandpackaging
being used.
Quantity controlo merchandise usingSSCC.
Validation o receiptanddelivery slipsignature.
Registration o lot/batch numbersanddates.
Acceptance o primary materials. Recording o lotnumbersused.
GTINassignmentandmarking orbase
unitsandcreation o theirlotnumbers.
Logistics provider Industry
Warehousing Preparation Managemento physicalproductarrivals
andshipmentsusing SSCC. Managemento the separation
andrelease
o lots. Assignmento locations. Registering the movemento
merchandise. Physicalinventory. Orderpicking. Creation o
logisticunits,assignment
andremarking o SSCC. Tracking inventory movements,linking
SSCC,
product,lot/batch number,anddeliverydestination.
Shipping Loading. Reading andregistering SSCC. Sending shipping
noticesto recipientswith
delivery itemisation. Sending shipping ordersto the carriers. A
terdelivery,the carriersends atransport
statusreport. Integrating in ormation in orderto e ciently
coordinate orders,deliveries,andinvoices.
Link between the production lotnumberandthe
rawmaterialsused.
GTINandSSCCassignment orlogistic units. Recording the
linksbetween SSCCandthe
contento logisticunits:GTIN+ lot/batchnumber+ expiration
date.
Description o the Major SupEach o these processesmightbe per
ormedby di er
