GS1 US Healthcare Industry Group Has 82 Participants

My boss recently returned from a GS1 US event in Texas, focused on healthcare, and brought me a folder of brochures and other collateral materials and handouts from the meeting.  One item of particular interest was a full-page listing of GS1 US Healthcare Industry Group Participants. There are 82 companies, organizations, institutions and government bodies [...]

The Implications of GS1 US’ Membership in INCITS

I found this bit of news worth pondering. In this article which is mostly a showcase for outgoing Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, reference is made to INCITS. Heard of it? Well, you’ve certainly heard about many of its members. The Department of Defense, for example? But  I’m getting ahead of my story.
INCITS is, according to [...]

Why GS1?

Much has been, and will continue to be, discussed about how to implement GS1. But that discussion for some is premature if there has been little or no opportunity to discuss why the new standard, however it is implemented, makes business sense. In other words, what are the strategic, C-Level arguments in favor of GS1 [...]

655 Days and Counting?

IT Reseller Online today offers a link to a whitepaper all about the retail implications of the proposed GS1 DataBar. I didn’t download the document because retail isn’t my chief interest. But I mention it here in case you think the whitepaper may have value to you.
Of much more interest was the use of the [...]

Europeans Itemize Specific, Early Benefits of GDSN Adoption

Don’t go to this link expecting a rosey narrative about the ease with which the shift to GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) can be made and the simplicity of implementing the 14-digit Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN). Anyone and everyone in the supply chain with any experience knows that few, if any, changes — even [...]

GS1 US to Host First Healthcare US Workgroup March 11-12

Thanks to RFID Journal, I was alerted to this news about an upcoming event of importance to anyone in the healthcare industry with an interest in helping to define the emerging GS1 global standards for product identification. Being billed as the inaugural Healthcare US Workgroup Forum, it is being held March 11-12 at the Hilton [...]

GS1 Adapts the Standard for Customized Products

This just in yesterday and if any of the medical devices you manufacturer and ship globally are a one-of-kind product offering, this will interest you. Courtesy of Industrial Distribution magazine, we’re told:
The Industrial Supply Assn.’s numbering system for tracking made-to-order products, Custom Industrial Supply Number (CISN), was approved by GS1, the international organization that sets [...]