Array ( [0] => {{Short description|Organization for barcode standards}} [1] => {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} [2] => {{Infobox company [3] => | name = GS1 [4] => | native_name = [5] => | native_name_lang = [6] => | named_after = [7] => | alt = [8] => | caption = [9] => | map = [10] => | map_size = [11] => | map_alt = [12] => | map_caption = [13] => | map2 = [14] => | map2_alt = [15] => | map2_caption = [16] => | abbreviation = [17] => | motto = [18] => | predecessor = [19] => | merged = [20] => | successor = [21] => | formation = [22] => | founder = [23] => | founding_location = [24] => | extinction = [25] => | merger = [26] => | type = Not-for-profit organisation [27] => | industry = Standards [28] => | num_locations = 116 offices worldwide{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38498700|title=How the barcode changed retailing and manufacturing|last=Harford|first=Tim|date=2017-01-23|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en-GB|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319110851/http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38498700|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gs1.org/articles/2510/gs1-grows-by-adding-two-new-member-organisations|title=GS1 grows by adding two new Member Organisations | GS1|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021224427/https://www.gs1.org/articles/2510/gs1-grows-by-adding-two-new-member-organisations|url-status=live}} [29] => | founded = {{start date and age|26 April 1974}} [30] => | status = [31] => | purpose = [32] => | professional_title = [33] => | headquarters = [34] => | location = [[Brussels]], Belgium [35] => | coords = [36] => | region = [37] => | services = [38] => | membership = [39] => | membership_year = [40] => | language = [41] => | sec_gen = [42] => | leader_title = [43] => | leader_name = [44] => | leader_title2 = [45] => | leader_name2 = [46] => | leader_title3 = [47] => | leader_name3 = [48] => | leader_title4 = [49] => | leader_name4 = [50] => | board_of_directors = [51] => | key_people = Renaud de Barbuat ([[CEO]]) [52] => | main_organ = [53] => | parent_organization = [54] => | subsidiaries = [55] => | secessions = [56] => | affiliations = [57] => | budget = [58] => | budget_year = [59] => | staff_year = [60] => | volunteers = [61] => | volunteers_year = [62] => | slogan = [63] => | website = {{URL|www.gs1.org/}} [64] => | remarks = [65] => | formerly = [66] => | footnotes = [67] => }} [68] => [69] => '''GS1''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|not-for-profit]], international organization developing and maintaining its own standards for barcodes and the corresponding issue company prefixes. The best known of these standards is the [[barcode]], a symbol printed on products that can be scanned electronically. [70] => [71] => GS1 has 116 local member organizations and over 2 million user companies. Its main office is in Brussels ([[Avenue Louise]]). [72] => [73] => ==History== [74] => In 1969, the retail industry in the US was searching for a way to speed up the check-out process in shops. The Ad Hoc Committee for a Uniform Grocery Product Identification Code was established to find a solution. [75] => [76] => In 1973, the [[Universal Product Code]] (UPC) was selected by this group as the first single standard for unique product identification. In 1974, the [[GS1 US|Uniform Code Council (UCC)]] was founded to administer the standard. On 26 June 1974, a pack of [[Wrigley Company|Wrigley]]'s chewing gum became the first ever product with a barcode to be scanned in a shop.{{Cite news|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/history-bar-code-180956704/|title=The History of the Bar Code|work=Smithsonian|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en|archive-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507094628/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/history-bar-code-180956704/|url-status=live}} [77] => [78] => In 1976, the original 12-digit code was expanded to 13 digits, which allowed the identification system to be used outside the U.S. In 1977, the [[International Article Number|European Article Numbering Association (EAN)]] was established in Brussels, with founding members from 12 countries.{{Cite web|url=http://40.gs1.org/historic-timeline.php|title=Historic Timeline - GS1 40th Anniversary|website=40.gs1.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717103404/http://40.gs1.org/historic-timeline.php|archive-date=2019-07-17}} [79] => [80] => In 1990, EAN and UCC signed a global cooperation agreement and expanded their overall presence to 45 countries. In 1999, EAN and UCC launched the [[Auto-ID Labs|Auto-ID Centre]] to develop [[Electronic Product Code|Electronic Product Code (EPC)]], enabling GS1 standards to be used for RFID.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gs1.org/about/how-we-got-here|title=How we got here|last=Anonymous|date=2014-12-18|website=www.gs1.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519141938/http://www.gs1.org/about/how-we-got-here|url-status=live}} [81] => [82] => In 2004, EAN and UCC launched the [[Global Data Synchronization Network|Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)]], a global, internet-based initiative that enables trading partners to efficiently exchange product master data. [83] => [84] => By 2005, the organisation was present in over 90 countries, and it started to use the name GS1 on a worldwide basis. Whilst "GS1" is not an acronym, it refers to the organisation offering one global system of standards. [85] => [86] => In August 2018, the GS1 Web URI Structure Standard was ratified, allowing unique ID's to be added to products by storing a URI (a webpage-like address) as a QR code.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gs1.org/docs/Digital-Link/GS1_Web_URI_Standard_i1_r_2018-07-17.pdf|title=GS1 Web URI Structure Standard|website=GS1|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=8 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808200818/https://www.gs1.org/docs/Digital-Link/GS1_Web_URI_Standard_i1_r_2018-07-17.pdf|url-status=live}} [87] => [88] => == Barcodes == [89] => [[File:Gs1-barcodes.png|thumb|The GS1 barcodes]] [90] => [[Barcode]]s defined by GS1 standards are very common.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BizOBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA263|title=Food Packaging: Principles and Practice, Third Edition|last=Robertson|first=Gordon L.|date=2016-04-19|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=9781439862421|language=en}} GS1 introduced the barcode in 1974.{{Citation|url=https://www.gs1.org/about|title=GS1 - Organisation that manages the barcode standard used by retailers, manufacturers and suppliers|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401090204/https://www.gs1.org/about|url-status=live}} A barcode encodes a product identification number that can be [[barcode reader|scanned electronically]], making it easier for products to be tracked, processed, and stored. [91] => [92] => Barcodes improve the efficiency, safety, speed and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels. They have a crucial role in the retail industry, including today's online marketplaces, moving beyond just faster checkout to improved inventory and delivery management, and the opportunity to sell online on a global scale. In the UK alone, the introduction of the barcode in the retail industry has resulted in savings of 10.5 billion pounds per year.{{Citation|last=GS1UK|title=Ever wondered what the GS1 barcode has done for you?|date=2013-12-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJa3_ExVFPE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XJa3_ExVFPE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-04-28}}{{cbignore}} [93] => [94] => Some of the barcodes that GS1 developed and manages are: [[International Article Number|EAN]]/[[Universal Product Code|UPC]] (used mainly on consumer goods), GS1 [[Data Matrix]] (used mainly on healthcare products), [[Code 128|GS1-128]], [[GS1 DataBar]], and GS1 QR Code. Notably, GS1 barcodes can hold more than just a single numerical identifiers, as GS1 has defined a modular & arbitrarily combinable semantic encoding of defined data within GS1 barcodes through the publication of over 150 "Application Identifiers" (AI).{{cite web |title=GS1 General Specifications Standard |url=https://ref.gs1.org/standards/genspecs/ |publisher=GS1 |access-date=5 June 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511115333/https://ref.gs1.org/standards/genspecs/ |url-status=live }} These AIs allow encoding of details such as the [[GTIN]] - AI:(01), the "Country of Origin" - AI:(422), and the "Expiration date" - AI:(17), amongst many other possibilities, including [[URLs]] - AI:(8200). [95] => [96] => == Standards == [97] => The most influential GS1 standard is the [[Global Trade Item Number|GTIN]]. It identifies products uniquely around the world and forms the base of the GS1 system. [98] => [99] => Main GS1 standards are as follows: [100] => {{colbegin|colwidth=}} [101] => * [[Application Level Events | Application Level Events (ALE)]] [102] => * Core Business Vocabulary (CBV) [103] => * [[International Article Number|EAN]]/[[Universal Product Code|UPC]] barcodes [104] => * [[Electronic Product Code|EPC/RFID tags]] [105] => * [[EPCIS]] [106] => * [[GEPIR]] [107] => * Global Data Model [108] => * [[Global Data Synchronization Network|Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)]] [109] => * Global Document Type Identifier (GDTI) [110] => * Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI) [111] => * Global Identification Number for Consignment (GINC) [112] => * [[Global Location Number|Global Location Number (GLN)]] [113] => * Global Product Classification (GPC) [114] => * Global Returnable Asset Identifier (GRAI) [115] => * Global Service Relationship Number (GSRN) [116] => * Global Shipment Identification Number (GSIN) [117] => * [[Global Trade Item Number|Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)]] [118] => * GS1-128 [119] => * [[GS1 DataBar]] [120] => * [[Data Matrix|GS1 DataMatrix]] [121] => * GS1 Digital Link [122] => * [[GS1 EDI]] [123] => * [[ITF-14]] [124] => * Low-Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) [125] => * Object Name Service (ONS) [126] => * [[Serial Shipping Container Code|Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC)]] [127] => {{colend}} [128] => Many GS1 standards are also [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] standards, including the [[Global Trade Item Number|GTIN]], [[Global Location Number|GLN]], and [[Serial shipping container code|SSCC]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.iso.org/organizations-in-cooperation-with-iso.html|title=Organizations in cooperation with ISO|website=www.iso.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-date=5 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405063354/https://www.iso.org/organizations-in-cooperation-with-iso.html|url-status=live}} [129] => [130] => GS1 also acts as the secretariat for ISO's Automatic identification and data capture techniques technical committee ([[ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31]]).{{Cite web|url=https://www.iso.org/committee/45332.html|title=ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques|website=www.iso.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511185735/https://www.iso.org/committee/45332.html|url-status=live}} [131] => [132] => GS1 standards are developed and maintained through the GS1 Global Standards Management Process (GSMP), a community-based forum that brings together representatives from different industries and businesses. [133] => [134] => == Industries == [135] => [136] => === Retail and marketplaces === [137] => [[Retail]] was the first industry that GS1 began working with and has remained their primary focus. Today, GS1 operates in four retail sub-sectors on a global level: [[Clothing|Apparel]], Fresh Foods, [[Fast-moving consumer goods|CPG]] and [[General line of merchandise|General Merchandise]]. [138] => [139] => Key focus areas in retail include [[sustainability]], [[data quality]], compliance with regulatory requirements, [[traceability]] of products{{cite web |url=https://www.gs1india.org/content/traceability |title=Traceability |date=2020-01-27 |accessdate=2021-06-27 |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627120227/https://www.gs1india.org/content/traceability |url-status=live }} from their origin through delivery, and upstream integration between manufacturers and suppliers. [140] => [141] => As consumers are recurring to [[e-commerce]] more often throughout the years, GS1 has developed standards that uniquely identify products for the benefit of consumers and for search engines, providing accurate and complete product information digitally.{{Cite news|url=http://apparel.edgl.com/news/Tackling-Disruptive-Forces-through-Industry-Collaboration--108651|title=Tackling Disruptive Forces through Industry Collaboration|last=Communications|first=Edgell|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-date=4 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204190604/http://apparel.edgl.com/news/Tackling-Disruptive-Forces-through-Industry-Collaboration--108651|url-status=live}} [142] => [143] => Major e-commerce companies such as eBay, Amazon and Google Shopping require companies to use a GS1 GTIN to sell on their websites.{{Cite web|url=http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/news/springupdate2015/product-identifiers.html|title=Product Identifiers {{!}} eBay Seller Center|website=pages.ebay.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514081447/http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/news/springupdate2015/product-identifiers.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.repricerexpress.com/product-upcs-gtins/|title=Amazon Announcement: Product UPCs and GTINs - RepricerExpress|website=www.repricerexpress.com|date=30 June 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116194859/https://www.repricerexpress.com/product-upcs-gtins/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://commerce.googleblog.com/2015/09/reach-more-customers-online-add-gtins.html|title=Reach more customers online: Add GTINs to your Google Shopping data feed|work=Google Commerce|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en-US|archive-date=30 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730174836/https://commerce.googleblog.com/2015/09/reach-more-customers-online-add-gtins.html|url-status=live}} [144] => [145] => === Healthcare === [146] => Since 2005, GS1 has operated in [[Health care|Healthcare]] with the primary objective to enhance patient safety, and to drive supply chain efficiencies. [147] => [148] => More than 70 countries have healthcare-related regulations or trading partner requirements where GS1 standards are being used for the above reasons as well for medicines as medical devices. Members of GS1 Healthcare include more than 140 leading healthcare organisations worldwide.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gs1.org/healthcare|title=Healthcare|last=Anonymous|date=2014-12-23|website=www.gs1.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507185312/http://www.gs1.org/healthcare|url-status=live}} [149] => [150] => === Other industries === [151] => GS1 operates three other key industries globally: Transport & Logistics, [[Food service]] and Technical Industries. GS1's 116 Member Organisations in over 116 countries around the world collectively focus on dozens of industry sectors.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gs1.org/1/strategy/|title=GS1 Strategy|website=www.gs1.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131351/https://www.gs1.org/1/strategy/|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=dead}} [152] => [153] => ==See also== [154] => * [[List of GS1 country codes]] [155] => [156] => ==References== [157] => {{Reflist}} [158] => [159] => ==External links== [160] => * [http://www.gs1.org www.gs1.org] [161] => [162] => {{Authority control}} [163] => [164] => [[Category:GS1| ]] [165] => [[Category:Organisations based in Brussels]] [166] => [[Category:Organizations established in 1974]] [167] => [[Category:Standards organizations]] [168] => [169] => [[es:EAN]] [] => )
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GS1 is a global standards organization that develops and maintains standards for the identification, capture, and sharing of information about products, services, locations, and more. It aims to enable efficient and accurate supply chains, ensuring that products are easily traceable and come with reliable and consistent information.

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It aims to enable efficient and accurate supply chains, ensuring that products are easily traceable and come with reliable and consistent information. GS1's standards include a unique identifying barcode called the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) and a standardized system for product data exchange called the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN). Additionally, GS1 provides various services and tools to help businesses implement its standards effectively. Founded in 1977, GS1 is now present in over 100 countries and engages with multiple industries, including retail, healthcare, food and beverage, logistics, and more. It collaborates with stakeholders, such as businesses, governments, and technology providers, to drive global adoption of its standards and play a crucial role in shaping international trade and commerce.

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