GS1 UK Unveils Electronic Product Code Information Service Pilot
November 23, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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GS1 UK and BT Auto-ID Services are seeking organisations to participate in the GS1 UK Electronic Product Code Information Service (EPCIS) pilot.
The goal of the pilot project is to prove the concept of managing and exchanging radio frequency identification (RFID)-sourced data between trading partners and the quantifiable benefits this brings, according to GS1 UK.
The EPCIS service enables organisations to track the progress of their goods as they move through the supply chain in real time.
Trading partners participating in the pilot will be able to exchange EPC, RFID and sensor data carried on an RFID tag within and between their organizations, said GS1 UK.
The GS1 UK EPCIS pilot, based on the EPCglobal EPCIS industry standard, allows for the management and exchange of supply chain data at any point in the life cycle of goods as they progress through the supply chain.
Data such as what, when, where and why can be captured, stored and exchanged during any event in the supply chain allowing trading partners to exchange real-time progress information of their products, said GS1 UK.
EPCglobal's EPCIS is being used in a trial in the Far East involving the management of sea containers between Hong Kong and Japan and China and the U.S., said GS1 UK.
GS1 UK and BT Auto-ID will be providing the pilot service at no charge.
Source: GS1 UK.