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A part of GS1 US, BarCodes and eCom is the organization dedicated to supporting the adoption and implementation of the GS1 System (formerly the EAN.UCC System) in the United States. The BarCodes and eCom Group works with industry to solve supply chain problems through solutions based on the standards of the GS1 System. The GS1 System - the world’s most accepted standards system - standardardizes identification numbers, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Business Message Standards using Extensible Markup Language (XML) and other supply chain solutions for more efficient business.
GS1 US, a member organization of GS1, also operates three wholly owned subsidiaries EPCglobal US™, RosettaNet and 1SYNC™. GS1 US manages the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®) for the United Nations Development Programme. EPCglobal Inc is a joint venture of GS1 US and GS1. US-based solutions, including business processes, XML standards, EDI transaction sets, and the bar code identification standards of the GS1 System are currently used by more than one million member companies worldwide. |
