GS1 Identification Numbers used in the Apparel Industry include:
Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN-12 and GTIN-13) for product identification. GTIN is used on both the physical product as well as electronic communications between trading partners.
Global Location Numbers (GLN) for identification of companies, divisions and individual store, manufacturing or distribution locations. GLN is used primarily in electronic communications and in some cases is placed within a GS1-128 bar code.
Serial Shipping Container Codes (SSCC) are used in conjunction with the Advance Ship Notice (ASN). Many retailers and their suppliers rely heavily on the use of SSCC to speed products through distribution centers and other back end receiving processes. SSCC is placed in a GS1-128 bar code and acts as a license plate for cases and pallets of products.
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Other Apparel Industry Standards Initiatives:
Electronic Product Codes (EPC) programmed into RFID chips show great promise in this industry. Work is currently under way to better understand which part of the Apparel supply chain can best benefit from this technology. For more information contact Alan Garton at GS1 US at agarton@gs1us.org or visit the VICS website at www.vics.org
VICS (Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standards Association) presently supports many Apparel Industry initiatives to help with efficient supply chain process.
Floor Ready Merchandise
Logistics Committee
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)
