IT for Logistics

Global Language of Business

Traceability System

Traceability - ISO Definition

The ability to re-trace the history, use or
location of an entity by means of
recorded identification.

Tracking and Tracing of beef

Tracking is the retrieval of the
actual status of a shipment, a
package etc.
Tracing is the retrieval of information to
reconstruct the history of a shipment,
package etc

EAN BEEF TRACEABILITY GUIDELINE*

SLAUGHTERING

Carcass ticket

CUTTING

Processing label

SELLING

CONSUMING

Consumer label

Global Language Business


(GLN:Global Location Number)

 13
885 1234 00999 1
1 (3)

2 (4)
3 (5)
4 Check Digit (1)
885

GLNs

( ,
, , )

,

600 - 601

GS1 South Africa

000 - 019

GS1 US

477

GS1 Lithuania

Restricted distribution (MO

defined)

478

GS1 Uzbekistan

608

GS1 Bahrain

020 - 029

GS1 Sri Lanka

GS1 Mauritius

GS1 US

479

609

030 - 039

480

GS1 Philippines

611

GS1 Morocco

040 - 049

Restricted distribution (MO

defined)

481

GS1 Belarus

613

GS1 Algeria

050 - 059

Coupons

482

GS1 Ukraine

616

GS1 Kenya

060 - 139

GS1 US

484

GS1 Moldova

619

GS1 Tunisia

485

GS1 Armenia

621

GS1 Syria

200 - 299

Restricted distribution (MO

defined)

486

GS1 Georgia

622

GS1 Egypt

300 - 379

GS1 France

487

GS1 Kazakstan

624

GS1 Libya

380

GS1 Bulgaria

489

GS1 Hong Kong

625

GS1 Jordan

383

GS1 Slovenija

626

GS1 Iran

627

GS1 Kuwait

628

GS1 Saudi Arabia

629

GS1 Emirates

385
387
400 - 440

GS1 Croatia

500 - 509

GS1 UK

520

GS1 Greece

GS1 BIH (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

528

GS1 Lebanon

GS1 Germany

529

GS1 Cyprus

531

GS1 MAC (FYR Macedonia)

450 - 459 &

490 - 499

GS1 Japan

535

GS1 Malta

460 - 469

GS1 Russia

539

GS1 Ireland

470
471

GS1 Kyrgyzstan
GS1 Taiwan

474

GS1 Estonia

475

GS1 Latvia

476

GS1 Azerbaijan

540 - 549

GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg

560

GS1 Portugal

569

GS1 Iceland

570 - 579

640 - 649

GS1 Finland

690 - 695

GS1 China

700 - 709

GS1 Norway

729
730 - 739

GS1 Israel
GS1 Sweden

740

GS1 Guatemala

741

GS1 El Salvador

742

GS1 Honduras

GS1 Denmark

GS1 Nicaragua

590

GS1 Poland

744

GS1 Costa Rica

594

GS1 Romania

745

GS1 Panama

599

GS1 Hungary

746

GS1 Republica Dominicana

750
754 - 755
759
760 - 769

GS1 Mexico
870 - 879

GS1 Netherlands

GS1 Canada

880

GS1 South Korea

GS1 Venezuela

884

GS1 Cambodia

885

GS1 Thailand

888

GS1 Singapore

890

GS1 India

893

GS1 Vietnam

899

GS1 Indonesia

GS1 Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera

770

GS1 Colombia

773

GS1 Uruguay

775

GS1 Peru

777

GS1 Bolivia

779

GS1 Argentina

780

GS1 Chile

784

GS1 Paraguay

786

GS1 Ecuador

789 - 790

GS1 Brasil

800 - 839

GS1 Italy

840 - 849

GS1 Spain

850

GS1 Cuba

858

GS1 Slovakia

859

GS1 Czech

860

900 - 919

GS1 Austria

930 - 939

GS1 Australia

940 - 949

GS1 New Zealand

950

GS1 Head Office

955

GS1 Malaysia

958

GS1 Macau

977

Serial publications (ISSN)

978 - 979
980

Bookland (ISBN)
Refund receipts

981 - 982

Common Currency Coupons

990 - 999

Coupons

GS1 YU (Serbia & Montenegro)

865

GS1 Mongolia

867

GS1 North Korea

869

GS1 Turkey


(GTIN:Global Trade Item
Number)


GTIN EAN/UCC-13 EAN/UCC-14


(SSCC:Serial Shipping Container
Code)

 GS1Thailand

GS1
System
GS1 System

GS1 System




EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
EDI Supply Chain
Logistics
ECR Thailand (Efficient Consumer Response)


EAN UCC 13

Three different bar code symbologies are endorsed in

the EAN UCC system

For reading at retail point of sale

only the EAN/UPC bar codes
EAN-13

EAN-8

UPC-A

UPC-E

In other applications, back-door receiving or

in warehouses three different symbologies
can be used: EAN/UPC, ITF 14 or
UCC/EAN 128

 EAN/UCC
EAN-13 UPC-A

EAN-8 UPC-E


GTIN (Global Trade Item Number)

1,500

1
3,000

1
7,000
8,000
1
- 50
7,000
10,000
50 - 100
7,000
12,000
100

9

99

9999
9999
9999

 EAN-8
21.38 x 17.05 .
53.46 x 42.62 .
EAN-13
29.83 x 20.73 .
74.58 x 51.82 .
UPC-A
29.83 x 20.73 .
74.58 x 51.82 .
UPC-E
17.69 x 20.73 .
44.22 x 51.82 .

 ITF-14 (Interleaved to of Five)

ITF-14 (Interleaved to of Five)

44.725 x 22.30 . 142.75 x 32.00 .

2
2.5 : 1

 EAN/UCC-128
EAN/UCC-128

UCC/EAN-128 bar code symbol on the

carcass ticket

When EANCOM (EDI) messages

are used, only two are needed
on the label;
AI 251 (Ear-tag number) and
AI 01 (GTIN of the product).


RSS (Reduced Space Symbology)

EAN International Uniform Code

Council 14 (14-digit)
GTIN (Global Trade
Item Number) RSS

EAN-13 UPC-A
RSS

1. RSS-14
GTIN 14
2

2. RSS-14 Stacked
GTIN 14
2
3. RSS-14 Limited

1 0
EAN/UCC-14
EAN/UCC-8, UCC-12 EAN/UCC13
4. RSS Expanded
72
42

RSS

2 (2D Composite Components)

EAN/UCC
Composite Symbology

2 2
3

1. RSS-14+2D Composite
Component
RSS
2 RSS
2

2
2. UCC/EAN-128+2D Composite
Component
2
UCC/EAN-128
Serial Shipping
Container Code (SSCC)
3. EAN/UPC+2D Composite
Component
2 EAN/UPC
2

RSS Composite Symbology

EAN International
UCC
RSS-14 Expanded

ECR
RSS-14 Limited
Composite RSS-14 Stacked Composite

Lot Number

UCC/EAN-128 Composite

RSS-14

 2D Components 3
Composite Component A (CC-A) 2

56
Composite Component B (CC-B) 2
PDF (Portable Data File) 56-200

Composite Component C (CC-C) PDF 417

200

2D Barcode (PDF417)
http://www.idautomation.com/scanners

 2D Barcode
PDF 417

ArrayTag

QR Code

MaxiCode

Code 49

Data Matrix

DataGlyphs
Aztec Code

Traceability management tools for agriculture

, food and beverage products

EANUCC SYSTEM, The Global Language of Business

EAN BEEF TRACEABILITY GUIDELINE*

SLAUGHTERING

CUTTING

SELLING

Processing label
Carcass ticket

EAN-SYMBOL:
EAN-SYMBOL:
none
EAN 128
Valid passport or
health certificate
Ear tag number

EANCOM / EAN 128:

AI 01
EAN Article-No.
AI 251
Ear tag-No.

Additional AIs in
EAN 128 (without EDI):
AI 422
Country of Birth
AI 423
Countries of
Fattg.
AI 7030
Approval No. of
Slaughterhouse

* EU-Reg. 1760/2000

EAN-SYMBOL:
EAN 128

CONSUMING

Consumer label

EAN-SYMBOL:
EAN 13

EANCOM / EAN 128:

AI 01
EAN Article-No.
AI 251
Ear tag-No.
OR
AI 10
Lot-No.

Only an EAN 13Article-Code which is

the key to the article
database during
scanning at the till.

Additional AIs in
EAN 128 (without EDI):
AI 422
Country of Birth
AI 423
Countries of Fattg.
AI 7030
Approval No. of
Slaughterhouse
AI 7031-39 Approval No. of
Cutting halls

8 712345 678906

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Auto-ID System

Automatic Identification (Auto-ID)

Auto-ID System
Auto -ID
- Barcode
- 2 Dimensional Code
- Smart Cards.
- Optical character (OCR)
- Biometric
- RFID

Auto-ID System
Barcode

2 D code
Fingerprint

OCR

Auto-ID

Biometric
Voice

Smart card

RFID

Barcode System
Auto-ID
1930
Barcode

Barcode
10
EAN
(European Article Number)

Barcode System

2 Dimensional Code
Barcode
2

Barcode

2 Dimensional Code

2 Dimensional Code
finder pattern:
Timing

pattern
2D code
finer
pattern

Cell

Margin (Quiet Zone)

2 Dimensional Code

Optical Character
Recognition(OCR)

 Automatic licence plate recognition (ALPR)

Automatic vehicle identification (AVI)
Car plate recognition (CPR)
Licence plate recognition (LPR)

 1 30

Biometric System
Auto-ID

- Fingerprint :

Data
Base

Biometric System
Voice Identification

Smart Card
Auto-ID

Technology

RFID

What will replace Barcode?

RFID

RFID Chips
The size of chip is smaller than 1 mm.

Tags/Transponders
With its tiny size, it can be embedded into any format that fits with
clients requirements

Inlays (Substrate)

Tags

Technical Point

Check-in Baggage Control

RFID

A RF-ID reader and a tag

attached to a box Recording
relationship of the fruit lot ID
and the box ID in box packing
of pear fruits

PDA & connecting RF-ID

reader
RFID PDA

Cafeteria Management

RFID

RFID
RFID ?
RFID( Radio Frequency
IDentification)
Auto-ID

RFID Technology

RFID
1) (Reader)
2) (Transponder)

RFID Technology
(Reader)
(Antenna)
(Radio Frequency Circuit)

(Coding) (Modulation)
(Demodulation)
(Controller)

RFID Technology

RFID Antenna & Controller

RFID Technology
(Transponder),(Data Carrier)Tags.
Tags
2
1) Active Tags Tags RAM

RFID Technology
(Transponder),(Data
Carrier)Tags.
2) Passive Tags Tags
ROM,EEPROM
FRAM

RFID Technology
Tags
- (Antenna)
- (Micro Chip) ,
-

RFID Technology
RFID
(Modulation)
Tags
Tags Tags
Tags (Demodulation)

RFID Technology

RFID Technology
Controller

Antenna

Tag

Encode
Bat.

Upstream
Communication

I/ F
Cont.

Com.
Cont.

Decode
Encode
Decode

Reader
Writer

Power

Com.
Cont.

Memory

RFID Technology
Physical Effects
Transponder
Tags

EAS(Electronic Article Surveillance) :

Tags
Tags
Tags

RFID Technology

RFID 30 KHZ
2.45 GHZ
/
125 KHZ, 13.56 MHZ , 915 MHZ 2.45 GHZ
(MICROWAVE)

RFID Technology
RFID
/
RFID

RFID

RFID Technology

RFID
100%

RFID

RFID Technology

RFID TAG

Tags

RFID Technology

Tags / Tags
/

RFID

100%

RFID Technology
Tags
Tags 100,000
Tags

Tags

RFID Technology

/ RFID 10
CM 10 M ID

RFID
/ 2

RFID Technology

TAG /
TAG

RFID Technology
/
1 Tags
RFID CONTROLLER
Tags
Tags
Tags

Tags

RFID Technology
/
Tags

Tags

QC
Tags

RFID Technology
/
RFID


RFID vs Barcode
/

Concept of RFID

RFID
Data Collection

Information
Communications
Management

Improving Quality and Traceability

(Human error)

tag
tag Lot number

RFID in Japan

RFID Reader

Job Applications

Check-in Baggage Control

Tilt conveyer type

British Airways test in Denmark in Jun 1999

Belt conveyer type

Technical Point

Check-in Baggage Control

 Delta Air RFID

Reader RFID

Handling

Job Applications

Supply Chain Management

1.

2.

3.

4.

Tags

Job Applications

Supply Chain Management

RFID Seal Site Installation

Supply Chain Security

Warehousing

tag RFID

COST
REVENUE
Reduced cost
Improved product available on
Lower inventory cost
shelf
Reduced returned cost Enhance point of decision
sales

OPERATION
Improve data accuracy
Improve product planning
Greater QC control

 Wal

Mart
supplier

Gillette,
Nestle,Johnsons & Johnsons ,Kimberly
Clark RFID Chip

Library System

generation IT
/

Library Application

Borrow counter

Borrow counter

Library Application

Gate

Library Application

Live stock traceability

Livestock Tagging
Meet Bobby the Cow

Bobby has an
old fashioned ear
tag for
identification.

Tracking Penguins

http://www.beitec.com/penguin.htm

Parking control application

Superstore management

Smart Shelves

Authentication & counterfeiting

prevention

RFID Passive

Improved Security

Improved payment system

RFID

Entertainment & Healthcare management

RFID

RFID

RFID in Japan

RFID Reader

Traceability Control for Manufacturing TVs and

Monitors

Model No., Lot Number Processing data assemble

data Inspection data
Station Model No.
Tag

Increased Yield, Shorter Lead Times

and Greater Flexibility

tag

RFID
tag NG

Process control and history Notification

Bottom Neck

Low cost and Less Inventory

( )

Error Prevention

RFID tags

tags

Automatic Warehouse

Tags

PCB Batch Control

Magazine PCB tag

Thorough Equipment Control, Lower

Investment, Fewer Production line

tag

computer (
)

Press Mold Management