Grocery
First into bar coding – and what a difference!
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In New Zealand and elsewhere, the Grocery sector led the way with business efficiencies from the use bar codes and Automatic Identification Data Capture (AIDC) technologies.
Today, GS1 standards make a critical difference to this sector – it is still the most active retail user of GS1 supply chain tools. Indeed, the major grocery retailers in New Zealand and Australia insist that suppliers obtain GS1 verification of their bar codes before releasing a new product. They need to ensure that their bar codes will scan first time, every time in the busy retail environment. |
A seamless system
Goods arriving at the store are efficiently receipted by scanning a single bar code on the pallet. The individual retail bar code is read at the checkout. This action automatically updates the store's inventory system, which in turn triggers an automatic re-order when pre-set stock levels are reached. This point-of-sale information also provides critical data for the retailer's forecasting systems.
GS1's bar coding systems coupled with electronic data interchange (EDI) solutions assist retailers by:
- reducing inventory and logistics costs,
- allowing quicker response to customers' demands,
- compiling data on product movements and sales, and
- transmitting sales and inventory reports promptly, so the manufacturer can make critical decisions based on accurate and timely data.
Click here for the Australasian Grocery Industry Guidelines
Beyond bar codes
The Grocery sector is also one of the main users of the electronic data
catalogue - GS1net, as an efficient and cost-effective
way to communicate with thousands of trading partners and suppliers.
