1. GS1 standards: Key to Efficient E-Retailing
 Introduction to GS1
 Adoption of GS1 Standards in India
 GS1 stds - wide adoption/acceptance in India
 Various Schemes to help SSI get registered with GS1
 Getting suppliers on board
GS1 is the most widely used Supply Chain stds system in the world
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2. GS1 in numbers
 35 years of experience
 110 Member Organisations
 Over 1.3 million companies across 150 countries
 Over 25 represented sectors
(FMCG, Apparel, Healthcare, Transport, Defence, etc
.)
 Over 6 billion transactions a day
GS1 is the most widely used Supply Chain stds system in the world
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3. GS1 India
GS1 India is a Standards based not-for-profit organisation set
up by the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India with Board
members comprising:
 Ministry of Commerce
 CII
 FICCI
 ASSOCHAM
Joint
 FIEO
Government –
 Spices Board
Industry initiative
 BIS
8 901016 000508
 IMC
 IIP
890 indicates
 APEDA
India as country
of origin
Affiliated to GS1 Global, Belgium overseeing 110 GS1
organisations worldwide.
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4. Adoption of GS1 Standards in India
• Over 95% of consumer packs carry GS1 barcodes
• Major retailers ask for GS1 barcode compliance by their suppliers
• Mandated by Canteen Stores Deptt.
• Mandated by many State Excise Departments
• Mandated by MOHFW for all CGHS/Central Govt. medical supplies
• Mandated by APEDA for Grapes traceability, under extension for other products
• Financial Assistance schemes available thru: MSME
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5. GS1 stds - wide adoption/acceptance in India
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7. Suggested road map for quicker stds adoption
 Mandate GS1 standards compliance by all suppliers within defined deadline (1-2
months) - supplier ramp up kit with detailed roadmap
 Ask for GS1 India certificate assuring valid GS1 prefix number (will prevent code
duplications, misuse of prefix by unauthorised users). This will ensure clean item
masters
 For pvt/etailer own brands, use GS1 prefix number allocated to generate GTIN-13
barcodes and not system generated/proprietary product codes since data
alignment/synchronization is possible only with GS1 codes
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8. Thank You
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