Visibility and GS1 Standards. Outline Traceability and Visibility –Traceability: value-creating business processes such as recall, tracking, tracing,

Visibility and GS1 Standards

Outline

• Traceability and Visibility– Traceability: value-creating business processes such as recall, tracking,

tracing, pedigree– Visibility: having the data that supports traceability

• To have visibility you need to do the following (using GS1 stds):– Identify those things for which you need visibility– Capture information about them– Share the information with business applications and trading partners

• The visibility information that is shared includes:– Master data– Business transaction data– Physical Visibility data

• Physical Visibility data – the EPCIS standard

• Examples of how these pieces fit together and are used

• GS1US Visibility in Action Program

What is It?

Visibility

Knowing exactly where a given asset is or has been at any point in time, and why. (What, when, where, why)

May also include physical condition of the asset, physical relationship to other assets, other information

Visibility and Traceability

• Government agencies considers Recall, Tracking, Tracing, and Pedigree all a part of “Traceability” – business processes– Recall

• Simple = initiate a notification to bring it back• Smarter

1. Find locations of product

2. Initiate the recall

3. Track the recall

– Tracking• “Where is my product now?”

– Tracing• “What is the history of where has my product has been?”

– Pedigree• Who has handled or had ownership of this product?

*Visibility data supports Traceability

Traceability and Visibility

• To answer questions about Recall, Tracking, Tracing, and Pedigree (business processes) you need VISIBILITY into supply chains (data)

In order to have VISIBILITY, it is essential to have……

GS1 System of Standards

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Master Data with GDSN

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Enabling:•One source of the truth•Enhanced product information

– Health and wellness– Sustainability attributes – Nutrition and allergen information

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Transactional Data with EDI

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Physical Event Data with EPCIS

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Enabling:•Product Track and Trace

– Improve On-Shelf Availability– Reduced Shrink

•Product Safety– Faster & more accurate recalls– Identify history and proximity in supply

chain

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Physical Event Data: EPCIS

• EPCIS Data consists of physical events; each records something that happened in the real world.

• Often, though not necessarily, triggered by reading an RFID tag or bar code.

• An event answers 4 questions:– What: what physical objects

were involved (EPC or other identifier)

– When: when the event took place (timestamp)

– Where: where the event took place (location identifier)

– Why: what business process step was being carried out

EPCIS Event----------------

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2007-10-02 10:00:00

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urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:receiving

EPCIS vs Biz Transaction Data

• Physical visibility (EPCIS) is different than business transaction data (EDI):

– Not all business transactions correspond to a physical event• E.g.: invoice

– Not all physical events correspond to a business transaction• E.g.: product moves from back of store to front of store

– Sometimes, both happen at the same time• E.g.: shipping, receiving

• Physical visibility data helps you know what actually happened, not just what was supposed to happen

Full Bar Code / RFID Interoperability

Data Capture Infrastructure –

Business Transaction Automation

… or Visibility


Business Transaction Automation

… or Visibility

Business Transaction Data

Business Transaction Data

Business ApplicationsBusiness

Applications


Visibility…or Business Transaction Automation


Visibility…or Business Transaction Automation

Visibility (EPCIS) Data

Visibility (EPCIS) Data

Visibility ApplicationsVisibility

Applications1. Biz application wants to

query for visibility data and integrate that visibility data into its business calculation

2. Visibility application wants to correlate with business transaction data

3. Automated business transaction wants to use RFID data as input

4. Visibility data captured by bar code scan (rare in practice)

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EPCIS Query InterfaceeCOM

Enterprise

Edge

EPCIS Events

EPC Capture Apps

EPCIS Data Capture

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CommissionObserve

ObserveAggregate

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ObserveObserve

Doorway

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Manufacturer Retailer

Dist Ctr Dist Ctr Store

Tagging Station

EPCIS Events

EPCIS Data – Full Supply Chain Physical Visibility

CommissionObserve

ObserveAggregate

Observe Observe ObserveDisaggregate

ObserveObserve Observe

Manufacturer Retailer

Dist Ctr Dist Ctr Store

Case #123 of Cherry Hydro

2/5 1:23pm Mfr DC #2 Shipping

2/7 4:28am Retail Store #5 back room

Receiving

2/8 5:23pm Retail Store #5 front room

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Example: Product Recall

• Traceability business process: recall tainted instances of product• Visibility data: used to

– Locate all instances of product that require recall

– Trace the progress of bringing recalled instances back to manufacturer

• Three GS1 Standards Pillars:– Identify: product (GTIN + serial), parties (GLN), physical locations

(GLN + extension)

– Capture: using serialized bar codes or RFID

– Share• Master data (GDSN) – to ensure all identifiers are meaningful to all parties• Biz Transactions (eCom) – evidence of ownership of product at time of

recall• Physical event data (EPCIS) – evidence of where product physically is

Food Safety – Case Study

• March 26, 2010: Thailand gov’t announces program to trace agricultural products from farms to store shelves

• Unique serialization using bar code and RFID

• Data shared with trading partners using EPCIS

• September 21, 2010: Vietnam gov’t announces similar program for seafood

Success of EPCIS pilot in SwedeneTrace: EU sponsored food traceability project. a joint effort between SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture(NO), TraceTracker (NO), Lund University (SE), Matis (IS) and The Swedish Board of Fishery (SE). The initial scope was to track fish all the way from fishing boats in Simrishamn, through the supply chain to a retailer in Gothenburg, Sweden www.trace.eu.org/.../20100623_eTrace%20EPCIS%20success_article-eng%20v%202.pdf

Cross-border delivery of freight using EPCIS and DiscoveryComplex use case trial tracking freight transported via air and ground. EPCglobal Core Business Vocabulary plus industry specific vocabulary values (Cargo2000). Discovery Services and ONS utilized.INSERT HYPERLINK:

Track and Trace as a component in reducing illicit trade in tobacco industryBritish American Tobacco develops and pilots a global track and trace solution based on EPCIS for tobacco, in preparation for compliance with impending international law . Using SAP’s Object Event Repository, serialized barcodes were used to capture and follow the path of cases and pallets. http://www.movilitas-consulting.com/content/view/17/40/

EPCIS in the field

http://www.trace.eu.org/.../20100623_eTrace%20EPCIS%20success_article-eng%20v%202.pdf




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GS1 US Support for Visibility in Action

IMPLEMENTATIONIndustry, Sector, Company

ENGAGEMENTIndustry, Sector, Company

GS1 US Visibility in Action Methodology for bringing communities together

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If GO:Executive

Sponsorship

Communication & Marketing

Working Group

GS1 US Visibility In Action Implementation Support

Vision statementa description of a future state that the community (industry/sector/group) agree on and will form the foundation for defining process improvement opportunities

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Result – Statement that community uses to describe the “end goal” and clearlydescribes shared value to be realized in achieving the vision


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Given the agreed vision, the community can quickly identify areas that represent issues to address or opportunities that can be realized.• Mind mapping

Result – Clear identification of opportunities/business processes to be addressedwithin the initiative – including impacts, beneficiary of solution and positive outcomesfrom adoption

Step 1 - Each issue or opportunity is then analyzed to determine who will benefit from a change the cause or impetus for it and its impact when a solution is developed.

Step 2 – Physical and information flows are mapped across the processes of the supply chain as agreed.

Step 3 – Validate the information and physical flows by determining •What questions do trading partners need to answer?•Does a particular trading partner have enough data to answer the question? How do they get it?•Once they have the data, can they answer the question?


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Result – Prioritization and detailed description on high priority processes as focus for an industry/sector initiative

Using financial model templates – member companies can value the benefits and costs to their company that may result from an improvement opportunity and solution.


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Result – Templates for investment/ROI model for member companies to use in their organizations - Gain company commitment


Action = Use and Adoption by Industry/Sector

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Readiness Program = Guidance/Best Practices

• Workshops • Group Implementation Support

• Simulation• Pilot Projects

• Products and Services• Master Data Management

• Data Quality

• 1 SYNC

• GLN Registration• EDI• EPCIS Validation Portal• Authenticated prefix registry – white list• Bar Code/ EPC Integrator

• Advisory Services

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Creating new value from previous output

2015 Readiness Program – Complex supply chain simulation

Visibility in HealthcareProgram Planning

Visibility in Healthcare 2010

Proof of concept trials:

• Traceability Adoption WG • 2015 Readiness Program• 2-3 Findings Workshops• 2-3 Executive Briefings• Start Implementer’s Group • Explore Advisory Services• Test Portal

Requires: •Proof of Concept Resources

Traceability Adoption Working Group

Readiness Programs (2015 continues)

Findings Workshops

Executive Briefings

Implementer’s Group

Advisory Services

U. S. Pharmaceutical Test Portal

Go/No Go

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Working GroupWorking Group

Working Group

Visibility in US Food Industry

Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative

GovernanceSteering Committee

Executive Committee

Master Data Attributes

Data Integrity

Implementation

Marketing

Technology

Food Safety

Produce Traceability Initiative

GovernanceLeadership Council

Executive CommitteeAssoc/Commodity IG

GS1 MO IG


Implementation

Marketing

Technology

Meat & Poultry Initiative

GovernancempXML or Steering

Committee


Implementation

Technology

Seafood Initiative

GovernanceNFI Exec Committee

or Steering Comm

Working Group


Implementation

Technology

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Visibility and GS1 Standards

Visibility and GS1 Standards. Outline Traceability and Visibility –Traceability: value-creating business processes such as recall, tracking, tracing,

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