Define and describe what an electronic product code

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Industry Report Assignment-

Group Assessment:

A group of two or three students are required to make a case study examination of the role of the organisation "GS1" [www1.gs1au.org] - your report, based on a combination of facts you have/can learn about the company and your own opinions, should describe:

the role of GS1 abdullah
how they were formed abdullah
the four main types of standard they offer abdullah

the type of products and customers they deal with? Amer
their partners (nationally & internationally) Amer
The benefits that a system of established standards bring to the supply chain? Amer

The report should establish links between key points you have learned in the classroom, academic literature, and the role of GS1. Particular issues that should be addressed include:

Definition of the term standard Abdullah
Open and Closed numbering systems Abdullah
What is a unique identifier? Abdullah
The different types of GS1 membership availableAbdullah
How joining GS1 enables trading partners to collaborate and integrate Abdullah
The difference between the physical supply chain and the logical /Information supply chain Abdullah
The importance of global standards for electronic business messaging Abdullah
A description of what Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN) are, what they do, and how they are employed differently in the healthcare sector. Abdullah

Define and describe what an Electronic Product Code (EPC) is, Amer
What are DataMatrixes and QR Codes? Amer
What is the National Product Catalogue (NPC)? Amer
The roles of GDSN (GS1-Net) and EPC Global Amer
How a recognised system of standards for barcodes and RFID benefits the supply chain? Amer
Describing what the Bullwhip Effect (BWE) is and how technology can be used to eliminate it? Amer
How an established standard for electronic communication can make the need for paper-based invoicing redundant? Amer

The report is limited to 4000-4500 words (excluding references), a word count should be provided at the end, and it should follow an acceptable academic structure for case study reports (e.g. Executive Summary, Introduction, Main text, Discussion, Conclusions, References, etc.)

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This is a group assignment and as such all reports must be a group effort. Anyone submitting this assignment by themselves will not receive any marks for it. Academic references should be included, to support/contrast your findings about the company, and all referencing should be in the Harvard style – this applies to the citations in the main body of the text as well as the reference section at the end of your report. Introduction and identification of key issues in Supply chain and role of technology and GS1 in specific. Discussion of technology applications (e.g. bar coding etc.) and its impact on business operations- [6 marks] Ability to establish a discussion on the link among the chain partners for information flow and issues (e.g. BWE) using technologies such as GS1 bar codes etc. Presentation, writing skills and content of report. (professional writing, grammar, spelling, quality of references used, contents of report)

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