BMO2203

Professor: Claudia Aberl

Students: Eric Le #Kamal Ratha #Adan Jacques #4535343

Industry Presentation

E-supply Chain Management

Melbourne, Australia. 22 September 2015

Standards are…

• Agreements that organize any activity or any

business sector

• Rules or blueprints that a group applies

• A method of measuring, describing, or even

classifying goods or services.

Standards examples…

What is a unique identifier?“A unique identifier (UID) is a numeric

or alphanumeric string that is associated with a single entity within a given system. UIDs make it possible to address that entity, so that it can be

accessed and interacted with.” (TechTarget, 2014)

• Barcodes

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

• Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)

What is a unique identifier?Barcodes

Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

What is a unique identifier?

Country

CompanyProduct

Control Digit

Benefits of standards in Supply chain

RISE

Predictable environment

Efficiency

Communication

Innovation

Partner collaboration capability

DECREASS

Effort

Unnecessary cost

Complexity

Lead times

Potential human errors

Benefits of standards in Supply chain

• Expansion of retail options

• Optimize communication with other

members of the supply chain.

• Reduce product design lead time

• Optimize short term planning

• Simplifies Quality Control

• Reduce of catalogue and stock

• Makes global sourcing more feasible

• Retail of familiar products to the customer

• Reduce product introduction lead time

Data Matrixes and QR Codes

Data Matrix QR Codes

Data Matrixes

• 2D Pattern.

• Data store in columns and rows.

• Serial number, expiration date, etc.

• Up to 2335 alphanumeric characters.

• Small items

• Units that require more data

Data Matrixes

QR codes

• Similar patter to Data Matrixes

• Binary and alphanumeric data.

• Ability to encode URL.

• Marketing and entertainment.

• Not used in healthcare industry.

QR Codes

Question 1

Mention 2 benefits of standards in the Supply Chain

Question 2

Mention 1 application of a Data Matrix and 1 application of a QR code

References• TechTarget. (2009) bar code (or barcode) definition. [Online] Available from:

http://searchmanufacturingerp.techtarget.com/definition/bar-code [Accessed: 19th September 2015]• Impinj. About RFID. [Online] Available from: (http://www.impinj.com/resources/about-rfid/ [Accessed: 19th

September 2015] • Technovelgy. What is RFID? [Online] Available from: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/technology-article.asp

[Accessed: 19th September 2015] • TechTarget. (2014) Unique Identifier (UID) definition. [Online] Available from:

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/unique-identifier-UID [Accessed: 21st September 2015] • GS1. (2015) Global Trade Item Number (GTIN). [Online] Available from:

http://www.gs1.org/docs/idkeys/GS1_GTIN_Executive_Summary.pdf [Accessed: 19th September 2015]