Case studies
GS1 Health Check for supply chain sanity
Asked about the number one benefit of the GS1 Health Check, ONE Group's Colin Chenery had a simple answer: clarity.
The Organics and Natural Enterprise Group is growing fast, and with its rapid expansion has come under increased pressure to minimise mistakes and reduce the time spent tracking materials through to manufacturing and dispatch. "We wanted an objective measure of where we were at in terms of our systems, the need for scanning and tracking and our resource planning," Colin said. "The Health Check gave us that clarity and the benefit of an outsider's expert viewpoint."
GS1 Australia's Health Check program includes a review of the use of the GS1 System throughout a business. From there, if your business is preparing to implement the GS1 System, the report outlines the steps needed to progress. For businesses like ONE Group that are already working with the GS1 System, the Health Check report highlights opportunities to leverage the benefits of the system even further.
In ONE Group's case, the Health Check was all about reducing costs with efficient systems and, Colin said, the report gave the company much needed focus.
"The categories of analysis and the method of grading used in the GS1 Health Check, which is them based on company size and growth stage, clearly highlighted what areas needed attention and to what degree. The report will also provide a valuable reference for reviewing our progress with our new inventory track and trace systems that are critical to our operations, and new operational needs arise." he said.
