EPCIS

A revolution for supply chains​

EPCIS v2.0 is a GS1 standard that achieves granular transparency of products throughout their lifecycle, from manufacture and distribution to their end destination.​ Helping to answer supply chain challenges such 'I want to know where my products are at any given time' and 'I want to know in advance exactly what's in a shipment?'

Companies from all sectors can use EPCIS for enhanced traceability.

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Business benefits

  • Know the whereabouts of products produced at or shipped from a given facility​

  • Expiration of perishable assets (e.g., vaccines, fresh produce) to ensure timely use and first-in/first-out distribution ​

  • Aggregation of individual items packed into cases, cases loaded onto pallets, pallets into containers ​

  • Timestamped series of business-relevant sensor data  ​

  • Details on measured concentrations of chemicals and micro-organisms for food safety ​

  • Accurate overview of product inventory or equipment availability across networks of distributed locations

  • Certification details associated with harvest, production, shipments and locations

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Improved traceability, security, compliance

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Across the globe, EPCIS is supporting existing and emerging industry use cases for traceability and supply chain visibility in sectors such healthcare, logistics, fresh foods, apparel and rail including:​

  • ​Pharmaceutical Track & Trace

  • Food packaging​

  • Vehicle visibility in rail  ​

  • Digital coupon management in retail ​

  • Asset management (hospitals, oil and gas) ​

  • Apparel stock-taking and cycle counting 

EPCIS v2.0 supports​

  • Sensor data for monitoring products and industrial IoT processes ​

  • Certification details ​

  • JSON/JSON-LD syntax that is developer-friendly ​

  • REST API for easy integration into evolving applications

  • GS1 Digital Link URI syntax

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EPICS Sandpit

If you would like to trial EPCIS and better understand how it can work for you, GS1 Australia have a test framework, the EPCIS Sandpit. Contact us for more information