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.
EPCIS standard v2.0
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
Improved traceability, security, compliance
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
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