Right Product, Right Place, Right Time
Prepare for the future with the GS1 US EPC Item Level Readiness Program
The apparel industry has actively supported the importance of GS1 Standards for a long time. What began decades ago with the U.P.C. barcode has now evolved to include the adoption and use of Electronic Product Code (EPC)-enabled radio frequency identification (RFID). Retailers are gaining visibility into their supply chain like never before, reducing labor hours and overall costs. And, because RFID does not require line of sight to be read and has longer read ranges, hundreds of tags can be read simultaneously, while in motion.
The GS1 US EPC Item Level Readiness Program provides the education, training, tools, and community support that the apparel industry needs to implement EPC-enabled item level tagging into day-to-day operations. It allows businesses to leverage their existing technology investments such as ERP, inventory management, point-of-sale, and other enterprise systems, which translates to a more cost-effective deployment with less risk and a shorter return on investment.