Focus area

Efficiency

The more accurate the information about our organic cotton T-shirt, the less errors we will see in order handling, billing and shipments – not to mention faster and better communications with trading partners and consumers.

Standing up to today’s tight retail profit margins through standards-based business processes leads to greater overall efficiency and more profits.

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Pockets of Opportunity with GS1 EPC-Enabled RFID

Case Study

Levi Strauss decided it needed more reliable and precise control of its inventory – an improvement that could, in turn, increase the efficiency of its processes as well as profitability. As a result, the company introduced GS1 Electronic Product Code (EPC) - enabled radio frequency identification (RFID) technology into its operations.

Annual Audit Report

White paper

Leading US retailers gained clear benefits of from item-level EPC/RFID tagging, including close to 100% in-store inventory accuracy, 93%% reduction in stocktaking time, improved shelf-availability and sales increases of up to 15%, according to a University of Arkansas study in the apparel sector.

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