Annual Report 2010-11 - GS1 India

Looking Ahead
GS1 India has performed consistently well in the
past 13 years and will strive to do so in 2011-12
and future years as well.
GS1 India would continue to work closely with
retailers across product categories to facilitate
GS1 barcodes adoption by their suppliers.
It would also work to improve product data quality
in the Retail sector and provide product data
synchronization service in the country to enable
automated, real time data alignment and
synchronization between retailers and their suppliers.
The pharma sector would move towards adoption
of barcoding using GS1 standards due to the
requirements and directives of the regulator,
policy makers. This would help automate pharma
drugs stock management across the pharma
supply chain, product authentication, track &
trace, recalls management etc, benefitting both
Industry and consumers. GS1 India would be
working closely with Industry in facilitating
adoption of GS1 barcodes.
GS1 India would strive to work closely with MSME
to encourage SME’s in adoption of barcoding and
global standards to comply with global best
practices and requirements of modern retailers.
Food safety through traceability is of growing
concern and interest worldwide. As a large food
producer, India requires to integrate and comply
with global best practices in this area to gain larger
market share.
GS1 India would work closely with Regulatory
bodies, Industry in adoption of global traceability
standards (GTS) which enable food producers to
comply with diverse regulatory and industry
requirements on traceability and recall.
Subscribers would be supported as in previous years
through implementation workshops, information
updates on global developments in Supply Chain
standards, conferences and seminars etc.
Internal systems are being strengthened to provide
quality MIS reports which enable quality decision
making from tactical and strategic perspectives.
Alliances with solution providers would be
strengthened to assist in standards promotion across
the country and Industry sectors and help Industry in
adoption/implementation of GS1 standards.
GS1 is working at developing standards which
would provide trusted sources of product
information to consumers using mobile phones.
With the second highest population of mobile
phones in the world, India is uniquely positioned
to benefit from this development and GS1 India
would be looking at developing applications and
services around these standards to offer to
Industry and consumers.
GS1 India would actively participate as a member
of the GS1 Advisory Council and various other
international workgroups and contribute to their
deliberations.
Retaining and hiring quality staff and continually
upgrading their skill sets would remain of highest
priority since success of GS1 India depends
entirely on the same.
The Board of Management of GS1 India has
provided excellent guidance and support in
furthering objectives and strategic plans. Their
wide reach within Industry and with Policy makers/
Regulators shall continue to be leveraged.
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