Enhancing the Retail Supply Chain with Reduced Space Bar Codes

摘要

Retailers are beginning serious evaluation of the Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) bar code technology as a robustrnmethod of tracking items through global supply chains. RSS is a family of linear symbologies capable of encodingrnthe 14-digit EAN.UCC Global Trade Item Number and that can be used to provide automatic identification ofrnproducts for use in retail supply chains. Independent studies have proven that grocery stores converting to RSSrnproduce and meat labels can achieve a one-year return on investments. This paper provides both a technicalrnoverview of this bar code symbology and examples of future supply chain implementations.