Global Logistics Bar Code Standard System of EAN/UCC and Its Applications

• Main Authors: Yi-Hung Kuo, 郭怡宏
• Other Authors: Anthony Fu-Wha Han
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54089865344209572390

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 運輸科技與管理學系 === 90 === The EAN/UCC system is a set of bar code standards which enable the efficient management of global, multi-industry supply chains. By assigning unique codes and numbers to its member companies and their associated locations, products, shipping orders, containers, etc., the EAN/UCC provides critical information standards for global logistics management. It can satisfy the needs of ‘trade identification’ and ‘information communication’ for the entire supply chain. EAN and UCC have 98 member organizations representing 100 countries in the world, and there are 900,000 companies benefited from the EAN/UCC system. This research explored the global logistics bar code standard system─EAN/UCC contents, and discusses its applications. This research first described the EAN/UCC system contents, and the global development projects initiated of EAN and UCC. The EAN/UCC system can be viewed in three components: identification numbers, data carriers, and EDI messages. The unique identification numbers can be carried by barcode symbols. This enables accurate data capture, and makes the required information communicate between all points of the supply chain. Second, this research discussed the utilization and benefit of the EAN/UCC system to global supply chain members, such as material supplier, manufacture, wholesaler, distribution center, and retailer. We also presented diagrams to depict how the system enables the global information flow in the global supply chain. Finally, this research examined the developments and applications of the EAN/UCC system in Taiwan. We found that 80% of member companies in Taiwan are manufactures and retailers. Member companies use the EAN/UCC system mainly on Trade item identification. Most member companies utilize the EAN/UCC system only for the internal control, not for the connection with trade partners. It seems that, under the trend of globalization, more Taiwanese companies should join and adopt the EAN/UCC system in order to upgrade the national competitiveness.