- Product ID codes unlock information about the manufacturer, item, description, price
- Product ID codes are a centralized source contained in suppliers/customers data base
- Product ID codes act as a common reference number to exchanging information electronically through EDI (Electronic Documentation Interchange) between trading partners
- Purchase orders
- Invoices
- Product Activity data
- Price change
- Act as a unique number identifying the manufacturer
- Eliminate duplication of numbers
- They are part of a worldwide system
- Eliminate cross-referencing of numbers
- Streamline the management of numbers
Key drives to Shipping container marking requirements are Distributor initiatives in Canada, Integration of EDI (Electronic Documentation Interchange) and Barcoding Technology, and Migration to globally compatible standard and numbering system.
- Verify internally if numbers have been assigned for EDI purposes
- Assign case code numbers
- Identify the type of code required
- Select the appropriate symbology
- Ensure that symbol meets print quality standards
SCC-14 is created from the item
ITEM 012345 67890 C
U.P.C.
SCC-14P 0 012345 67890 C
PACKAGING FILLER SUPPLIER ITEM CHECK
INDICATOR ZERO ID # # DIGIT
Apply PI:
0 Where Shipping container holds one consumer product or Shipping container holds multiple UPC's
1 Only one shipping container size. For the first level of case configuration
2-8 For additional case configuration
9 Where additional information on variable weight or quantity follows
- Interleaved 2 of 5 (I2 of 5), or
- UCC/EAN-128
- Required on all four sides when printed directly onto corrugate
- Required on top and bottom when printed on labels
- Provides print plate support
- Prevents scanner misreads
70% for direct print on corrugate:
- Overall Height 1.260"
- Overall Length 4.314"
62.5% for Labels:
- Overall Height 0.880"
- Overall Length 3.627"
* Whenever possible 100% magnification is recommended - 1.25" Height, 6" Length
- Allows encodation of alpha/numeric characters
- Double density code requires less space
- Encodes a lot of information in small space
- Can encode additional information with Application Identifiers (AI)
- Requires high print tolerances and must be printed on labels
- Secondary Information: Weights, Dates, Dimensions, Serial, Batch, Lot
- Related Information: P.O. Number, Ship-To-Postal Code, Bill To Location Code
- Several A.I.s can be strung together in one Bar Code string.
- Minimum size for a SCC-14 in UCC/EAN-128 X-Dimension (width of the smallest bar) of 0.020"
- Overall Length 3.08"
Overall Width 1.25"
- Must be printed on a label
- Minimum ANSI grade C
- Two adjacent sides preferred
- Cases sold at point of sale should be marked with a UPC symbol
- Symbol should be printed at 200% magnification (160% for labels)
- The UPC code should have bearer bars
- Placed in the same location as SCC-14
- The item number on the case should be different from the item UPC
- Scanning systems at the distribution level can read all symbologies - UPC, I2of5, UCC/EAN-128
- Scanning systems at POS can read UPC only (having both symbologies on the cases will confuse the scanner at POS)
- Too small
- No bearer bars
- Incorrect location
- Wrong color (red) (allowable colors are: black, green and blue)
- Too small quitezone
- Wrong spacing between bars
