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All codes are verifi to meet industry compli- fied
ance issues. Compliance involves companies follow-
ing industry requirements and using unified product fi
code standards that communicate the same digital
language. Compliance guidelines coordinate the place-
ment of the label on the product or container, physical
aspects of the labels, information content, and type
and symbol specifi Compliance also specifiesfi fications.
label printing levels of quality, correct contents of
shipments, and other identifi of goods through fication
the channel of distribution from producer to retail
sale. Compliance enables better supplier-customer
relationships, as well as fewer mistakes and faster
movement of goods.
This combination of printed bar codes and optical scanning automation
provides fast, accurate identifi for receiving goods as well as selling fication
goods. These systems eliminate manual, labor-intensive systems. Portable
handheld devices can now do the scanning as well as the printing of bar
code labels. After scanning an item number, companies can quickly print and
apply a bar code label that coordinates with the correct information from the
main system about the particular item—completing the work in one quick,
automatic procedure.
Tying Together Industry Segments
In the past, segments of the textile-apparel chain operated as independent
industries. Adversarial buyer-seller relationships existed between the seg-
ments. Each corporation tried to strike the best deal for themselves, without
concern for others or for the industry as a whole. This created high costs, low
quality, and lack of trust between companies.
To revitalize itself, the textile-apparel industry is trying to join its seg-
ments into cooperative partnerships. If all segments can collaborate to sat- e
isfy the fi nal consumer, the industry and all of its parts will gain strength.
Collaboration is working together on an endeavor, cooperating to assist each
other. All parties join in planning for the entire supply chain, eliminating
duplicated processes, and sharing in all risks and benefits. As a result, the fi
unifi industry is now becoming strong, efficient, fied and market responsive. fi
The industry is striving to bring quality, value-priced products to the market
in a timely and effi way. This proactive policy of cooperation is result- ficient
ing in lower costs, higher quality products, faster through-put, and satisfiedfi
customers. It is good for industry firms, consumers, and the U.S. economy.
Information technology enables industry segments to automatically “talk”
to each other and work together electronically. This links the segments into
one continuous industry from beginning source to retail sale.
Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the exchange of information and
transactions through computer linkages between companies, using an under-
stood digital format, Figure 5.8. EDI involves data exchange among firms that
Focus and Blur/Shutterstock.com
Figure 5.7 When a button is pushed on the scanner, it
reads the lines and spaces on a bar code to input the elec-
tronic data.
All codes are verifi to meet industry compli- fied
ance issues. Compliance involves companies follow-
ing industry requirements and using unified product fi
code standards that communicate the same digital
language. Compliance guidelines coordinate the place-
ment of the label on the product or container, physical
aspects of the labels, information content, and type
and symbol specifi Compliance also specifiesfi fications.
label printing levels of quality, correct contents of
shipments, and other identifi of goods through fication
the channel of distribution from producer to retail
sale. Compliance enables better supplier-customer
relationships, as well as fewer mistakes and faster
movement of goods.
This combination of printed bar codes and optical scanning automation
provides fast, accurate identifi for receiving goods as well as selling fication
goods. These systems eliminate manual, labor-intensive systems. Portable
handheld devices can now do the scanning as well as the printing of bar
code labels. After scanning an item number, companies can quickly print and
apply a bar code label that coordinates with the correct information from the
main system about the particular item—completing the work in one quick,
automatic procedure.
Tying Together Industry Segments
In the past, segments of the textile-apparel chain operated as independent
industries. Adversarial buyer-seller relationships existed between the seg-
ments. Each corporation tried to strike the best deal for themselves, without
concern for others or for the industry as a whole. This created high costs, low
quality, and lack of trust between companies.
To revitalize itself, the textile-apparel industry is trying to join its seg-
ments into cooperative partnerships. If all segments can collaborate to sat- e
isfy the fi nal consumer, the industry and all of its parts will gain strength.
Collaboration is working together on an endeavor, cooperating to assist each
other. All parties join in planning for the entire supply chain, eliminating
duplicated processes, and sharing in all risks and benefits. As a result, the fi
unifi industry is now becoming strong, efficient, fied and market responsive. fi
The industry is striving to bring quality, value-priced products to the market
in a timely and effi way. This proactive policy of cooperation is result- ficient
ing in lower costs, higher quality products, faster through-put, and satisfiedfi
customers. It is good for industry firms, consumers, and the U.S. economy.
Information technology enables industry segments to automatically “talk”
to each other and work together electronically. This links the segments into
one continuous industry from beginning source to retail sale.
Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the exchange of information and
transactions through computer linkages between companies, using an under-
stood digital format, Figure 5.8. EDI involves data exchange among firms that
Focus and Blur/Shutterstock.com
Figure 5.7 When a button is pushed on the scanner, it
reads the lines and spaces on a bar code to input the elec-
tronic data.