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EPCIS & traceability events

EPCIS is the GS1 standard for recording and sharing supply-chain events — what happened, when, where and why. These guides explain it through the journey of real products, without assuming any standards background.

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What Is EPCIS? A Plain-English Business Guide

EPCIS is the GS1 standard for recording and sharing what happened to products: what, when, where, why and how. A business guide to events, CBV and EPCIS 2.0.

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All guides in epcis & traceability events

  • What Is a Commissioning Event?

    A commissioning event records when an identifier is first tied to a real, marked item. Why it belongs after a verified print, and how decommissioning works.

    Intermediate5 min read

  • What Is an Aggregation Event?

    An aggregation event records which items were packed into which carton or pallet. How ADD and DELETE, parent IDs, child EPCs and disaggregation keep the record true.

    Intermediate5 min read

  • Does EPCIS Mean Sending All My Data to GS1?

    No. EPCIS events are captured and held by businesses and shared with chosen partners. How storage, sharing, access control and resolver discovery fit together.

    Beginner5 min read

  • EPCIS vs ERP: What Is the Difference?

    An ERP runs your business transactions; EPCIS records and shares what physically happened to identified products. How the two divide the work, and where they meet.

    Beginner5 min read

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