The Life of One Serial Number
A serial number's life: reserved in the ERP, printed, read back, verified or voided, packed, shipped and scanned, and what happens when a cloned copy appears.
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Product stories
Concepts are easier to understand as a story. Follow a fictional perfume bottle, a single serial number and a carton of goods through every system and hand-off between the brand, the factory, the supply chain and the consumer.
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The Journey of a Perfume Bottle, from Brand to Consumer
Follow one bottle of a fictional perfume from product launch to a shopper's phone: GTIN, ERP, batch, serial, coder, camera, carton, pallet, store and resolver.
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From Carton to Consumer
Follow one sealed carton from the factory dock through distribution, store receiving and the shelf to a shopper's checkout and phone scan.
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