discovering epc 齐来认识产品电子代码 - gs1 hong kong.pdf

Discovering EPC 齊來認識產品電子代碼 What is EPC? 甚麼是產品電子代碼? Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) is a numbering system, 產品電子代碼是一套連結無線射頻 which works with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) 識別技術、全球通訊網絡使用的編 technology and global communications networks, to track 碼系統，用以追蹤及追溯物件在全 and trace goods as they move through the global supply 球供應鏈內的流向。當物件附有產 chain. When an item carries an RFID tag embedded with 品電子代碼的無線射頻識別標籤， an EPC number, its origins, date of production and other 只要掃描標籤及登入遠程保安資料 information can be discovered simply by scanning the RFID 庫，便得知物件的來源地、生產日 tag and accessing a secure remote computer database. 期及其他相關資料。 EPC is the global RFID standard for numbering in the supply 產品電子代碼是用於供應鏈管理的 chain management space. As its adoption has spread, EPC 全球無線射頻識別技術編碼標準， is helping more and more businesses to control product 由於已被廣泛採納，產品電子代碼 quality, deliver goods on time and achieve optimal supply 正協助更多企業監控產品質素、準 chain efficiency, which ultimately benefits the consumer. 時付運，使供應鏈達至更理想的效 率，最終讓客戶獲益。 Quick Facts EPC速覽 Why do enterprises use the EPC? 為甚麼企業會使用產品電子代碼？ EPC facilitates information sharing, and tracking and tracing of objects moving through the supply chain. This improves internal production and logistics processes, helping enterprisees do business more efficiently. 產品電子代碼令資料分享更便捷，追蹤及追溯供 應鏈內的物件更容易，這樣既改善了內部生產和 物流程序，亦協助提升企業營運效率。  How EPC numbering works? 產品電子代碼如何運作? An EPC number is comprised of two building blocks. The 一個產品電子代碼由兩個構件組 first block is assigned by EPCglobal and consists of a header 成。第一個構件由EPCglobal指 and an EPC Manager number. The second block is assigned 定，包含前置編號及EPC管理單位 by the company