Comments on: “Why the rush for GS1 standards?” http://www.rxtrace.com/2010/01/why-the-rush-for-gs1-standards.html/ A comprehensive exploration of the intersection between the pharmaceutical supply chain, track and trace technology, standards and regulatory compliance Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:02:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tweets that mention “Why the rush for GS1 standards?” -- Topsy.com http://www.rxtrace.com/2010/01/why-the-rush-for-gs1-standards.html/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Tweets that mention “Why the rush for GS1 standards?” -- Topsy.com Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:21:15 +0000 http://www.rxtrace.com/?p=61#comment-347 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jason (JT) Thompson, Jason (JT) Thompson. Jason (JT) Thompson said: Why the rush for GS1 standards? http://bit.ly/9LSRQU [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jason (JT) Thompson, Jason (JT) Thompson. Jason (JT) Thompson said: Why the rush for GS1 standards? http://bit.ly/9LSRQU [...]

]]> By: Dirk Rodgers http://www.rxtrace.com/2010/01/why-the-rush-for-gs1-standards.html/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Dirk Rodgers Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:23:50 +0000 http://www.rxtrace.com/?p=61#comment-48 The January/Februay issue of Journal of Healthcare Contracting has an article that covers this issue. Readers may be interested in reading it at: http://www.jhconline.com/jan2010digital.asp Dirk. The January/Februay issue of Journal of Healthcare Contracting has an article that covers this issue. Readers may be interested in reading it at:
http://www.jhconline.com/jan2010digital.asp

Dirk.

]]> By: ted almon http://www.rxtrace.com/2010/01/why-the-rush-for-gs1-standards.html/comment-page-1/#comment-36 ted almon Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:51:21 +0000 http://www.rxtrace.com/?p=61#comment-36 Thank you Dirk for a thoughtful and rational piece on this issue and a fair treatment of my concerns. Don't get me wrong, as a business issue I don't really have a dog in this fight as we deal with both standards families now. I was raising the issue, as you are to promote a more critical look at "efficiency" which is not only what will be the most convenient solution, but also considers the cost to implement that option. In either case choosing a single set when two are now in widespread use will be an expensive conversion. Is it worth it? A few other clarifications: I think both standards are truly global so this issue is a red herring, and I don't feel qualified to comment on the value of GS-1 "inter-industry" advantage, but I do notice when shopping retail at Barnes and Noble that books have their own standard (ISBN). I also think that cost is a big deal, and an integral part of determining what is most "efficient" for the supply chain. The fact is that GS-1 is considerably more expensive than HIBCC. Why? and while that's fine for their customers, does the industry really reduce total costs by forcing HIBCC customers to convert? Thanks to all for an honest and civil debate. TA Thank you Dirk for a thoughtful and rational piece on this issue and a fair treatment of my concerns. Don’t get me wrong, as a business issue I don’t really have a dog in this fight as we deal with both standards families now. I was raising the issue, as you are to promote a more critical look at “efficiency” which is not only what will be the most convenient solution, but also considers the cost to implement that option. In either case choosing a single set when two are now in widespread use will be an expensive conversion. Is it worth it?
A few other clarifications: I think both standards are truly global so this issue is a red herring, and I don’t feel qualified to comment on the value of GS-1 “inter-industry” advantage, but I do notice when shopping retail at Barnes and Noble that books have their own standard (ISBN). I also think that cost is a big deal, and an integral part of determining what is most “efficient” for the supply chain. The fact is that GS-1 is considerably more expensive than HIBCC. Why? and while that’s fine for their customers, does the industry really reduce total costs by forcing HIBCC customers to convert? Thanks to all for an honest and civil debate. TA

]]> By: Ferret http://www.rxtrace.com/2010/01/why-the-rush-for-gs1-standards.html/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Ferret Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:38:37 +0000 http://www.rxtrace.com/?p=61#comment-35 Thanks for an insightful article. A point of clarification, HIBCC standards are NOT only "unique to the healthcare industry" they are specifically for medical devices. Thanks for an insightful article.
A point of clarification, HIBCC standards are NOT only “unique to the healthcare industry” they are specifically for medical devices.

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