GS1 – Membership in 2005 GS1/EAN International member companies GS1/UCC member companies Numbers allocated by EAN International/UCC 1 Making our Vision a Reality ©2006 GS1 GS1 – Membership in 2006 Countries with a GS1 Member Organisation Countries served on a direct basis from GS1 Global Office (Brussels) 2 104 Member Organisations. 145 Countries served. Local services, global reach. Making our Vision a Reality ©2006 GS1 Why Bar Codes? • GS1 Bar Codes change lives for the better • • • • 3 Providing everyday benefits to retail consumers Contribute to improved patient safety Help deliver logistics efficiently Enable traceability & authentication systems Making our Vision a Reality ©2006 GS1 Benefits Save Families Time & Money Create Supply Chain Visibility 4 Making our Vision a Reality ©2006 GS1 BarCodes and Patient Safety 5 Making our Vision a Reality ©2006 GS1 Contact Details Ebenezer Mante Technical Executive. GS1 Ghana 233 20 819 6867 233 28 910 5137 emante@yahoo.com 6 Address R4 AGI Building, Addison House, Trade Fair, La, Accra P O Box 2234, Tema, Ghana Making our Vision a Reality ©2006 GS1