Pallet Labelling

John BaconGMM Merchandise SupportColes Supermarkets

The Benefits of Barcodes

• Increase accuracy & efficiency through the entire ‘Supply Chain to Sale’ cycle

• Identifies goods & shipments quickly & accurately• Reduced identification errors

means optimised handling and sale• For example, Scan Receipt 33%

to 50% faster than visual \ manual

Carton Level Labelling

• Store Use in Addition to DC Network• Productivity Driver• Optimal is a GTIN-14 on all Faces• For reference material;

http://www.gs1au.org/information_library/user_manuals.asp

Coles Pallet Label Requirements

Between 400mm & 800mm High

50mm infrom RightHand Edge

• As per GS1 Standards, Coles use SSCC’s (Serial Shipping Container Code) for Pallet identification

Pallet Label Verification

• B2B Accreditation testing includes scan verificationof suppliers Pallet labels

• Ensuring at ‘Go Live’compliant labels are entering our network

WIDGETS AUSTRALIASSCC

393123450000000013CONTENT COUNT

09312345000005 20BEST BEFORE BATCH

01.12.05 246813

Baked Beans 12 x 410g

(00)393123450000000013

(02)09312345000005(37)20 (15)051201(10)246813

Compliant Receiving Process

• DC’s receive compliant deliveries by scanning the SSCC label on every pallet– This unlocks the ASN (Advance Shipment Notice) data

transmitted by the supplier

• SSCC application to the correct pallet is essential to network efficiency & integrity– SSCC label mismatches can

result in incorrect inventory entering our network

Most Common Pallet Labelling IssuesIssue Outcome1 Pallet contains 2 different SSCC labels (e.g. front and rear labels don’t match)

Stock may be rejected, otherwise DC have to relabel the pallet(s) resulting in increased receiving time.

Pallet labels are transposed (e.g. Pallet ‘A’ is labelled as Pallet ‘B’)

Stock may be rejected, otherwise increased receiving time in locating correct pallet(s) and then relabelling them.

Pallet contains stock relating to more than one Use By Date / Batch No

Stock may be rejected, otherwise increased receiving time in having to down stack and restack pallet(s).

Incorrect label positioning on pallet (e.g. > 50 mm from right hand edge, or labels are placed on non fork entry point)

Stock may be rejected, otherwise increased receiving time (to locate a label on a non fork entry point). Increased OH&S issues for fork drivers if unable to scan label whilst on the forklift.  

Pallet labels are not placed on the outside of the shrink wrap

Stock may be rejected, otherwise increased receiving time (to remove shrink wrap prior to scanning and then re wrapping pallet for putaway) Increased OH&S issues for fork drivers if unable to scan label whilst on the forklift.  

Pallet labels fail to scan Stock may be rejected, otherwise DC have to relabel the pallet(s) resulting in increased receiving time.

Failure Rate = 9.3%

Pallets Incorrectly Labelled

Pallets Incorrectly Labelled

Coles Label Compliance

• The biggest emerging problem in our supply chain is incorrect SSCC Labelling:– Incorrect SSCC for pallet– In many cases the SSCC has been ‘swapped’

Item ‘A’Labelled as ‘B’

Item ‘B’Labelled as ‘A’

Scan Compliant GTIN Process

• Additional verification that ensures the

– Carton GTIN-14 = Pallet label GTIN

• With the introduction of this process, inventory integrity has increased significantly

– Incorrect stock is identified during the receiving process

– Is not put into a pick location– Is not delivered to stores

Questions?