The GS1 System of Standards provides an integrated global standards system to identify (GS1 Identification Keys), capture (Data Carrier) and share (GS1 eCom and GS1 Network) supply chain information and to allow visibility of the supply value chain.

GS1 offers a whole range of solutions for business issues using GS1 standards for the different sectors it services. Principal among these solutions are order to cash, traceability, mobileCom (B2C), and upstream integration.

GS1 products and solutions are used across a wide range of sector. The GS1 products and solutions are used to increase the efficiency of the supply chain, insure consumer or patient safety and to enable collaboration between partners in the sectors. Among these sectors are retail, healthcare and transport and logistics.