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Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain: The evolution of pharmaceutical product traceability in China

Transitioning to a GS1 standards-based solution, while desirable, requires changing systems and processes and impacts the entire supply chain.
Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain: The evolution of pharmaceutical product traceability in China

Could a transition occur effectively and efficiently?

Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain (JJSC) embraces the concept of standardisation and has invested in standard operating procedures, common platforms and GS1 standards. A portfolio of products was selected to be converted from the original track and trace technology used for China to a global standardised approach using GS1 standards.

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