Daylight helps pilot GS1 accreditation scheme to safe landing
Date Posted: 4th January 2010
Daylight Supply Chain Services has piloted a new scheme that will see global supply chain standards body GS1 UK launch a Solution Provider Accreditation programme that will eventually be available to each of its 150 solution provider members.
As a result, Daylight will be the first company to receive the accreditation from GS1 UK, which globally has at least five billion bar codes being scanned each and every day.
Steve Watson, solution provider programme manager for GS1 UK, said Daylight were one of four businesses selected for the pilot because they have a strong relationship with GS1 UK and are already using high standards across their business.
“GS1 UK’s Solution Provider accreditation scheme will offer a competitive advantage and an opportunity to differentiate between vendors and suppliers. Becoming accredited by GS1 UK demonstrates a company’s experience of deploying GS1 standardised solutions with their customers, and acknowledges their capability and knowledge.. It is not a guarantee from GS1 UK, but a validation of their expertise and experience in adopting GS1 standards,” he said.
Daylight managing director, Tony Hardy, said the company was keen to help GS1 UK pioneer its new Solution Provider Accreditation scheme.
“If ℮-supply solutions are a train moving forward, GS1 standards are the tracks they move on. Businesses need stable, robust processes in place to reduce costs and help them operate profitably and GS1 accreditation will aid in this by ensuring standards are adhered to globally.
“We have already been working closely with GS1 UK to achieve these standards in our business so were in the ideal position to help them develop a new scheme when they approached us,” he said.
To become a GS1 accredited solution provider, companies require a proportional representation of their customer facing employees to be qualified through the scheme, which varies depending on the size of the firm.
There is no annual charge but there is a flat fee of £1,000 to train the required number of staff. This also covers the cost of the examination, which if passed accredits the employee for five years.
For more information about GS1 UK’s Solution Provider Accreditation Scheme visit http://www.gs1uk.org/solution_providers/Accredited_solution_provider.asp