Resources & Tools

In an effort to implement the Floral GTIN Initiative, the following Resources & Tools are available to provide comprehensive background information on each of the steps and best practices to assist the industry in accomplishing the milestones.

The Floral GTIN Implementation Guide

This document is the result of the pilot conducted in August of 2007 by 26 companies part of the floral supply chain. The purpose of the pilot was to test the concept of the Floral GTIN Assignment strategy while noting any challenges and/or opportunities to make implementation easier. This document should be used as a reference only.

Obtaining your Company Prefix - Milestone #1

Assigning 14-digit GTINs to Boxes - Milestone #2

Box GTIN Assignment Strategy

Assigning 12-digit U.P.C.s to Bunches and Bouquets - Milestone #3

Item UPC Assignment Strategy

Communicating Numbers to Your Trading Partners - Milestone #4

Data Synchronization Best Practices - Milestone #4

Data Synchronization Template Field Descriptions - Milestone #4

Data Synchronization Template - Milestone #4

Data Synchronization Template Examples - Milestone #4

Internal Substitution Best Practices - Milestone #4

External Substitution Best Practices - Milestone #4

Putting Barcodes on Boxes - Milestone #5

Put Barcodes on Bunches/Bouquets - Milestone #6

Hardware/Software/Service Providers

Hardware/Software/Service Providers in the United States

Presentations

Better Standards for Better Practices May 2009

Floral GTIN CA Road Show Feb 2009

Floral GTIN Webinar Feb 2009