Instruction for Fabric Suppliers to Barcode Shipments
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Background
In order to automate textile distribution and improve efficiency at warehouse
level, each roll must be barcoded with a unique identifier at the factory. There are two
methods for complying with buyer's request for sellers to barcode shipments at origin.
Both methods are discussed in this article.
Questions and Support
This article is generated by Mod2 Inc. in Los Angeles, California (USA) to
help textile importers communicate their barcode needs with their factories. Feel free to
contact Mod2 via email (support@mod2.com) for
questions about what is involved to barcode and for quality assuring stickers and shipments
prior to leaving factories.
Terminology
| DPL |
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Detailed Packing List |
| A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet formatted where each roll is on a row.
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| Seller generated. |
| Cell B1 is reserved for PO number from buyer to seller. |
| Column D is reserved for GUID Serial number. |
| Column H is reserved for Quantity (yards or meters). |
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| Data Matrix |
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See data matrix barcode technology specs from Wikipedia. |
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| Buyer |
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Textile importer or distributor purchasing the fabric. |
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| Seller |
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Mill or Supplier producing the fabric. |
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| GUID |
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Set of base-36 alphanumeric characters generated by buyer and assigned to
seller. (i.e. 1DQ5A to 1DZ91) |
| GUID's are guaranteed to be unique among all textile importers forever.
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| GUID Sticker |
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A buyer generated barcode sticker representing a GUID, see figure
2. |
Method A - Seller Generated GUID Stickers
Seller is supplied a range of GUID's via email from the buyer. In the email,
seller is advised of the range of GUIDs to use for upcoming shipments. Seller is to label
each roll with the information such as the PO#, Style, Color, Lot, Roll#, Box#,
Description, Width, AND in addition, place a 2D data matrix barcode representing the GUID
for each roll. This is the recommended method for sellers and factories capable of
generating 2D barcodes on their own.
Example Roll Tag from Seller
Figure 1.
Example Email from Mod2
Figure 2.
Method B - GUID Stickers
This is the recommended method for sellers that are not capable of generating
a 2D barcode sticker. Buyer will supply seller with ready-made GUID Stickers. Seller will
label each roll with 2 stickers at factory.
Sticker 1 - Seller's own sticker or tag representing the PO#, Style#, Color,
Lot#, Box#, Quantity, Width, Etc. (see Figure 1 but without the barcode).
Sticker 2 - GUID Sticker. This sticker gets placed next to Sticker 1. (see
Figure 3.)
Figure 3.
Each GUID Sticker has two portions.
LEFT Portion: Goes on the roll.
RIGHT Portion: This slit is for seller's use or reference. Do not place on
roll. Information on the slit must go in column "D" in DPL. (see Figure 4.)
Figure 4.
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