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Capturing, validating and maintaining GS1 and EU 1169 compliant product data for online retailing
The EU Food Information Regulation for Consumers (FIR / FIC) 1169/2011 law has been in place for over six months now. It affects all food manufacturers selling into the European Union, regardless of their origin. For those who are not entirely ‘au fait’ with the...
ABHI eProcurement Conference
GS1 & PEPPOL Standards in Healthcare – The flip side, how ready and how prepared is the industry to react? While I was away in Brussels at the GS1 Belgilux Forum, LANSA was also sponsoring an event closer to home – the Association of British Healthcare Industries...
Concluding GS1 Belgilux Members Forum 2015: Now for a bit of DIY and Gardening
I don’t mean putting that shelf up, repairing that broken chair leg, cutting the grass or even planting some seeds! It’s time for the inaugural Belgilux Do-It-Yourself & Garden Event 2015. This was the first dedicated DIY event that I have ever attended, and I was...
Day 2: GS1 Belgilux Members Forum 2015
Wow, I couldn’t believe it when I was handed the event registration and more than 325 guests were registered to attend Day 2's proceedings. That’s a huge turnout, but then again judging from previous GS1 Belgilux Forums, it’s no surprise. The content delivered each...
GS1 Belgilux Members Forum 2015
It was another great turnout for GS1 Belgilux at their annual members gathering. The venue was once again Tour & Taxis, the superb and gigantic, 100 year old ex customs clearance and goods warehousing complex. The location’s historical significance reflected the...
DQSA, FMD, Serialisation – Even more need for a Master Data Management (MDM) strategy, with a GS1 Compliant PIM at the heart
It’s a wonder we ever meet in person. With the explosion in digital technology we could just gather on Skype. The ease and convenience of online meetings oftentimes overshadows and underrates the value of actually getting together. This was amply demonstrated at the...
Seneca College professor succeeds at adding Mobile App Development for IBM i to curriculum
Pursuing a college education used to be a fairly straightforward process. A general interest was paired with a broad degree that resulted in a diploma with several career paths. Success was achieved by how quickly you secured a job out of college, and student loans...
Workflow Solutions: Key Considerations for Transforming Inefficient Business Processes
Workflow applications enable users to actively participate and manage business processes across any or all areas of an enterprise. For example, a manager’s daily role may involve hiring decisions, PO approvals or expense reviews. Each approval may be linked to a...
Building business apps for mobile devices should be easy (part 3)
This is the third blog of series of three. The first blog covers how Native, Hybrid and HTML Mobile App Types Compare and the second blog covers a variety of criteria you need to analyze before you can decide on the Development Tools. This blog series is based on an...
Building business apps for mobile devices should be easy (part 2)
This is the second blog of series of three. The first blog covers how Native, Hybrid and HTML Mobile App Types compare and the third blog covers Development Tools for Mobile Apps. The blog series is based on an article by Richard Lancaster, published in MC Press at...
Building business apps for mobile devices should be easy (part 1)
This is the first blog of series of three titled “Building business apps for mobile devices should be easy”. The blog series is based on an article by Richard Lancaster, published in MC Press...
User Interface Design – Less is so much more
“How old were you when you got your first phone, daddy?”, asked my 8 year old daughter. She looked shocked when I told her I was 28 and it was 1997. She was just as surprised when I told her that I sent my first email when I was 26 and used a browser for the first...