Classification Systems in GS1

Berlin, GS1 HUG Meeting

Zoltan Patkai – GS1 Global Office

 Topics
• Classification, Identification, Description
• Global and Regional Classifications
• UNSPSC and GPC
• Product Classification and Product Identification
• GTIN, GLN, GPC, UNSPSC and ClaDiMed
• Current Healthcare Classifications at GS1
• UNSPSC GPC Integration
• Possible Co-operation for Medical Devices and other categories
• Q&A

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 Classification: Many functions, Different Needs

UNSPSC, GPC,
Different business Internal, IFLS
functions have
different needs
and these are
being delivered
through the use of
Seller Suppliers
Analysis
CPFR Buyer Suppliers
different Category
classification $
Management
$

$
$
$

systems
e.g. UNSPSC,
Purchasing Inventory Geography 1
Geography 1 Inventory Purchasing
GPC, Internal
UNSPSC,
GPC in the
Packaging Warehouse
GDSN Warehouse Packaging

Data Pool Data Pool

Manufacturing Geography 2
Geography 2 Manufacturing
Accounting Distribution
Distribution Accounting

Legal Global
Legal
Department Registry
Marketing Department
Receiving Marketing
Receiving
Geography n
Geography n
Quality
Quality
Assurance Customer
Customer Assurance
Service
Service

Research
Research
Publications & Development & Development Publications

Classification Uses: Integration and International Regional

International Sales Industry
synchronising data, automating Marketing / Govt
Legal
Customs/
Taxes
Specific
Regional /
Government
processes, efficiencies, analysis, Analysis

ensuring data quality, compliance, Different business functions have different needs and these are
statistics… being delivered through the use of different classification systems
e.g. UNSPSC, NATO, HS, JICFS
 Global and Regional classifications
Global classifications
GPC UN/CPC
UN/ISIC ISO/ICS

WCO/HS

NACE GPC
CN
GPC
UNSPSC GPC
UNSPSC UNSPSC
CPA ANZSIC ANZSCC
NAICS
CEN/UNECE
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Hungary
 UNSPSC =
Hierarchical Commodity Classification (Taxonomy)

Segment
Drugs & Pharmaceutical
Products Family
Agents Affecting Water
51 00 00 00 & Electrolytes Class
Dietary Supplements &
51 19 00 00 Nutritional Therapy

51 19 19 00
Cla
ssif
ic atio
nH Commodity
iera
rch
y Vitamins
Supplements
51 19 19 05

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 Global Product Classification (GPC) =
Hierarchical Classification, Category Identification,
Category Description
Segment
Healthcare Family
51 00 00 00 Health Enhancement Class
Vitamins, Minerals,
51 12 00 00 Nutritional Supplements

51 12 16 00
Cla Category Identific
ssif ation
ic atio
nH Brick BRICK DEFINITION : Includes any
iera
rch products that can be described/observed
y Vitamins / Minerals as a preparation, composed of one or
more minerals such as calcium, silica,
10 00 04 67 zinc, or of one or more vitamins, such as
A, C, B-complex, or a combination of
vitamins and minerals, which is taken as
a dietary supplement to help prevent
and/or mitigate vitamin or mineral
Category Descr deficiency conditions of the human body.
iption Excludes products such as Vitamins and
Minerals obtained only by prescription or
Brick Attribute 1 Brick Attribute1 Value Brick Attribute 4 Brick Attribute4 Value
from a healthcare professional, Nutritional
Consumer Lifestage Adult Target Gender Unisex Supplements, Appetite Suppressants and
20 00 00 45 30 00 01 47 20 00 03 66 30 00 43 40
Fat Blockers.

Brick Attribute 2 Brick Attribute2 Value Brick Attribute 5 Brick Attribute5 Value

Source Botanical Admin. Method Oral

20 00 01 63 30 00 52 06 20 00 05 22 30 00 55 98

Brick Attribute 3 Brick Attribute3 Value Brick Attribute 6 Brick Attribute6 Value

Formation Tablet Vitamins or Minerals Combination GS1 HUG

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 What is GPC?

• GPC is the mandatory category classification methodology for GDSN

• GPC is a rule set based combined nomenclature and ontology, not
product identification or description
• GPC Brick as a nomenclature identifies a category incorporating trade
items (GTINs) that
• Serve a common purpose
• Are processed to similar methods
• Used and applied in a similar manner
• Are of a similar form and material
• Share the same set of category attributes (typically 4-7 attributes per brick)
• GPC Brick is designed to be shareable by other internal or external
classification systems
• Each Brick is classified in a hierarchy (Segment, Family, Class)
• GPC can be the driver of category specific trade item attributes in
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 GDSN Overview

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Registration of s crip
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GTIN,GLN &TM (CIS
Global )
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 Product Classification (with UNSPSC) and
Product Identification

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 GTIN, GLN, GPC, UNSPSC and
ClaDiMed
Identification1 Description Nomen- Classification3
clature2
GTIN Single product No No No
GS1 Owned

(Global Trade Item Number) identification

GLN Single data No No No

(Global Location Number) source
identification

GPC Category Category Brick Yes, 4 level

(Global Product Classification) Identification Description hierarchy
Manager

UNSPSC Commodity No No Yes, 4 levels

GS1 as
Code

(United Nations Standard Product and Identification

Services Code)

ClaDiMed Level 5 Level 5 Definition No Yes, 5 levels

(Classification des Dispositifs Médicaux) Identification

Notes:
Identification1: A coded key such that unambiguously identifies a single product (GTIN) a product owner (GLN), a category (GPC Brick) etc.
Nomenclature2 System of terms that is elaborated according to pre-established naming rules, for describing and identifying things in an
unambiguous manner. Terms are assigned with a unique code and a definition e.g. GPC Brick + Brick Attributes and Values
Classification3 Act or process of putting things into hierarchical groups according to common characteristics towards specific goal
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 Current Healthcare Classification
Coverage at GS1

1. Global Product Classification (GPC)

• Over The Counter (OTC) Products:
• Family Planning
• Health Enhancement
• Health Treatments and Aids
• Home Diagnostics
2. United Nations Standard Product and Services
Code (UNSPSC)
• Medical Equipment and Accessories and Supplies (Segment
42)
• Drugs and Pharmaceutical Products (Segment 51)
• Healthcare Services (Segment 85)

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 Alignment / Integration

Level of classification detail

Segment Family Class Commodity

Brick Attribute Value

GPC Segment GPC Family GPCClass

UNSPSC GPC

To Be
Aligned

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 Project Description

• Decision to align the two schemas by integrating the GPC brick structure
into the UNSPSC Commodity level

• UNSPSC hierarchy will serve as the primary basis

• GPC to provide necessary granularity for certain sectors
• Commodities (Bricks), defined attributes and attribute values

• Current GPC brick definitions will be preserved in UNSPSC structure at the

commodity level
• One-to-one mapping for all GPC brick code users to a new UNSPSC Commodity code

• For a period after integration, both code sets will be maintained

• Minimizes rework / conversion on the part of GPC user base

• Zoltan Patkai and GPC BRG will serve as the Segment Manager for GPC
within the UNSPSC governance structure

• Key Milestones:
• Mapping work beginning January 2007
• Completion of project in 2007
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 UNSPSC GPC Integration Benefits for Healthcare

Healthcare could
• Further improve the spend visibility and analysis
• Optimise cost-effective procurement and strategic sourcing
• Improve decision making with better statistics and reporting
• Be linked to a broader global GS1 standard package
• Join the Global Data Synchronisation Network and EPC
• Interoperate their products to existing multiple internal and external
classification systems
• Provide users with greater granularity for “drill-down” and “roll-up”
for commodities
• Extend their classification system to commodity attributes and
product attributes

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 Possible ClaDIMed and GPC / UNSPSC Cooperation
and Link to GMDN

- UNSPSC / GPC Segment

- UNSPSC / GPC Family
- UNSPSC / GPC Class
- GS1 Brick
- GS1 Brick Attribute – Brick Attribute Value pairs

- Family GMDN preferred terms

- Sub-Family
- Range
-Sub-Range Other
CND Classifications
- Level
5
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 GPC Reference List

• GPC GS1 website: http://www.gs1.org/productssolutions/gdsn/gpc/

• GPC Publication: http://www.gs1.org/services/gsmp/kc/gpc/

• GPC Training: http://www.gs1.org/productssolutions/gdsn/gpc/training/basics.html

• E-room folder more info on GSMP GPC Business Requirement Group:

http://eroom.uc-council.org/eRoom/facility/GSMPGPCBusinessRequirementGroupBRG

• GPC Browser in four languages: English, French, Japanese, Serbian:

http://gpcbrowser.gs1.org

• GPC Finder: http://gpcnewfile-1.at.vwdhosting.net/Search.aspx

• GPC FAQs: http://www.gs1.org/helpdesk/

• Reference document for GPC Implementation:

http://www.gs1.org/docs/gpc/gpc_guidelines.pdf

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 Danke Schön!

Contact details

Zoltan Patkai
Group Manager Global Product Classification, GS1 Global Office
T +32.2.788.7829
E zoltan.patkai@gs1.org

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