Seasoned retail grocery and foodservice expert with more than 15 years of experience working closely with industry stakeholders--including manufacturers, foodservice operators, retailers, distributors, educators and solution providers—to improve supply chain operations and business processes, including food traceability and data quality. I lead two collaborative industry initiatives in the Retail Grocery and Foodservice industries, which work to identify current and emerging supply chain challenges and address how the use of GS1 Standards can solve them.
It is encouraging to see continued improvement in recommended barcoding of pharmaceutical products – especially in 2020, as the healthcare industry had to focus on urgent supply chain issues related to pandemic response. The interoperability that will be enabled in 2023 by full DSCSA implementation is going to significantly enable better data sharing for improved supply chain efficiencies and patient safety.