Tanzania: Barcode Technology to Promote Competitiveness of Local Goods

APART from playing a key role in identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies in the supply chain, the bar code technology has proved to be fundamental instrument in promoting competitiveness of local manufactured goods.

Traceability standards could be described as automatic identification and data capture on the products, which provide information to consumers by identifying the product, its manufacture, and country of origin, date of manufacturing, expiry date, inventory number and compliance with national and international standards.

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