{"id":774,"date":"2025-05-07T04:52:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T04:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tradelinkone.com\/vi-vn\/?p=774"},"modified":"2025-05-07T04:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T04:52:37","slug":"kickstart-traceability-in-vietnams-garment-and-footwear-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradelinkone.com\/vi-vn\/2025\/05\/07\/kickstart-traceability-in-vietnams-garment-and-footwear-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstart Traceability In Vietnam\u2019s Garment And Footwear Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What Is Traceability?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to ISO 9000:2015 standards, traceability is the ability to trace the history, application, use and location of an item or its characteristics through recorded identification data. It enhances the transparency of monitoring and tracking processes throughout a product\u2019s lifecycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the fashion industry, identifying each material and component used in garment production brings clarity on the product\u2019s origin. Traceability data ensures that all parts of the clothing is sourced ethically and produced under safe working conditions..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge Of Traceability<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With consumers becoming more concerned with product quality, transparency, and regulatory compliance, it\u2019s no wonder that traceability is gradually becoming a widely discussed trend. Beyond consumer benefits, traceability plays a credibility guarantee role for businesses seeking a supply chain transparent and sustainable practices. Its trendiness leads Vietnamese garment and footwear businesses to gradually shift towards sustainable development, aiming for transparency in the product origin and production methods. However, businesses still experience significant gaps on the path achieving effective traceability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To track items effectively, each one needs a unique code. Currently, most codes are manually created and do not follow GS1 standards. This allows companies to track items internally. However, when these products reach the market, duplicate code between different products can occur, making traceability ineffective. Additionally, while technologies such as barcodes and RFID are used at various stages of production, applying them in isolation without integrating all processes cannot bring a complete picture throughout the product\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding Pioneer Enterprises<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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TradeLink Technologies has provided supply chain technology solutions for global companies and retailers in more than 25 years. Our solutions apply the most advanced technologies, aiming for transparency, visibility, accuracy in a seamless supply chain.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Narrowing Decades Of Gray Market With Traceability<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, TradeLink partnered with a high-end fashion and outdoor accessories brand to enhance product transparency and prevent the gray market.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Traceability brings many benefits, including the gray market prevention, a major issue that directly impacts on luxury goods, such as those from this brand. The gray market has continuosly decreased the company\u2019s revenue, customer trust, and leads to tax losses for governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, each item of this brand was labeled with a security code known as the \u201cShip to\u201d code, which indicated the product destination. This code was sewed onto the product tag. If there were suspicions that goods were not distributed legally, the brand could use the \u201cShip to\u201d code to verify whether or not the product destination code matched its current location, thus confirming its legal distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n

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QC Label and \u201cShip to\u201d Code<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today \u2018s market, brands need flexibility in their distribution processes. The manual and fixed \u201cDestination\u201d code significantly reduces flexibility; therefore, shipments can only be sent to the exact location sewed on the product tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embracing Serialization Solution For The Gray Market<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With the desire to create a flexible supply chain, combined with the traceability needed, TradeLink implemented a traceability project using QR codes to display product information. TradeLink Technologies\u2019 strength lies in its experience with serialization solutions, identifying products at the item level.Traceability QR Code<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The information on QR code includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n