Simulation model of logistic chain in GS1 Slovakia laboratory

Abstract Automatic identification combines a number of benefits including time saving, process acceleration, inventory visibility, offering value added services for customers and it is a step towards globalisation. Automatic identification systems can be used in all stages of logistic chain. When the product is identified by the identifier after its manufacture, it is identifiable in each subsequent step where additional information can be assigned to it, which are available to anyone, who reads the identifier, using electronic data exchange systems. Thanks to these advantages, the interest in AIDC technologies grows. GS1 Slovakia Laboratory of Automatic identification is dedicated to those technologies in which they are presented together with relevant standards. For presentation purposes, a software development requirement has been created to make it easy and comprehensible to present AIDC technology. The requirements on software were to capture the logistics chain process from the entry and identification of the goods until the creation of transport unit, presenting the capabilities of the used automation devices in conjunction with the GS1 standards. The article describes the development of this software, a description of the devices on which it is used, and its final design