NATO standards bring
consistency to UID systems
Government defense departments have found many benefits of implementing Unique Identification
(UID) systems for their mission-critical inventory.
With UID, each piece of equipment is marked with
a Unique Item...
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NATO standards bring
consistency to UID systems
Government defense departments have found many benefits of implementing Unique Identification
(UID) systems for their mission-critical inventory.
With UID, each piece of equipment is marked with
a Unique Item Identifier (UII) in the form of a 2D Data Matrix symbol.
The UII, which is read with an
automated device, is then used to track the item throughout its lifetime.
For the U.
S.
Department of Defense, for example, the UID system is intended to improve
management of a massive inventory that is spread across the globe.
Not losing track of assets
prevents unnecessary reordering of equipment and saves taxpayer money.
Better tracking also
improves the department’s combat readiness.
The British Ministry of Defence operates a similar UID program.
Standards for the U.
S.
DoD program
are spelled out in a document called MIL-STD-130; the British Ministry of Defence has a similar
document labeled DEF STAN 05-132.
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