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Efficient Consumer ResponseEfficient Consumer ResponseCCRR

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Product files and data poolsProduct files and data poolsProduct files and data poolsProduct files and data poolsLocal implementation of the Local implementation of the

global data synchronisation framework:global data synchronisation framework:The French experienceThe French experience

Local implementation of the Local implementation of the global data synchronisation framework:global data synchronisation framework:

The French experienceThe French experience

Jean-Luc DESTOOPJean-Luc DESTOOP François FERRYFrançois FERRY

French working group

co chairs

facilitated by

Olivier LABASSEOlivier LABASSE & Pierre GEORGETPierre GEORGET ECR France EAN France

18/03/03

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Our project supports ECR Europe’s key Our project supports ECR Europe’s key priority to drive for industry standardspriority to drive for industry standards

It illustrates the challenges of implementing It illustrates the challenges of implementing global standards and product data files at a global standards and product data files at a National (Initiative) levelNational (Initiative) level

It’s a quantum leap in the ECR effort to ensure It’s a quantum leap in the ECR effort to ensure quality, traceability and consumer safety. quality, traceability and consumer safety.

Our project supports ECR Europe’s key Our project supports ECR Europe’s key priority to drive for industry standardspriority to drive for industry standards

It illustrates the challenges of implementing It illustrates the challenges of implementing global standards and product data files at a global standards and product data files at a National (Initiative) levelNational (Initiative) level

It’s a quantum leap in the ECR effort to ensure It’s a quantum leap in the ECR effort to ensure quality, traceability and consumer safety. quality, traceability and consumer safety.

RationaleRationaleRationaleRationale

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AgendaAgendaAgendaAgenda

Why this working group?Why this working group?

Objectives Objectives

What has been done? What has been done?

Next stepsNext steps

Results / learning Results / learning

ConclusionsConclusions

Why this working group?Why this working group?

Objectives Objectives

What has been done? What has been done?

Next stepsNext steps

Results / learning Results / learning

ConclusionsConclusions

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Why this working group?Why this working group?Why this working group?Why this working group?

Poor experience with product data EDI Poor experience with product data EDI

GCI initiative:GCI initiative:– New global standard for product file: global data New global standard for product file: global data

dictionarydictionary– Vision of network of data pools and data alignmentVision of network of data pools and data alignment

Strong willingness of the French tradeStrong willingness of the French trade

Gencod EAN France initiative:Gencod EAN France initiative:– Sponsor of local network of data pools EANnet.frSponsor of local network of data pools EANnet.fr

Support of ECR FranceSupport of ECR France

Poor experience with product data EDI Poor experience with product data EDI

GCI initiative:GCI initiative:– New global standard for product file: global data New global standard for product file: global data

dictionarydictionary– Vision of network of data pools and data alignmentVision of network of data pools and data alignment

Strong willingness of the French tradeStrong willingness of the French trade

Gencod EAN France initiative:Gencod EAN France initiative:– Sponsor of local network of data pools EANnet.frSponsor of local network of data pools EANnet.fr

Support of ECR FranceSupport of ECR France

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Objectives of the French working groupObjectives of the French working groupObjectives of the French working groupObjectives of the French working group

Ensure common approach for joint implementationEnsure common approach for joint implementation

Ensure common standard is maintained to get the Ensure common standard is maintained to get the benefitsbenefits

Ensure new standards and solutions satisfy small Ensure new standards and solutions satisfy small and big playersand big players

Combine local needs and global perspectivesCombine local needs and global perspectives

Identify and fill the gaps between the international Identify and fill the gaps between the international standard and the French market needs standard and the French market needs

Tests, continuous improvement and communicationTests, continuous improvement and communication

Ensure common approach for joint implementationEnsure common approach for joint implementation

Ensure common standard is maintained to get the Ensure common standard is maintained to get the benefitsbenefits

Ensure new standards and solutions satisfy small Ensure new standards and solutions satisfy small and big playersand big players

Combine local needs and global perspectivesCombine local needs and global perspectives

Identify and fill the gaps between the international Identify and fill the gaps between the international standard and the French market needs standard and the French market needs

Tests, continuous improvement and communicationTests, continuous improvement and communication

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ECR France-EAN France working groupECR France-EAN France working groupECR France-EAN France working groupECR France-EAN France working group

AUCHAN, BONGRAIN, CARREFOUR, CASINO,AUCHAN, BONGRAIN, CARREFOUR, CASINO,COLGATE PALMOLIVE, CORA, EVIAN VOLVIC,COLGATE PALMOLIVE, CORA, EVIAN VOLVIC,FROMAGERIES BEL, GALERIES LAFAYETTE,FROMAGERIES BEL, GALERIES LAFAYETTE,Groupe LACTALIS, GROUPEMENT DESGroupe LACTALIS, GROUPEMENT DESMOUSQUETAIRES, KRAFT FOODS France,MOUSQUETAIRES, KRAFT FOODS France,L’OREAL, Les FROMAGERS ASSOCIES,L’OREAL, Les FROMAGERS ASSOCIES,LESIEUR, LU France, LUCIE, LESIEUR, LU France, LUCIE, METRO Cash &METRO Cash &Carry, MONOPRIX, RECKITT BENKISER, Carry, MONOPRIX, RECKITT BENKISER, SYSTEME U, YOPLAIT, SYSTEME U, YOPLAIT, ECR France, ECR France, GENCOD EAN France, GENFA,GENCOD EAN France, GENFA,GENDIGENDI

AUCHAN, BONGRAIN, CARREFOUR, CASINO,AUCHAN, BONGRAIN, CARREFOUR, CASINO,COLGATE PALMOLIVE, CORA, EVIAN VOLVIC,COLGATE PALMOLIVE, CORA, EVIAN VOLVIC,FROMAGERIES BEL, GALERIES LAFAYETTE,FROMAGERIES BEL, GALERIES LAFAYETTE,Groupe LACTALIS, GROUPEMENT DESGroupe LACTALIS, GROUPEMENT DESMOUSQUETAIRES, KRAFT FOODS France,MOUSQUETAIRES, KRAFT FOODS France,L’OREAL, Les FROMAGERS ASSOCIES,L’OREAL, Les FROMAGERS ASSOCIES,LESIEUR, LU France, LUCIE, LESIEUR, LU France, LUCIE, METRO Cash &METRO Cash &Carry, MONOPRIX, RECKITT BENKISER, Carry, MONOPRIX, RECKITT BENKISER, SYSTEME U, YOPLAIT, SYSTEME U, YOPLAIT, ECR France, ECR France, GENCOD EAN France, GENFA,GENCOD EAN France, GENFA,GENDIGENDI

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French strategy for a network of data poolsFrench strategy for a network of data pools French strategy for a network of data poolsFrench strategy for a network of data pools

The standard, only the standard ! The standard, only the standard ! – Today: identification, classification, logistic dataToday: identification, classification, logistic data– Tomorrow: product descriptors, prices?Tomorrow: product descriptors, prices?

Local implementation of the GCI model on data Local implementation of the GCI model on data synchronisationsynchronisation FMCG as primary focusFMCG as primary focus Participation of all the service providers (through Participation of all the service providers (through a certification process)a certification process) Development of a network, as part of the Development of a network, as part of the international Global Networkinternational Global Network

The standard, only the standard ! The standard, only the standard ! – Today: identification, classification, logistic dataToday: identification, classification, logistic data– Tomorrow: product descriptors, prices?Tomorrow: product descriptors, prices?

Local implementation of the GCI model on data Local implementation of the GCI model on data synchronisationsynchronisation FMCG as primary focusFMCG as primary focus Participation of all the service providers (through Participation of all the service providers (through a certification process)a certification process) Development of a network, as part of the Development of a network, as part of the international Global Networkinternational Global Network

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Data poolsData pools

Network Network ++

==The network of data poolsThe network of data pools

Publish once and disseminate to everyonePublish once and disseminate to everyone Subscribe once and receive from everybodySubscribe once and receive from everybody

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EANnet.frplatform

VERTICALWine

PARANGON

EQUADIS

CATALOGIC

@GP

EDT

SERES

INFLUE

SINFOSAllemagneTRANSORA

WWRE

QRS

UDX

HAHT

ILLICOM

AGENA3000

CAZAN

KOMERKO

SYMETRIX

IBM

EDB Swiss

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GTIN :3015810774628 ?

Auchan

EANnet.fr, the search functionEANnet.fr, the search functionEANnet.fr, the search functionEANnet.fr, the search function

Colgate Palmolive

TRANSORA

Plate-forme EANnet.fr

certifieddata pool

Product data

WWREcertified

data poolcertified

data pool

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Auchan

EANnet.fr, the publication subscription EANnet.fr, the publication subscription functionfunction

EANnet.fr, the publication subscription EANnet.fr, the publication subscription functionfunction

Colgate Palmolive

TRANSORAcertified

data pool WWREcertified

data poolcertified

data pool

synchronisation

subscription

Plate-forme EANnet.fr

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PDM

EANnet au

ECCCnet ca

Mono Multi

Global registry

UCCnet

Parangon

EANnet.fr

SINFOS

EAN Expert

PDM

Step to EAN•UCC global networkStep to EAN•UCC global networkStep to EAN•UCC global networkStep to EAN•UCC global network

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The implementation stepsThe implementation steps The implementation stepsThe implementation steps 1.1. Adoption of the EAN-UCC standard approved by GCI Adoption of the EAN-UCC standard approved by GCI

by French retailers and manufacturers (June 2002)by French retailers and manufacturers (June 2002)

2.2. Analysis between the EAN.UCC standard and local Analysis between the EAN.UCC standard and local

requirements identified by the EAN-ECR France requirements identified by the EAN-ECR France

working group end 2002 working group end 2002

3.3. Exchange through the network of product data Exchange through the network of product data

(critical mass end of 2003)(critical mass end of 2003)

4.4. Implement of new release of EAN.UCC product fileImplement of new release of EAN.UCC product file

1.1. Adoption of the EAN-UCC standard approved by GCI Adoption of the EAN-UCC standard approved by GCI

by French retailers and manufacturers (June 2002)by French retailers and manufacturers (June 2002)

2.2. Analysis between the EAN.UCC standard and local Analysis between the EAN.UCC standard and local

requirements identified by the EAN-ECR France requirements identified by the EAN-ECR France

working group end 2002 working group end 2002

3.3. Exchange through the network of product data Exchange through the network of product data

(critical mass end of 2003)(critical mass end of 2003)

4.4. Implement of new release of EAN.UCC product fileImplement of new release of EAN.UCC product file

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Today resultsToday results Today resultsToday results

Network of catalogues in place:Network of catalogues in place:– 5 catalogues are interfaced plus 3 in progress5 catalogues are interfaced plus 3 in progress– 940 suppliers have begun test of loading data in 1 catalogue940 suppliers have begun test of loading data in 1 catalogue– 70 000 product files 70 000 product files – 4 retailers announced they will interface, first test Q2 2003 and 4 retailers announced they will interface, first test Q2 2003 and

go live production Q4 2003go live production Q4 2003

Active involvements of all the French trade and key Active involvements of all the French trade and key supplierssuppliersGaps between the international standard and the Gaps between the international standard and the French market needs for FMCG:French market needs for FMCG:

– Change request done to GSMP for 8 new fields : customs Change request done to GSMP for 8 new fields : customs classification code, permanent/seasonal products’ indicators…classification code, permanent/seasonal products’ indicators…

Network of catalogues in place:Network of catalogues in place:– 5 catalogues are interfaced plus 3 in progress5 catalogues are interfaced plus 3 in progress– 940 suppliers have begun test of loading data in 1 catalogue940 suppliers have begun test of loading data in 1 catalogue– 70 000 product files 70 000 product files – 4 retailers announced they will interface, first test Q2 2003 and 4 retailers announced they will interface, first test Q2 2003 and

go live production Q4 2003go live production Q4 2003

Active involvements of all the French trade and key Active involvements of all the French trade and key supplierssuppliersGaps between the international standard and the Gaps between the international standard and the French market needs for FMCG:French market needs for FMCG:

– Change request done to GSMP for 8 new fields : customs Change request done to GSMP for 8 new fields : customs classification code, permanent/seasonal products’ indicators…classification code, permanent/seasonal products’ indicators…

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Work on extension for textile, white and Work on extension for textile, white and brown products, do it yourself SKUs. Test brown products, do it yourself SKUs. Test Q4 2003 and roll out 2004Q4 2003 and roll out 2004

Product descriptors : issue a best practice Product descriptors : issue a best practice guide: Q2 2003guide: Q2 2003

Tests and tests … Tests and tests …

Communication and communication …Communication and communication …

Work on extension for textile, white and Work on extension for textile, white and brown products, do it yourself SKUs. Test brown products, do it yourself SKUs. Test Q4 2003 and roll out 2004Q4 2003 and roll out 2004

Product descriptors : issue a best practice Product descriptors : issue a best practice guide: Q2 2003guide: Q2 2003

Tests and tests … Tests and tests …

Communication and communication …Communication and communication …

Next stepsNext steps Next stepsNext steps

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Key learningKey learningKey learningKey learning

More and more involvement of all actorsMore and more involvement of all actorsGood understanding and agreement on the Good understanding and agreement on the benefits of a common and global standards on benefits of a common and global standards on data alignmentdata alignmentLocal implementation of global standard requires:Local implementation of global standard requires:– Local management of the project by all key actorsLocal management of the project by all key actors– ECR mindset: working together, common process and ECR mindset: working together, common process and

standard standard

Key role of Gencod EAN FranceKey role of Gencod EAN France– Sponsor the new networkSponsor the new network– Resources to communicate and train all the actorsResources to communicate and train all the actors

More and more involvement of all actorsMore and more involvement of all actorsGood understanding and agreement on the Good understanding and agreement on the benefits of a common and global standards on benefits of a common and global standards on data alignmentdata alignmentLocal implementation of global standard requires:Local implementation of global standard requires:– Local management of the project by all key actorsLocal management of the project by all key actors– ECR mindset: working together, common process and ECR mindset: working together, common process and

standard standard

Key role of Gencod EAN FranceKey role of Gencod EAN France– Sponsor the new networkSponsor the new network– Resources to communicate and train all the actorsResources to communicate and train all the actors

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Remaining difficultiesRemaining difficulties Remaining difficultiesRemaining difficulties

Standard evolutions and new standard body: Standard evolutions and new standard body: need to manage evolving situation need to manage evolving situation Lack of technical maturity of the cataloguesLack of technical maturity of the catalogues Upgrade of ERP to new standard Upgrade of ERP to new standard Alignment of data in suppliers system:Alignment of data in suppliers system:– IE product descriptorsIE product descriptors

Trade requirement is receiving invoice price:Trade requirement is receiving invoice price:– So far no standardSo far no standard– Confidentiality issueConfidentiality issue

No standard for picturesNo standard for pictures

Standard evolutions and new standard body: Standard evolutions and new standard body: need to manage evolving situation need to manage evolving situation Lack of technical maturity of the cataloguesLack of technical maturity of the catalogues Upgrade of ERP to new standard Upgrade of ERP to new standard Alignment of data in suppliers system:Alignment of data in suppliers system:– IE product descriptorsIE product descriptors

Trade requirement is receiving invoice price:Trade requirement is receiving invoice price:– So far no standardSo far no standard– Confidentiality issueConfidentiality issue

No standard for picturesNo standard for pictures

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ConclusionConclusion ConclusionConclusion

Interconnection and publication/subscription Interconnection and publication/subscription between data pools based on the EAN.UCC between data pools based on the EAN.UCC standard standard

A step to EAN•UCC global networkA step to EAN•UCC global network

Free choice of the solutions for the manufacturers Free choice of the solutions for the manufacturers in the framework of EANnet.fr networksin the framework of EANnet.fr networks

Local implementation for all actors with an ECR Local implementation for all actors with an ECR mindsetmindset

It is a long way to go!It is a long way to go!

Interconnection and publication/subscription Interconnection and publication/subscription between data pools based on the EAN.UCC between data pools based on the EAN.UCC standard standard

A step to EAN•UCC global networkA step to EAN•UCC global network

Free choice of the solutions for the manufacturers Free choice of the solutions for the manufacturers in the framework of EANnet.fr networksin the framework of EANnet.fr networks

Local implementation for all actors with an ECR Local implementation for all actors with an ECR mindsetmindset

It is a long way to go!It is a long way to go!

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