GS1 and UN/CEFACT

Geneva 16 February 2012

Anders Grangård

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GS1: Who are we?

Countries with GS1 Member Organisations

Countries served on a direct basis from GS1 Global Office (Brussels)

35 years of experience

111 member organisations representing all points in the supply chain

Over a million companies doing business across 145 countries

Over 20 represented sectors (FMCG, healthcare, transport, defence…)

GS1 is a not-for-profit standards organisation

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GS1: A Broad Portfolio

GS1 has a portfolio of products improving the supply chain

Global standards for electronic business messagingRapid, efficient & accurate business data exchange

The environment for global data synchronisationStandardised, reliable data for effective business transactions

Global standards for automatic identificationRapid and accurate item, asset or location identification

Global standards for RFID-based identificationMore accurate, immediate and cost effective visibility of information

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General trends in the eCom world

Shift from message standards to process standards• Logistics Interoperability Model (LIM)• Upstream standards (UIM, GUSI)• Food services• Collaborative Product Design• Trading Partner Performance Management

Supply Chain Management is changing• RFID technology (EPC)• Food safety• Waste management

Increased involvement from authorities – directly or indirectly• eInvoicing• Trade facilitation – example WTO in China• Risk management

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eCom implementation trends

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As GS1 is increasingly multi sectoral, UN/CEFACT provides• Subject matter experts from virtually all sectors• Private and public sectors• Strategic relations with key industry and standards organisations

UN/CEFACT standards requested by members• UN/EDIFACT (EANCOM)• GS1 XML (based on UN/CEFACT methodologies)• UN XML profiles (currently ver 2.01 – future 3.0)• UNECE Recommendations

To bridge the gap between different eBusiness standards• Syntax neutral business process models• Syntax neutral semantics (core components)• Platform for open and transparent development

Key UN/CEFACT methodologies partly or fully used by GS1 today• Requirements driven development (UMM)• Core Components based dictionary• Context driven design

Value of UN/CEFACT for GS1

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The voice of 1.000.000+ companies and organisations• 90% Small and Medium Size• Global reach• All scale and types of economies

Resources for progressing work• In line with new organisation

Well adapted to the UN/CEFACT world• Public/private• Multi sectoral• UN/CEFACT standards user since the 1980’s

Value of GS1 for UN/CEFACT

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Increase throughput time – perfection is not asked for• Good quality expected – error free standards will never

happen• On track – new organisation and critical mass in libraries

Develop future-proof and scalable standards• UN/CEFACT risks becoming a victim of its own success• Key words: reusability, distributed development, stable

methodologies

Continue and increase outreach to other organisations• WCO, EU, WTO, APEC• ANSI, CEN, ISO• OMG, W3C, IETF• However! First choice should be to work together within

UN/CEFACT

The future of UN/CEFACT

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