GSMP: The Global Standards Management Process Presented by Mark C. d’Agostino V.P. Standards Management Uniform Code Council
GSMP Update Rationale/Launch Structure, Process, and Participants What’s In the Pipeline? Control Mechanisms Central Operations Metrics
Deliverables: Why GSMP? Single face to Stakeholders User requirements driven Open/visible Single pass Both responsive & robust
Deliverables (continued) Single multi-sector solutions Single methodology & repository Technology independent Acceptable cost Global
Launch: From SMP to GSMP UCC SMP has “plugged in” to GSMP GSMP provides global structure SMP becomes North American region of the GSMP Continuity in membership Some modifications needed to fit SMP into GSMP
GSMP Launch Timeline Call for GSMP – May 2001 Foundational Meeting – June 2001 Design Team Launched – July 2001 Released Draft GSMP Design - September 2001 Draft Design approved -November 2001 Foundational Concepts, Focused Team: open, user driven, single pass
GSMP Launch Timeline (cont’d) Call for Participation/Launch -- January 2002 First GSMP Meeting for North American Region -- February 2002 First GSMP standards ratificatied -- May 2002 February: first global participants, EAN presence
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT GSMP Process Overview IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT ASSESSMENT/Planning PHASE Business Process Documentation Technical Development & Review Publication PROJECT MANAGEMENT
GSMP Structure UCC Board Committee for Standards EAN Management Board Process Steering Committee Central Operations Management Administration Technical Development Business Process Global User Advisory Council Technical Requirement Groups Physical Technical Requirement Group (PTRG) Information Technical Requirement Group (ITRG) Business Requirement Groups Align Plan Order Deliver Pay Asset eC Implementation Forum
GSMP Participants Users EAN.UCC Central Operations Team Representatives from member companies Committed users learning and developing Business Requirements Groups Technical Requirements Groups EAN.UCC Central Operations Team Members determine output; Staff manages the process
One Global BRG with Regional Representation Review, comment, and vote as one BRG! Importance of understanding structure
TRG Representation Two: Communities of Experts Information Physical No regions Appointed jointly by UCC and EAN Business processes can be regional, technology is not Automatic Identification and Data Capture: general spec, etc. EDI, XML 24 members
What’s In the Pipeline??
EAN•UCC Core Technologies Application Identifiers The EANUCC system provides an integrated suite of standardized tools that enable effective management of supply chains any company RSS any industry IDENTIFICATION DATA CARRIER UCC/EAN-128 anywhere GTIN GLN GIAI GIST GIAI GRAI GSRN Application Identifiers SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT EAN/UPC RFID ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EDI XML
Simpl-eb: The Basis for Development Standards that allow Align-Order-Ship-Bill for Fast Moving Consumer Goods Core Processes Foundational Data Transactional Data Item Party Purchase Order Dispatch Advice (ASN) Core Invoice Allowance and Charges Payment Terms Functional Extensions
Building on the Core Message Set: Data Alignment Transactional Data Future System Enhancements CPFR: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment Core Commerce Transactions: P.O., Invoice, ASN, etc. (Simpl-eb) Foundational Data Data Alignment
Standards Development Timeline: 2002 2003 Item, Party, Price P R O C E S VMI Data Sync Simpl-eb Choreography Transportation Warehousing Financial Processes I N D U S T R Y DSD Food Service Apparel Furniture
Metrics
Improved Process Cycle Global 6 months avg. GSMP Industry Specific 9 months UCC/SMP EC Expert Group National 12 months X12 24 months ISO Average Development Type Magnitude dependant; future slide will clarify What drives the timeline?
Process Time Breakdown Available before publication
Standards Management Ops Review Central Operations – Work Flow 8/22/02 General Merchandise Extension 02-000001 6/21/02 Core Price Phase I(non bus rule pricing) BRW In Process 01-000099 6/4/02 Data Synch Methodology - 2.0 Foundation Service 01-000089 5/6/02 Modify July Release UML In Process 01-000065 7/31/02 Core Item add change delete 01-000064 9/3/02 BRG Align Data Sched. Finish Description Status CR Number BRW In Process Web available; tie to visibility; allow for planning of output BRW In Process Data Synch requirements to include changes/deletions to trade item attributes. 02-000003 8/29/02 BRW In Process Data Synch create consistent standards to support the GCI – Global Data Synchronisation 02-000005 9/3/02
Questions?? Thank You!