1. GSMP: The Global Standards Management Process Presented by
Mark C. d’Agostino
V.P. Standards Management
Uniform Code Council

2. GSMP Update Rationale/Launch Structure, Process, and Participants
What’s In the Pipeline?
Control Mechanisms
Central Operations
Metrics

3. Deliverables: Why GSMP?
Single face to Stakeholders
User requirements driven
Open/visible
Single pass
Both responsive & robust

4. Deliverables (continued)
Single multi-sector solutions
Single methodology & repository
Technology independent
Acceptable cost
Global

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT
GSMP Process Overview
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT
ASSESSMENT/Planning
PHASE
Business
Process
Documentation
Technical
Development
& Review
Publication
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

9. 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

10. 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

11. One Global BRG with Regional Representation
Review, comment, and vote as one BRG!
Importance of understanding structure

12. 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

13. What’s In the
Pipeline??

14. EAN•UCC Core Technologies Application Identifiers
The EANUCC 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Metrics

19. 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?

20. Process Time Breakdown
Available before publication

21. Standards Management Ops Review Central Operations – Work Flow
8/22/02
General Merchandise Extension
6/21/02
Core Price Phase I(non bus rule pricing)
BRW In Process
6/4/02
Data Synch Methodology Foundation Service
5/6/02
Modify July Release
UML In Process
7/31/02
Core Item add change delete
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.
8/29/02
BRW In
Process
Data Synch create consistent standards to support the GCI – Global Data Synchronisation
9/3/02

25. Questions??
Thank You!