Transcript EDI 4010 Implementation

IMPLEMENTING EDI
VERSION 4010
AN OVERVIEW
Agenda
• The Argument For An Industry Solution
• What Is VICS 4010?
• How Do I Implement 4010 With My Trading
Partners?
• Roundtable Discussion
Today’s Business
Climate
• Rapidly Changing Consumer Preferences
• Relentless Focus On Expense Reduction
• Disappearing Demarcation Between
Distribution Channels
• Hyper-Aggressive Competition
… Tell Me Something I Don’t
Already Know!
An Industry
Solution
• A Vision Of A Common Approach To
Common Problems
• Greatest Opportunities In The Area Of Supply
Chain Management
Supply Chain Vision
To reduce total Supply Chain inefficiency
and costs by utilizing and supporting
technology enablers on all major
transactions.
Supply Chain Vision
(Cont’d.)
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The overall outcome is the right product, in
the right place, at the right time, resulting
in:
— Higher Customer Service Levels
— Reduced inventory
— Increased Distribution, Transportation and
Manufacturing Efficiencies
Industry Enablers
•
The Industry Must Achieve Critical Mass
Using Key Enablers:
— UPC Numbers On All Products
— Bar Codes For Rapid Identification
(Package, Case, Pallet)
— Integrated EDI
Common EDI
Architecture For
The Food & Drug Industry
• Transaction Sets
– Standards
– Industry Guidelines
– Version
Common EDI
Architecture For
Food & Drug Retail (Contd.)
• Transaction Sets
– Standard
– Industry Guideline
– Version
- X12 Standard
- VICS Implementation
Guideline
- Version 4010
Alignment With
North American EDI
Standards
X12
Standard
VICS
Guideline
Canadian Food
& Drug
Why VICS 4010?
• Depth Of Functionality
• Large Install Base In General Merchandise
• Likely Migration Point For Other Industry
Sectors
• Version 4010 Is Y2K - Compliant
Canadian Food & Drug
Retail EDI Transaction Sets
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Purchase Order (850)
Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)
Invoice (810)
Ship/Notice Manifest (856)
Product/Sales Activity (852)
Direct Store Delivery Summary (882)
How Do I Implement 4010?
EDI 4010
Implementation Checklist
• Planning
– Identify/Determine Trading Partner
Requirements
– Internal Education & Communication Strategy
– Contact 3rd Party Service Providers
– Assess Application Impact
EDI 4010
Implementation Checklist
• Systems & Procedures Upgrade
– Integrate With Y2K Activities
– Install/Upgrade Translation and Network
Software
– Internal & External Certification
EDI 4010
Implementation Checklist
• Production Rollout
– Data Cleanup, Data Conversion
– Pilot With Initial Trading Partner
– Rollout By Trading Partner
Where To Get
More Information
Electronic Commerce Council Of Canada
885 Don Mills Rd. Suite 301
Don Mills, Ontario
M3C 1V9
(416) 510-8039 or 1-800-567-7084
or
Visit the ECCC “Knowledge Network”
http://www.eccc.org
Roundtable
Discussion
Participants
Renato Asrubolini - National Grocers
Rich Emrich
- J.M. Schneider
Pete Hendel
- Procter & Gamble