A few words to manufacturers about passing data to your trading partners..

GIGO is an acronym for a saying that has been true since the first days of computing: "garbage in, garbage out".  GIGO limits the effectiveness of your organization's internal supply chain regardless of how good your software systems are or how air tight you think your processes are in your organization. 

In the Internet enabled world, GIGO still translates to missing, late or inaccurate data. However, it's data (or the lack of it) that you are now passing to your trading partner. What used to cause issues between functional groups within an organization, now stretches outside company boundaries limiting the effectiveness of the entire supply chain network and the ability for trading partners to collaborate.

Speed and timing is everything in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) marketplace. The winners in the 21st century will be CPG companies that are quick, responsive AND accurate - essentially providing additional value to trading partner by being easy to do business with. The goal of collaboration is to improve revenue opportunities for both partners and to reduce of overall operating costs by reducing errors.  

In fact, according to an A.T. Kearney survey in 2002,  93% of respondents said that data synchronization is a necessary first step to collaborating with their trading partners.

Why? Incorrect data has been identified as the main culprit in weakening the links throughout the entire supply chain; from lost sales to invoice errors, inaccurate pricing and allowances and less than perfect new product introductions. Data inaccuracy systemically create inefficiencies that reduce the value you expect from your supply chain.  

Who? NCS has been providing supply chain execution solutions supporting the Direct Store Delivery process in Consumer Good for over 35 years. As experts in the consumer industry we stay in-touch with our industry and understand the issues unique to the consumer industry. We're very proud to offer a solution to address your data synchronization (for supply side) requirements. 

What? An Entire UCCnet Solution on your iSeries or Windows Server

Direct ERP / Back Office Integration – The UCCnet Direct solution allows Food/CPG suppliers to access and update item information stored in your existing ERP system and securely send to UCCnet’s Global Registry - no additional software or outsourcing services are required.

Rapid Implementation – Pre-built application is installed on your production server and mapped to your existing item definition files.

Configurable Solution Conforms to Standards – Database extensions for GTIN, GLN and Market Groups, as well as auditing capability at both transaction and GTIN levels, is included. Solution conforms to UCCnet current 2.1 XML and DTD standards.

Reduced Costs – Significant reduction of paper, fax systems and batch transfers have provided dramatic cost savings, increased accuracy of customer data and decreased errors and time spent on processing.

NCS is a LANSA Emerald All-Star Partner and an authorized reseller of LANSA's UCCnet Direct solution.

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