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Data Synchronization Manager

Global Data Synchronization (GDS) is a far-reaching concept to tap the full potential of automating processes between retail organizations and manufacturers. Process automation noticeably improves the efficiency of the supply chain and global data synchronization is the basis for many future process improvements in the supply chain.

Productivity improvements of 1 percent to 3 percent in supply chain costs can impact the bottom line by 10 percent to 15 percent. The improvement potential is comparable for both retailers and manufacturers, and apply for companies of all sizes.

The adoption and implementation of global standards is underway in the retail and consumer products industry and is being lead by the large retailers such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

Advantages:

• Eliminate costs associated with corrections caused by inaccurate information.
• Reduce dependence on the human involvement in non-value adding activities through the automation of these processes
• Improve response to consumer demands through better sourcing opportunities
• Support food safety initiatives through better visibility, identification and trace ability
• Improve trading partner relationships through better communication
• Increase speed to shelf through reduced product introduction time
• Improvements in supply chain efficiency
• Costs for invoice verification and order withdrawals are reduced
• Time required by personnel to administer master data is reduced
• Time required by customer service to deal with customer complaints is reduced

Key features:

• Support of all major data pool formats (e.g. Global Commerce Initiative (GCI), EAN International, Uniform Code Council (UCC), Accent Global Registry AN.UCC)
• Continuous synchronization of properties/values
• Support of standardized exchange of product information (e.g. BMEcat, cXBL, CUP et. al.) as well as proprietary formats (e.g. CC:CHEMPLORER BMEcat, Siemens Click2Procure CSV-Formats, ASCII Formats (TXT, CSV, Excel, Access))
• Standard formats for electronic catalogs
• Transmission to live server for synchronization of distributed systems