GDSN Trade Item Implementation Guide (issue 9) The GDSN Trade Item Implementation Guide Work Group has released issue 9 of the GDSN Trade Item Implementation Guide - the definitive source on how to implement GDSN data. This new issue now contains the following revisions:  - Updated section 3.9 Item Futurisation  - Updated section 4.2. Fresh Foods  - Updated section 3.3.3.2 Populating TI/HI  

The GDSN Trade Item Implementation Guide is located on the GS1 website at:http://www.gs1.org/services/gsmp/kc/gdsn/index.html 

  Call-To-Action: Traceability in Healthcare II Work GroupThe Objective/Scope of the Traceability in Healthcare II Work Group is to develop a suite of Global Standards that enable Traceability in Healthcare (Process standard(s) and technical standards). The team will also develop supporting products such as guidance on enabling technologies and migration plans for all stakeholders.  

The Call-To-Action is available at: http://www.gs1.org/docs/gsmp/call_to_action/2009/CTA_Traceability_Healthcare_2_Feb_2009.pdf

  Call-To-Action: GDSN BRG Membership to work on Household Office Furnishings To help the Hardlines and Electronics Industries better achieve data synchronization, the Hardlines and Electronics Attribute Initiative (HEAI) was formed, and has made steady progress since its initial conference call on 7-Dec-06. This group was formed to look at product specific attributes that are not currently transmitted through the GDS Network, and to determine how we can define these attributes into a standard to enable passing of this data via the GDSN. This will enable more complete product data to be sent electronically without utilizing proprietary, non-standard methods of communication between trading partners, which ultimately will result in cost savings for all trading partners. Successful implementation will also increase adoption of the GDSN within the Hardlines and Consumer Electronics verticals. Attribute submissions have been received for the GPC bricks in the Household\Office Furniture family of GPC product codes. They have been harmonized and are ready for review. It is now our intention to begin reviewing, completing, and preparing for further processing these attributes at a physical meeting on 23-Mar-09 at the GSMP/JAG Meeting in Los Angeles, California. 

The Call-To-Action is available at: http://www.gs1.org/docs/gsmp/call_to_action/2009/CTA_Household_Office_Furnishings_Feb_2009.pdf

  Public Review: Global Traceability Standard for Healthcare (GTSH) Implementation GuideThe 30 Day Public Review for the Implementation Guideline related to the Global Traceability Standard for Healthcare (GTSH) starts 00:01 Central European Time (CET), Tuesday 24-Feb-2009 and ends 23:59 CET 24-Mar-2009 . The purpose of the Implementation Guideline "...is to assist any/all stakeholders in the global healthcare supply chain to implement a traceability system in line with the GS1 Global Traceability Standard for Healthcare (GTSH) utilising the GS1 System of standards." Please review this document and provide your comments. If you are a GS1 Member Organisation (MO) it is anticipated that, through your local Healthcare User Group, you will engage your local community in this public review.  

Please provide your comment via this link: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_pr/documents.php?folder_id=4997#folder_4997

     Public Review:  Global Fruit & Vegetable Traceability Implementation Guide The 30 Day Public Review for the Implementation Guide related to work effort WO 08-20 starts 00:01 Eastern Standard Time (EST), Tuesday 24-Feb-09 and ends 23:59 EST 24-Mar-09. The Implementation Guide serves as a best practice guide to implementing traceability in the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable (Produce) Industry.  The best practices recommended are based on GS1 global standards for supply chain management and product identification.  These standards were developed by industry to optimize business practices across supply chains world-wide.   

Please provide your comment via this link. http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_pr/documents.php?folder_id=4998#folder_4998

  Public Review Extension: WO 09-031, GDSN BRGThe Public review for WO 09-031 begins 26-Feb-09 and ends 3-Apr-09, extended due to GSMP March LA CA USA physical meeting. Proposal: Add and alter the definition of the attached values to the Trade item External Information Code list. This Public review contains a Link to CR 09-031 in the CR system, a spreadsheet of attributes associated with CR 09-031, the Business Requirement (See tab CR 09-031). Please make your comments in the Business Requirement spreadsheet using the cRoom comment feature by 4 PM ET 3-Apr-09 (Close of Public review) - Simple Level 1  Please provide your comment via this link: Link to WO 09-031 Public Review