CALL to ACTION

Consumer Electronics Industry User Group Launches New Business Needs Group

This is a call for business information and business information technology experts to join the Consumer Electronics Product Central Master Data Business Needs Group. The goal of this group is the development of a standard with product specific attributes and a classification system for the Consumer Electronics industry to use the GDSN. Access the call to action.

To learn about the benefits that Global Data Synchronisation can bring the Consumer Electronics industry, click here.

If you have questions about the activities of the Consumer Electronics Industry User Group and would like to learn more, click here.

Public Review on Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) Rules, WO# 09-000174

The document Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) Rules is posted for public review. The public review period begins 18 June 2010 at 1200 ET
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Over the past 4 months, the Joint HRI Work Group (made up of members from the multiple industry sectors, retailers, industry associations and GS1 Member Organisations) has worked to consolidate current HRI Rules in the GS1 General Specifications, update current HRI Rules, and introduce new HRI Rules (e.g., trade items scanned at POS encoding GTIN-12 and -13 plus attribute data).  The HRI GSCN consolidates and updates all current (Gen Spec) human readable interpretation of bar coded or tagged data that crosses all sectors, while introducing new HRI Rules for variable measure products scanned at POS using GTIN-12 and -13 and attribute data, which has not been available before.
Also enclosed in the packet is a cover letter outlining the work and the impact of your input to the GSCN HRI.

Please review the materials in the packet, use the Community Room comment function to record your comments and make your comments by 30 July 2010 at 1700 ET, Close of Public Review. The work group thanks you for your time and interest. Please contact Greg Rowe, work group facilitator for further information.
Access the Cover Letter and Public Review document

GDSN Implementation Guide: Minimum and Maximum Values 

This Public review begins on 17 June 2010 and ends on 15 July 2010. The GDSN Trade Item Implementation Guide Work Group is presenting a new topic to be included in the GDSN Trade Item Implementation Guide: Minimum and Maximum Values.  The original Trade Item Implementation Guide was delivered in January of 2007. The guide's objective is to supplement the formal GS1 GDSN standards with advice on their implementation and operation. It is in no way normative or definitive and is not a standard. It includes implementation guides for a variety of the more complicated issues. This public review is only for the new Minimum and Maximum topic. Once approved it will be placed into the GDSN Trade Item Implementation Guide, which is located on the GS1 website. This document is posted for a public review on a motion of the Trade Item Implementation Guide Work Group. Please make your comments by 4 PM ET, 15 July 2010.

Public Review for Minimum and Maximum Values Implementation Guide

eCom WO 09-235 Public Review

The Public review for WO 09-235 begins 17 June 2010 and ends 16 July 2010.
Add functional attributes on line level for item related data in message type despatch advice.
This includes:
1.    Handling instructions
2.    Hazardous material class code

These attributes should be optional. Link to 09-235 Public Review

GSMP Healthcare WO# 09-000162 

The Blood Derivatives Work Group presents the Bar Coding Plasma Derivatives Implementation Guide for public review. Background: This implementation guide will provide guidance for the AIDC marking of plasma derivatives which will provide efficiencies in the healthcare supply chain and improvements in patient safety. The public review OPENS on Thursday, 17 June 2010 and CLOSES on Friday, 16 July 2010.

Link to 09-162 Public Review

Recently Approved Standards

CR 09-227 - VR 548 eBallot, GDSN BRG

Proposal: Add a new validation rule (see attached file) which would verify that all items in a hierarchy are expressed using measurements from the same system (either imperial or metric). This eBallot contains a link to CR 09-227 in the CR System, a 09-227 VR 548 Document and a 09-227 GDSN Business requirement spreadsheet. Simple Level of Impact 2. NOTE: The list of attributes does not include netContent (This note is also in the Description of the Validation Rule).

Voting results for this ballot are available at: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=729

CR 10-024 Round 1 Global VR 563-564, 569-570 & 572 eBallot, GDSN BRG

Round 1 Proposal: Add Global Data Quality validation rules 563-564, 569-570 & 572 for Trade Item information in GDSN (see attached file)   This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-024 in the CR System, an 10-024 Round 1 VR 563-564, 569-570 & 572 Document and a 10-024 GDSN Business requirement spreadsheet.  Simple Level of Impact 2. NOTE: Please read the rules carefully because this round is more detailed and addresses data quality.

Voting results for this ballot are available at:
http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=730

CR 10-024 - Round 2 Target Market VR 565-568, 571 eBallot, GDSN BRG

Round 2 Proposal: Add Target Market validation rules 565-568, 571 for Trade Item information in GDSN (see attached file).  This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-024 in the CR System, an 10-024 Round 2 Target Market VR 565-568, 571 Document and a 10-024 GDSN Business requirement spreadsheet. Simple Level of Impact 2 NOTE: Please read the rules carefully because this round is more detailed and addresses data quality.

Voting results for this ballot are available at:
http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=731

CR 10-110 eBallot, GDSN BRG (SA2 Change Request)

Proposal: 31-Mar-2010: Add the following new code list value X99 and the codes from the attached spreadsheet to the Allergen code list:
•   X99 - Does not contain declaration obligatory allergens
This Public review contains a link to CR 10-110 in the CR system, a 10-110 attachment associated with 10-110  and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Packaging Material List Agency changes withdrawn by submitter on May-4-2010 as   it was determined this code list will be removed once the CR 08-013 Phase 1 Code List improvement CR is incorporated into the next GDSN Major Release. Simple Level of Impact 2.

Voting results for this ballot are available at:
http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=732

For GSMP/GDSN Business Requirements Group (BRG) members who are eligible to vote, the following eBallots have been posted in the GS1 Community Room:   

CR 10-155 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-155 begins June-16-2010 and ends June-30-2010. Proposal: Expand the ‘GDSN Regulatory Compliance Extension’ to make it possible for an information provider to use it to communicate multiple acts and agencies for which multiple permit numbers could also be communicated. The current model does not support cases where products comply to different regulatory acts given by different organisations. This change is already scheduled to be solved by the next major release of GDSN; this change request is submitted to ensure this necessary upgrade is considered sooner, for the next maintenance release (MR4). This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-155 in the CR system, and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet.  Please cast your eBallot by 3:30 PM ET on June-30-2010 Close of eBallot - Simple Level of Impact 3.

Go here to vote on this eBallot
 
 

CR 10-165 eBallot, GDSN BRG (amended ballot)

The eBallot for CR 10-165 begins June-16-2010 and ends June-30-2010. Proposal: Add the following values to the code list for the attribute "Packaging Marks Environment": 

Amendment Posted on 6/16/2010:
Update to clarify Possible Solution Path for CR 10-165 Proposal: Enable GDSN users to indicate that an item’s packaging belongs to one of the listed recycling schemes by adding a recycling Scheme Code . The existing attribute recyclableScheme will remain as a textual field to be used when a GS1 code does not exist.  The new attribute is defined as “A code determining the recycling scheme the package of this GTIN belongs to. Applies to recyclable packaging with or without deposit.”  This attribute is optional and repeatable.

The initial values of the associated code list are:
* ALKO - Alko Inc. is an independent, entirely State-owned company. Alko is administered and supervised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. They have own recycling system for alcohol products bottles called Alko. This is a recycling system used in Finland.
* A_PULLO - PALPA stands for Suomen Palautuspakkaus Oy. PALPA administers the recycling of beverage containers and promotes recycling in Finland. A-pullo is one of the recycling systems PALPA is administer. This is a recycling system used in Finland.
* EKO_PULLO - PALPA stands for Suomen Palautuspakkaus Oy. PALPA administers the recycling of beverage containers and promotes recycling in Finland. EKO-pullo is one of the recycling systems PALPA is administer. This is a recycling system used in Finland.
* LIDL - Lidl is an international retailer and they have own recycling system called Lidl. This is a recycling system used in Finland.
* PALPA - PALPA stands for Suomen Palautuspakkaus Oy. PALPA administers the recycling of beverage containers and promotes recycling in Finland. PALPA is also one of the recycling systems for which PALPA is administrator. This is a recycling system used in Finland. Simple Level of Impact 2

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-165 in the CR system, and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet.  Please cast your eBallot by 3:30 PM ET on June-30-2010 Close of eBallot Simple Level of Impact 2  

Go here to vote on this eBallot

Call to Action: GDSN Preliminary Trade Item Work Group CR 08-060

This is a GSMP Call to Action to recruit users to continue the GSMP Preliminary Trade Item work effort started in the former GSMP Process.  This work effort started in 2008, the Business Case Document (BCD) is complete and the work effort is moving from Step 1 to Step 2 BRAD Development. 

Anticipated Business Benefits of this work are:
• Improved efficiency for introductions of new items (shorter lead times for introductions)
• Less corrections of Item Data for active trade items (less time and effort spent on retailers and suppliers disagreeing whether data was final or not)
• Allows early publication of basic data (all mandatory attributes populated) and possible later addition of additional information (variant, colour, deposit, catalogue price, extensions...)
• May allow earlier listing notice to suppliers
For more information and to join this group, please refer to the Call to Action document located here:
Click here to read more about this call to action

GS1 Industry Engagement Team Launches the Consumer Electronics Industry User Group

The CE IUG is a global voluntary user group working under the GS1 Global Office Industry Engagement structure. The Objective of the CE IUG is to discuss and define Consumer Electronic Industry supply chain needs to help drive efficiencies in key operations, improve visibility of goods as they travel through the supply chain and ensure benefits for all CE supply chain partners leading to improved customer satisfaction. 

The Scope of the CE IUG covers:
1). Electronic equipment intended for everyday use e.g. personal computers, televisions, DVD players, refrigerators, hairdryers as well as products often used in entertainment, communications and office productivity.
2). Total Product Lifecycle - Forward Logistics (Manufacturer, Logistics providers, Retailers, Consumers), Reverse Logistics - (Consumers, Retailers, Service Providers) and End Of Life Operators

How has the CE IUG come about?
A group of major manufacturers, solution providers, university representatives and GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) who are convinced of the efficiencies GS1 EPCglobal standards can bring to their organisations, have been meeting through the GS1 EPCglobal Industry Action Group to discuss their business needs and share their implementation experience while taking consumer and environmental concerns into account. At the same time, several GS1 MO user group initiatives are taking place with local CE industry representatives. The GS1 Global Office Industry Engagement team explored the potential of combining Consumer Electronics (CE) industry efforts into one GS1 industry User Group. It is because of this that the GS1 Industry Engagement Consumer Electronics Industry User Group was launched.

What are the key drivers for the CE IUG?
The CE industry needs to make their supply chain:
* Effective, Responsive and Visible
* Reliable and Cost Effective
* Efficient and Automated
* Networked and Collaborating
* Safe, Secure and Compliant
* Scalable and Global
* Environmentally Friendly
* Customer Focused
 
Which use cases and applications demonstrate the value of the work the CE IUG will undertake?
* Product Return
* Maintenance and Repair
* Product Recall
* End Of Life (Product Disposal & Recycling)
* Point of Sale

Get Involved:
You will shortly receive notification of CE IUG Call to Actions via our GS1 Community Announcements.
CE IUG participants will work together on CE activities, share ideas and potentially initiate work on the definition of user needs for standards development. In response to extensive discussions with a core team, we are implementing the following work activities pending the commitment received via our Call to Actions which are currently under development:
* Product Central Master data - Product Central Master data Business Needs Group
* Consumer Electronics End of Life - Business Case development
* Reverse Logistics - Paperless Warranties and Repair Processes Business Case development

We strongly urge you and your members to take part in our CE IUG activities. So far, a core group of talented and energetic people who are eager to ensure efficiency gains and visibility in the Consumer Electronics supply chain thanks to the use of GS1 standards have already started discussions. This group needs additional end user and technology provider support.  By joining our CE IUG activities you will ensure that your voice as a key stakeholder is heard. If you are interested in finding out more about any of these initiatives or would like to get involved in our global activities contact Audrey Kremer at Audrey.Kremer@gs1.org.

New GSMP Call to Action - Tag Data & Translation Standards Mission Specific Working Group

This working group is a Mission Specific Working Group that will produce updates to two existing GS1 EPCglobal Standards, or specifically a Standards Development Group under the New GSMP. This is not a maintenance group and the scope of work is considered to be complex. To start with, this scope of work is driven by user input from two areas that impact the forthcoming  issuance of the Tag Data Standard (version 1.5) to produce a new version of the TDS, Version 1.6:
a. Add two new EPCglobal headers to meet Statement of Business needs for Aerospace and Defense
b. Address Privacy requirements from the EPCglobal Tag Alterations Joint Requirements Group
 
Other scope of work items are as follows:
1. Updating the Tag Data Translation (TDT 1.4) to make it current with all headers defined in TDS 1.6 as listed above
2. Develop Conformance Requirements to provide the basis for certifying suppliers of software and encoders of EPC tags  per the TDS 1.6
 
If you have technical  experience with developing previous versions of the Tag Data Standard, Tag Data Translation, the General Specification; or  you have business experience associated with the develop of the requirements  that lead to the creation of this charter, you are encouraged to join. Please note: The necessary IP forms for this Working Group are the EPCglobal IP DOCUMENTS.  This was a board approved deviation for the purpose of expediting this work effort in the new GSMP process.  Anyone signing the GS1 IP policy who wishes to join this work effort may do so by signing the GS1 - EPCglobal Acknowledgement form. Please refer to the call-to-action for more details and instructions for how to join this group. Click here to access the call-to-action. If you have questions, please contact Mark Frey at mark.frey@gs1.org.