Direct Store Delivery

Direct Store Delivery (DSD) is a method of delivering products from a distributor directly to the retail store, bypassing a retailer's warehouse. The vendor manages the product from order to shelf. Major DSD categories include greetings cards, beverages, baked goods and snacks, pharmaceuticals, and others. The DSD business processes are different enough to warrant a separate GCI group.

The scope of the GCI group on DSD is:

to develop a simple 7-step DSD business model and the necessary process extensions
to partner with GS1 to develop the required standards and
to drive the broad implementation of DSD. A GCI DSD Report titled "Supplier and Retailer Views on EPC/RFID Technology for Direct Store Delivery (DSD)" has recently been published.

To get further information please contact

Ann Dozier, The Coca-Cola Company
(andozier@na.co.com)

Steve Benson, Target
( steveb.benson@target.com)

who are co-chairing this working group.

For content information please refer to

Rob Johnson, Miller Brewing company
(johnson.robert.2@mbco.com)

Further information is available in the DSD Working Group area. Please click here.