GCI Deliverables and Achievements

What GCI has accomplished

Since its inception, GCI has made significant, measurable progress in achieving its key objective - to develop, share and drive implementation of best practices to improve consumer value in the supply chains around the world. At the same time, GCI is endorsing and encouraging the implementation of recommended global standards that simplify global commerce.

Apart from various publications, brochures, videos, CDs etc, which you can find in an additional section called "Brochures and CDs/DVDs" please find below recommendations and reports, which have been accomplished as well as links to further information. When you are interested in the reports stated below please download them or contact Susanne Fischer at Susanne.Fischer@gci-net.org and we will be happy to send them to you.

GCI Accomplishments -
Creating Consumer Value

Development and Implementation of Best Practices

Global Data Synchronisation (GDS) Implementation Set

have been developed, outlining the vision (Report I covers the Business Requirements for GDS, its vision and recommendations for a GDS Network), the function of the Global Registry and the messaging (Report II covers detailed specifications of the Global Registry, of the Global Search function and the flow of messages for GDS), and the certification requirements (Report III outlines the detailed specifications of the Technical Certification of Data Pools and the Global Registry) building the basis of the subsequently developed GS1 GDS Standards.

A comprehensive set of business cases, white papers, learning reports, and a video completed by presentations.

• GCI Voluntary Guideline on GDS

EPC

Further to the material in the "Brochures and CDs/DVDs" section there exists a description of business applications for Radio Frequency Identification and possible pilot trials.

• EPC Tag Data Specification Version 1

This EPCglobal Board Ratified specification identifies the specific encoding schemes for a serialized version of the GS1 Global Trade Item Number (GTIN®), the GS1 Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC®), the GS1 Global Location Number (GLN®), the GS1 Global Returnable Asset Identifier (GRAI®), the GS1 Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI®), and a General Identifier (GID).

If you wish to learn more on EPC specifications, please refer to the following link:

http://www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/

For further information please use the following links:
ECRnet
GS1 US's homepage on GTAG
AIM Global (Auto ID Manufacturers)
GS1

Benchmarking with the GCI Global Scorecard

The Global Scorecard is a capability assessment tool that enables companies and business partners to measure their collaborative business performance with each other and against best practices. The GCI Scorecard Working Group has developed three levels of scorecards (Entry Level, Intermediate Level, Full Scorecard) to fit all types of business relationships supported by a globally agreed set of KPI definitions to measure the quantitative output of the collaborative effort and thereby significantly increasing its value to businesses around the world.

Additional to the information about the GCI Global Scorecard Project stated above please note the little table below:

• Key Performance Indicators
• Implementation Measures Launched
• Managing Global User Hierarchies
• Global Scorecard Presentation on the occasion of the ECR Europe Conference, 2005 in Paris
• Guides and Brochures
• The Case for ECR - One Year On - Presentation on the occasion of the ECR Conference, 2006 in Stockholm
• Global Scorecard Userpack May 2006
  
• GCI Annual Survey of Compliance to Global Standards 2006 - Questionnaire and data guide for small companies
• Guide to Completing the GCI Compliance Survey
• Results from the 2005 GCI Compliance Survey
• Results from the 2006 GCI Compliance Survey
• Results from the 2007 GCI Compliance Survey

For further information please click to Globalscorecard.net.

Global Upstream Supply Initiative (GUSI)

This project identifies ways to drive increased supply chain efficiency between Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers and their suppliers of packaging, ingredients and raw materials. The result is the Upstream Integration Model (UIM) providing a flexible model of processes and messages covering areas such as integration agreements, data synchronisation, purchase, demand management and planning, incoming goods and financial accounting transactions. The currently available deliverables are available via the GUSI homepage:

• GUSI Homepage

The working group focuses on the enhancement of the UIM, building awareness and encouraging the implementation of Upstream relating processes and GS1 standards, e.g. by the creation of a Business Case.

Global Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR®) Recommendations

1) The Global CPFR® Report I describes the global process of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment.
2) The Global CPFR® Report II extends the first report to the integration of further partners in the supply chain (N-tier), promotions and describes scenarios for the synchronisation of CPFR® between Exchanges. The report also contains recommendations for the technical infrastructure. A Revised CPFR Model has been published in May 2004.

Please click here to view documents.

For further information regarding CPFR® please click here.

Input for Standards

The Global Product Classification (GPC) is part of the GS1 System and a key enabler for the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) and category management. All current published GPC content is available free of charge, without any usage restrictions.
For further information please refer to the GS1 Website, using the link below

http://www.gs1.org/productssolutions/gdsn/gpc/

Global Data Dictionary

The Dictionary, now a GS1 Standard, covers among others the definition of data elements for applications in XML messages, the Global Product Classification, and the Global Item Model.

GTIN Management Guideline

A Management Guideline that addresses the conditions under which product, formulation, packaging and promotion related changes must be accompanied by changes in the GTIN. The recommendation is now part of the GS1 General Specifications. For further information and documents please refer to the GS1 Homepage.
To download the "GCI GTIN Change Management Guideline" please click here.

GUSI reasserts GTIN and GLN value for the UPSTREAM INDUSTRY MODEL

"Adherence to Standards i a proven policy th achieve simplification of precesses communication and related savings. It is however a journey that requires knowledge and be consistently pursued"
GUSI Position statement on the use of GTIN. To read and download the Case for GTIN please click here

2016 Future Supply Chain

"Future Supply Chain 2016", published by the Global Commerce Initiative together with Capgemini, presents a new integrated supply chain model that takes into account sustainability parameters such as CO2 emissions reduction, reduced energy consumption, better traceability and reduced traffic congestion, as well as traditional measures like on-shelf availability, cost reduction and financial performance.

The big question is: What impact will these new parameters have on the design of future supply chains? The ambition of this report is to provide relevant thinking, ideas and examples to help answer that question.

This new study follows an earlier report titled "2016: The Future Value Chain," published by GCI, Capgemini and Intel. The integrated future supply chain model presented in the new study represents the tangible expression of the vision outlined in the earlier "2016"" report.