IMPLEMENTING EDI VERSION 4010

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IMPLEMENTING EDI VERSION 4010

• AN OVERVIEW

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Agenda

• The Argument For An Industry Solution

• What Is VICS 4010?

• How Do I Implement 4010 With My Trading
• Partners?

• Roundtable Discussion

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Todays Business Climate

• Rapidly Changing Consumer Preferences

• Relentless Focus On Expense Reduction

• Disappearing Demarcation Between
• Distribution Channels

• Hyper-Aggressive Competition

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An Industry Solution

• A Vision Of A Common Approach To Common Problems

• Greatest Opportunities In The Area Of Supply
• Chain Management

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Supply Chain Vision

• To reduce total Supply Chain inefficiency and
  costs by utilizing and supporting technology
  enablers on all major transactions.

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Supply Chain Vision (Contd.)

• The overall outcome is the right product, in the
  right place, at the right time, resulting in

• Higher Customer Service Levels

• Reduced inventory

• Increased Distribution, Transportation and
• Manufacturing Efficiencies

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Industry Enablers

• The Industry Must Achieve Critical Mass Using Key
  Enablers

• UPC Numbers On All Products

• Bar Codes For Rapid Identification
• (Package, Case, Pallet)

• Integrated EDI

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Common EDI Architecture For The Food Drug
Industry

• Transaction Sets
• Standards
• Industry Guidelines
• Version

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Common EDI Architecture For Food Drug Retail
(Contd.)

• Transaction Sets
• Standard - X12 Standard
• Industry Guideline - VICS Implementation
  Guideline
• Version - Version 4010

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Alignment With North American EDI Standards
X12 Standard
VICS Guideline
Canadian Food Drug
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Why VICS 4010?

• Depth Of Functionality

• Large Install Base In General Merchandise

• Likely Migration Point For Other Industry
  Sectors

• Version 4010 Is Y2K - Compliant

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Canadian Food Drug Retail EDI Transaction Sets

• Purchase Order (850)
• Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)
• Invoice (810)
• Ship/Notice Manifest (856)
• Product/Sales Activity (852)
• Direct Store Delivery Summary (882)

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How Do I Implement 4010?
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EDI 4010 Implementation Checklist

• Planning
• Identify/Determine Trading Partner Requirements
• Internal Education Communication Strategy
• Contact 3rd Party Service Providers
• Assess Application Impact

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EDI 4010 Implementation Checklist

• Systems Procedures Upgrade
• Integrate With Y2K Activities
• Install/Upgrade Translation and Network Software
• Internal External Certification

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EDI 4010 Implementation Checklist

• Production Rollout
• Data Cleanup, Data Conversion
• Pilot With Initial Trading Partner
• Rollout By Trading Partner

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Where To Get More Information

• Electronic Commerce Council Of Canada
• 885 Don Mills Rd. Suite 301
• Don Mills, Ontario
• M3C 1V9
• [phone] or 1-800-567-7084
• or
• Visit the ECCC Knowledge Network
  http//www.eccc.org

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Roundtable Discussion

• Participants
• Renato Asrubolini - National Grocers
• Rich Emrich - J.M. Schneider
• Pete Hendel - Procter Gamble