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Benefits of GDS

Different versions of product information in the supply chain can cause serious business issues – and they increase every time information is manually processed.

Global Data Synchronization (GDS) cuts through this and ensures that you and your trading partner always use the same version of the data.

This empowers the supplier to manage its information flow in the supply chain and to not rely on the trading partner or other third-parties for manipulating their data.

With GDS:

• Product data is updated consistently between trading partners
• Data is validated against standards and business rules ensuring its accuracy
• Trading partners classify their products in a common, standardized way
• Trading partners have a single point of entry through their chosen data pool, reducing the cost of using multiple vendors
• The uniqueness of items, such as products, cases, pallets etc, is guaranteed through the GS1 Global Registry

This ultimately leads to significant business benefits:

• Trading partners working in a standardized way, thereby reducing duplicate systems and processes
• Reduced costs through the removal of inefficiencies and exceptions
• Improved on-shelf availability resulting in increased sales
• Improved collaboration between trading partners
• Support of new supply chain processes, for example, home shopping or RFID

“By improving the consistency of our data used in supply chains, we will be able to increase the accuracy of our orders and invoicing, thus saving administrative time, eliminating errors and helping us to improve our relationships with customers.”
Parminder Basran, The Authentic Food Company