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Industry:

Retail & consumer goods

Order-to-cash replenishment

Retailer sends ORDERS, supplier confirms with ORDRSP, ships with DESADV and SSCC labels, invoices with INVOIC.

Messages

ORDERSORDRSPDESADVRECADVINVOIC

Parties: Retailer ↔ supplier

Practice example

A grocery chain orders 480 brackets and 2 400 bolts for store cluster North. The supplier confirms the full quantity, ships two pallets with SSCC labels and invoices 7 969,20 EUR net 30.

Typical process flow

  1. ORDERS from retailer
  2. ORDRSP confirmation
  3. DESADV with SSCC
  4. RECADV goods receipt
  5. INVOIC settlement

Rule-setting bodies & associations

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Website

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents

Retail & consumer goods

Vendor managed inventory

Stock and sales reports let the supplier plan replenishment instead of the retailer raising orders.

Messages

INVRPTSLSRPTDELFOR

Parties: Supplier plans for retailer

Practice example

A beverage brand receives daily stock and sales reports per store, refills below the agreed minimum and no purchase order is ever raised by the retailer.

Typical process flow

  1. INVRPT stock report
  2. SLSRPT sales report
  3. DELFOR replenishment plan
  4. DESADV delivery

Rule-setting bodies & associations

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Website

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents

Retail & consumer goods

Catalogue & price synchronisation

Article master data, prices and promotions are exchanged before the first order.

Messages

PRICATPARTINGS1 CIN

Parties: Brand ↔ retailer / GDSN pool

Practice example

Before a seasonal launch the brand sends 180 new GTINs with pack hierarchy, list price and promotion window; the retailer only opens ordering after master data validation.

Typical process flow

  1. PARTIN party master data
  2. PRICAT catalogue
  3. Retailer validation
  4. First ORDERS

Rule-setting bodies & associations

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Website

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents