Benefits for Suppliers

Accenture and Cap Gemini have published reports describing the business benefits of GDSN based on extensive research with major associations, suppliers and retailers, including Royal Ahold, The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills, The Hershey Company, The J.M. Smucker Company, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee, The Gillette Company, Unilever, and Wegmans.

The results clearly show that synchronising accurate and properly classified data brings many business benefits to suppliers. Time-to-shelf was reduced by an average of 2 to 6 weeks. Order & item administration improved by 67%. Item data issues in sales process were reduced by an average of 25% to 55%.

Some other benefits manufacturers can get from implementing GDSN

• Improved visibility for stock-level planning
• Maximized retail exposure and product posting
• Simplified/enhanced category reporting
• Quicker and easier new item introductions
• Shorter lead time on product promotions
• Easier to add or change catalogue items (or their prices)

• No need for cross-reference tables
• Fewer invoice disputes
• Fewer write-offs
• Fewer accounts receivable
• Fewer order defects
• Fewer downstream shipping and billing discrepancies

• Efficient order sizing from accurate weights & measures
• Easier order tracking and tracing
• Fewer return shipments
• Higher percentage of perfect orders
• Fewer emergency orders
• More accurate picking
• Optimized short-term planning

• Less administrative work means sales, buying & merchandising teams can focus on generating demand for product, growing business

• Increased sales

Download “Synchronising Data, Proven Benefits for your Company”

Read testimonials from GDSN Users

Read Global Data Synchronisation - Current Status and Future Trends, a 2007 report from the University of St.Gallen

Read Synchronisation - The Next Generation of Business Partnering, an August 2006 report from Accenture

Read Global Data Synchronisation at Work in the Real World, a March 2005 report from GCI/Cap Gemini

"We've seen a variety of business benefits ranging from improved accuracy of orders that we've received from our trading partners, as well as some real breakthroughs in the work process of new item forms, which we've been able to eliminate with some more innovative trading partners; and generally just a greater level of confidence in the information that we're passing to our customers."

Milan Turk
Managing Director of Customer e-Collaboration
Procter & Gamble