Canadian ECR InitiativeCanadian ECR InitiativeCentralized Product CatalogueCentralized Product Catalogue
September 24, 1998September 24, 1998
Presented by: Presented by:
Jean Noelting, President, Cheese & Tablespread Division, Jean Noelting, President, Cheese & Tablespread Division, Parmalat Canada Ltd.Parmalat Canada Ltd.
ANNOUNCINGANNOUNCING
ECCnetThe Online Industry Catalogue C a n a d a
Current CSDF Current CSDF Database OfferingDatabase Offering
• Over 46,000 Items, Including Images, FMI Over 46,000 Items, Including Images, FMI measured Dimensionsmeasured Dimensions
• Sponsored by FCPMC and CCGDSponsored by FCPMC and CCGD
• Information in English & FrenchInformation in English & French
• UPC Certification ServiceUPC Certification Service
Rationale for a Centralized Rationale for a Centralized Product Data RepositoryProduct Data Repository
Economic Benefits forEconomic Benefits forSingle Industry StandardSingle Industry Standard
To reduce costs of supporting multiple Distributors
in multiple Channels
To reduce costs of Building and Maintaining
a Comprehensive Database
ManufacturersManufacturers Distributors / Distributors / RetailersRetailers
Solution to Product Data AccuracySolution to Product Data Accuracy
Rationale for a Centralized Rationale for a Centralized Product Data RepositoryProduct Data Repository
Opportunity to reduce costs and improve Opportunity to reduce costs and improve services by adding product volume from other services by adding product volume from other channelschannels
•Drugs and Pharmacy,General Drugs and Pharmacy,General MerchandiseMerchandise
•Convenience, Hardware, Alcohol, Food Convenience, Hardware, Alcohol, Food ServiceService
•Electrical, Health Care, Computer Electrical, Health Care, Computer ComponentsComponents
Economies of ScaleEconomies of Scale
Rationale for a Centralized Rationale for a Centralized Product Data RepositoryProduct Data Repository
•Web AccessWeb Access
•Broad FunctionalityBroad Functionality
Single Industry SolutionSingle Industry SolutionOvercomesOvercomes
Technology Investment Technology Investment Hurdle Hurdle
Future Vision ECCnetFuture Vision ECCnet
CentralDatabase- Product- Location
SalesManagement
Planogram Location Data Base
Marketing
ItemSynchronization
- POS File- Logistics- Orders
SuppliersSuppliers Retailers/Retailers/
DistributorsDistributors
Gov’t
Regulations/
Ingredients
Functionality
WEB
ECCnet Next StepsECCnet Next Steps
• ECR Grocery and ECRx Committee ECR Grocery and ECRx Committee Established to finalize Industry Established to finalize Industry requirementsrequirements
• Supplier / Marketer AccountabilitiesSupplier / Marketer Accountabilities
• Category Completion Activity for CSDFCategory Completion Activity for CSDF
• Request for Proposal for Web Portion Request for Proposal for Web Portion IssuedIssued
• Targeted Implementation for Early 1999Targeted Implementation for Early 1999
ECCnetThe Online Industry Catalogue C a n a d a““IN HOC SIGNO VINCES”IN HOC SIGNO VINCES”
“ “ He who bears this sign will He who bears this sign will win”win”
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