Electronic
Communications
Objectives
The Electronic Communications Sub Group was originally
established to define electronic trading standards for
the Newstrade electronic supply chain to facilitate the
development of common solutions for effective electronic
trading. These standards were published in September 2004.
As a result the following new objectives have been set:
- To guide and assist the implementation of
the published Electronic Communication Standard by providing
advice as requested and facilitating an exchange of ideas.
- To share best practice and the practical experience
gained from implementation of the Standard.
- To update and refine the Standard periodically,
as may be required in light of experience.
- To set an agenda for the continuing development
of electronic trading within the industry, to agree new
standards where required and to draw on the expertise
of Newpet as appropriate to resolve technical issues.
Progress
The Electronic Communication Standards for electronic
trading between wholesalers and retailers have been published
but are very much “work in progress”. No party
(retailer or wholesaler) is as yet ready to start sending
messages in the proposed formats. However, there are a
number of parties signalling their willingness to take
this forward to trial stage.
The ECG will continue to encourage
this, to see what lessons can be learned from such trials.
Objectives
- To facilitate trials of the electronic standard,
as described above, and the group is continuing contacts
with retailers and other interested parties in order
to encourage this.
- Electronic invoicing by newspaper publishers
to wholesalers. While magazine publishers already commonly
use e-invoicing, this is not the case for newspapers.
It is hoped to make early progress by using existing
Tradacomms standards.
- Communication between carriers and wholesalers.
The use of electronic communications might include pre-advice
of deliveries, the acquisition of “PoD” information
and the handling of shortage claims.
- Retailers’ use of data pools.
- Solutions for smaller retailers, given that
in the main, the new Standard is of most use to large
retailers.
- Radio Frequency Identification.
Chairman: Richard Lamb
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