In the Netherlands, GS1 is the most used data standard. Industries such as the food-, do it yourself (DIY)-, healthcare- and fashion industry have made separate agreements about which product information is exchanged and how product data must be processed. Suppliers must publish their data to GS1 according to the requirements that apply in their … Read more
More industries and organizations work with data standards to process data more efficiently. An example of this is the data standard GS1. In the Netherlands, GS1 is the most used standard as the food-, pharmacy-, do it yourself (DIY)-, healthcare- and fashion industries use it. Each industry has made agreements about which information is exchanged … Read more
With a Product Information Management (PIM) system, organizations can manage, enrich and publish substantial amounts of product data. A PIM-system acts as a single source of truth within the organization – a central point where all product data is stored and of which you can be certain that the information it holds is both up-to-date and reliable. But why … Read more
To keep all important channels up-to-date for customers, data managers are in need of new, relevant product data on a regular basis. In most cases, organizations use Excel files to process product information. In other cases, systems like an ERP are used. When product data is still being processed manually, it is hard to manage and enrich … Read more
These days, a short product description is hardly enough to convince people to buy your products. Consumers expect reliable and complete specifications of the items they wish to purchase. They need to be able to trust that a product can be used safely. For this reason, authorities demand that product data complies with laws and regulations. … Read more
More and more consumers are conducting online research before they buy a specific product. To gather information about products, consumers will visit different channels. In 2018, 22% of all purchases by consumers took place online. As organizations are required to provide consumers with relevant product data, many departments are involved in the processing of product … Read more
To meet the increasing demand for relevant product data, organizations need product data from several departments. In most situations, product data is manually stored in separate databases or files. We often see there is no coordination and/or an optimized process regarding processing data. This eventually leads to a low quality of data and a high … Read more
SRC-PIM supports Superunie platform ‘adam’ Consumers and retailers alike are always asking for more relevant product information. That’s why GS1 Nederland already introduced additional control measures in the Data Quality 2.0 program. On top of that, Superunie has recently launched their online platform adam. adam aims to improve product data for all members of Superunie. Through adam, Superunie offers … Read more
GDSN update GDS 3.17 and GS1 Food, Health and Beauty The GS1 Food, Health and Beauty sector (‘Food’) uses attributes that are made available by GDSN. For each release that GDSN puts out, GS1 Food determines which subset of attributes are deemed important for the Food sector. These are then included in the GS1 Benelux … Read more
