Implementing WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Synchronization

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SG24-6083-00 ISBN 0738498084

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Implementing WebSphere

Business Integration Express

for Item Synchronization

Establish

connectivity and

execute item

synchronization

Establish a

foundation for

supply chain

initiatives

Automate item

management

Today's suppliers, consumer packaged goods companies,

manufacturers, and wholesalers face many challenges. Each

year, 20 000 new food and non-food Universal Product Code

(UPC) items are created and it typically takes 10 to 30 days to

get these new items and price changes to market. Data

elements that describe these individual items may change up

to four times per year. Furthermore, nearly three out of five

orders placed need to be revisited and reworked before

completion. To meet these escalating data demands on

suppliers, UCCnet has implemented multi-industry standards

for product identification and related electronic

communications. A subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council

Inc., UCCnet is a neutral industry organization that

implements these standards by requiring its community of

trading partners to provide standardized item data in

particular formats to its registry.

This IBM Redbook covers IBM WebSphere Business

Integration Express for Item Synchronization, which is

designed for mid-market suppliers pursuing supply chain

integration through the UCCnet GLOBALregistry.

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