Mondelez is First Supplier to be GS1 Certified
Mondelez UK has become the first supplier to be successfully certified in their use of GS1 supply chain standards through the GS1 UK Certificate of Excellence program.
Comprising more than 100 checks for best-practice compliance with GS1 standards across suppliers’ processes and product information, the certification program drives data quality, accuracy in deliveries and trust in the trading relationship.
‘Trusted status’ benefits suppliers through using electronic messaging to support more efficient goods in checks ,quicker turnaround times on deliveries and fewer items rejected, while retailers can increase efficiency, capacity and more importantly get goods to shelf for customers quicker.
Commenting on the GS1 UK Certificate of Excellence program, Jim Dickson, Tesco E2E Supply Chain Development manager, says, “Certificate of Excellence supports many standards of our new in-bound processes. It allows us to reduce dwell time from vehicle arrival to the product being available to assemble. It also helps us to support other product availability initiatives. We look forward to working with GS1 UK to roll-out the program to all our leading suppliers.”
Mondelez UK was tested in three key areas: the ability to correctly and consistently deploy Electronic Data interchange (EDI); the accuracy of its product data; and the quality of its shipping labels and bar codes. GS1 UK simultaneously trained and accredited over 30 Mondelez UK employees for their knowledge of these areas.
Rob Bullen, director Customer Supply & Centre of Excellence, Mondelez UK, says, “We joined the Certificate of Excellence Programme believing our processes and procedures were very robust, but the insights for me were that retailers and suppliers have become adept at working around data issues, rather than tackling them. Whilst we may have experienced very few issues as a result of data errors, this was still causing avoidable downstream activity. As a result of the certification process we are now easier to do business with for our retail partners. ”
GS1 UK is working with industry to promote adoption of the Certificate of Excellence among other leading grocery retailers and their suppliers to help bring greater efficiencies and drive out costs from the supply chain.
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Comprising more than 100 checks for best-practice compliance with GS1 standards across suppliers’ processes and product information, the certification program drives data quality, accuracy in deliveries and trust in the trading relationship.
‘Trusted status’ benefits suppliers through using electronic messaging to support more efficient goods in checks ,quicker turnaround times on deliveries and fewer items rejected, while retailers can increase efficiency, capacity and more importantly get goods to shelf for customers quicker.
Commenting on the GS1 UK Certificate of Excellence program, Jim Dickson, Tesco E2E Supply Chain Development manager, says, “Certificate of Excellence supports many standards of our new in-bound processes. It allows us to reduce dwell time from vehicle arrival to the product being available to assemble. It also helps us to support other product availability initiatives. We look forward to working with GS1 UK to roll-out the program to all our leading suppliers.”
Mondelez UK was tested in three key areas: the ability to correctly and consistently deploy Electronic Data interchange (EDI); the accuracy of its product data; and the quality of its shipping labels and bar codes. GS1 UK simultaneously trained and accredited over 30 Mondelez UK employees for their knowledge of these areas.
Rob Bullen, director Customer Supply & Centre of Excellence, Mondelez UK, says, “We joined the Certificate of Excellence Programme believing our processes and procedures were very robust, but the insights for me were that retailers and suppliers have become adept at working around data issues, rather than tackling them. Whilst we may have experienced very few issues as a result of data errors, this was still causing avoidable downstream activity. As a result of the certification process we are now easier to do business with for our retail partners. ”
GS1 UK is working with industry to promote adoption of the Certificate of Excellence among other leading grocery retailers and their suppliers to help bring greater efficiencies and drive out costs from the supply chain.
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