Data Quality Services

Retailers all over the world are using product information you have provided to them.  Is it accurate? Is it clean? Industry studies have shown that two-thirds of all product information has data quality errors. How can your company ensure your data is error free? Through modifying the roles that your people play and the processes and technology involved in creating and communicating product information.

The first step is to review your current business or data processes. GS1 US™ can help. The Data Quality Starter Kit helps companies establish quality data that is accurate and precise. This will benefit your company through savings in transportation, merchandising and invoicing.

Data Quality Starter Kit:
GS1 US brings our expertise right to your company! We will meet with you on-site to determine the data quality issues your company is currently facing and to train your team on how to correct them.

Data Quality Starter Kit Training Includes:

On-site professional training by our team of standards experts in:

• Data Management Assessment

• Defining your company's current data management processes will allow us to identify possible areas that will affect the quality of your company's data and see where potential failure points may exist.
• Data Guidance
  • Showing you how to apply the current GS1 Standards in regards to package measurement and Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN®) Allocation Rules.
  • Providing insight on the measurement rules established in the Global Data Synchronization Network® (GDSN®) Data Quality Framework.

Useful Tools and Processes

• Understand product measurement and dimensioning

• Demonstrating analytical tools to help you create a business case justification for the focus on quality data for your company.
• Educating you on the benefits of using the Global Product Classification (GPC) code for your products and providing a UDEX code to Global Product Classification code translation tool.

Review of Your Current Data

• Data Analysis Services (Data supplied by supplier)

• GS1 US will perform an audit of your current data and retailer scorecards to provide you with an accurate picture of your company's current data quality issues.

Data Quality Starter Kit Options

Option One includes:

• Data Management Assessment
• Data Guidance
• Understanding of Product Measurement and Dimensioning
• Data Analysis Services

Option Two includes:

• All of the components listed above excluding the Data Audit Services

Measurement Services
GS1 US offers products and services to help you ensure your dimensional data in the Global Data Synchronization Network® (GDSN®) is accurate, as well as standards compliant. Measurement Services are available on-site at your location or you can ship your product to the GS1 US Measurement Lab. These services are designed to support the launch of your data accuracy program, allowing you to focus resources on other key business areas.

Data Quality include Measurement Services, Measurement Database, classroom training, web seminars, and tutorial CD.

Retailer Audit Services

How It Works:

• Your suppliers ship products to the GS1 US Data Quality lab on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Their products are measured in accordance with the latest GS1 System standards.
• The results are compared to the current Global Data Synchronization Network® (GDSN®) data that feeds your back-end systems.
• Your suppliers receive data for corrective action.

How You and Your Suppliers Benefit:

• Audits help discover dimensional data errors caused by design changes.
• Your company receives electronic summary-level reporting that identifies supplier progress on data accuracy.
• As an added benefit, we work closely with suppliers to determine the root cause of any discrepancies, and increase their knowledge of the GDSN Package Measurement Rules, their interpretation, and application.

Supplier Measurement Services - At GS1 US

How It Works: Ship your products to the GS1 US Lab where we measure and weigh your products in accordance with the latest GS1 System standards. The data is provided to you for entry into your internal system and the GDSN.
 
Supplier Measurement Services - At Your Location

How It Works: GS1 US staff bring their expertise right to your location! We measure and weigh your products using the latest GS1 System standards. The data is provided to you for entry into your internal system and the GDSN.

Additional Offerings

Measurement Database

• Microsoft Access-based
• Interfaces directly with digital measurement equipment eliminating potential data keying errors
• Includes ongoing support until supplier is “up-and-running”

Classroom Training

GS1 US will tailor an educational program to meet your specific needs and deliver it to your location, on your schedule, to minimize the impact on your resources.

Training Supplements

Package Measurement Tutorial CD

• Available through the GS1 US Product Catalog

Web Seminars

• On Demand Web Seminars are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet your scheduling needs; to take a seminar, visit www.gs1us.org/ondemand