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 EIDX Work Groups
We would like to invite you to participate in the EIDX work
groups. These three new groups will hold meetings via conference
call, so travel is not required. This is a great opportunity
for new team members to network with others in the industry.
EIDX has partnered with EDIFICE to ensure that we have
created global initiatives. Please review the description
of each group below and respond to tgiorgetti@comptia.org
indicating which one(s) you would like to join. Feel free
to e-mail the work group leader with any questions you
might have.
1. Standardizing Excel Templates - Leader: Elisa Surjono/Intel;
elisa.surjono@intel.com
Many trading partners are still using proprietary spreadsheets
sent via e-mail to perform order transactions regardless
of their B2B capabilities because some of their sites do
not utilize B2B. There is an increasing demand from customers
to support the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet transferred via
e-mail to do business. Each company supports multiple formats
or templates for various customers, which leads to inefficiencies
across the business network. The current approach is not
scalable (as each customer has their own template) and is
costly to maintain (as it requires multiple resources to
support the various formats).
The industry needs a quick, easy, low-cost solution that
addresses security issues, as well as reliability that
transactions are received in a timely and consistent manner.
Deliverables would include standardized Excel templates
supporting each of the business processes: Purchase Order
Request, Purchase Order Change, Forecast and Forecast Response,
Invoice, Advance Ship Notification, Remittance Advice,
etc. Another major deliverable would be agreement among
companies to implement the solution in production.
2. Perfect Order - Leader: Ryan Kraudel/GXS; bryan.larkin@gxs.com
The retail industry has chosen to adopt guidelines for
measuring the "Perfect Order" based on four primary
metrics: on-time, complete, damage-free, and accurate documentation.
Historically, fill rate/on time shipment metrics offered
only a snapshot of overall performance, because if an order
ships on time it does not mean the retailer receiving the
shipment was satisfied. Retailers have seen significant
business performance improvements by increasing "Perfect
Order" metrics in their supply chains, which is what
this group will opt to do for Hi-Tech.
These are a few of the questions we will set out to answer:
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What are the "Perfect Order" metrics for the
high tech industry? Should the same metrics from the retail
industry apply: on-time, complete, damage-free, and accurate
documentation?
- How should the high tech industry define those metrics?
(E.g. what is on-time? Within a 4-hour window, within a
day, within a week)?
- How do Perfect Order definitions vary in different sub-segments
of the high tech industry: semiconductors, OEM's, distributors,
etc. How about variations within different product categories:
consumer electronics, commercial hardware, network equipment,
etc.
3. Glossary - Leader: Fran Masetti/Freescale Semiconductor;
fran.masetti@freescale.com
EIDX already has an existing glossary, which needs to be
reviewed and updated. The current plan for working on the
glossary includes the use of a Wikipedia, as well as our
own ‘wiki’ site, to provide clear terms for
trading partner implementation projects. Team activities
include collaborating with other high tech company representatives
in the U.S. and with the EDIFICE community in Europe.
Work Group Leaders:
1. Standardizing Excel Templates - Leader: Elisa Surjono/Intel;
elisa.surjono@intel.com
2. Perfect Order - Leader: Ryan Kraudel/GXS; bryan.larkin@gxs.com
3. Glossary - Leader: Fran Masetti/Freescale Semiconductor;
fran.masetti@freescale.com
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