U.P.C. Consulting and Data Normalization Services

Background:

The U.P.C. is today's most widely recognized barcode. It can be seen in every facet of the Supply Chain - from Retailers to Wholesalers to Manufacturers to Distributors. And yet, it is the one component of a Supply Chain that is - sadly - considered LAST when planning, implementing, or excuting systems.

Part of the problem lies in the fact that GS1 US (formerly the Uniform Code Council) system of U.P.C.'s is voluntary in nature (required ONLY by certain trading partners), and part of the problem exists because GS1 US standards are numerous and not well known.

Couple this with ongoing compliance issues, AND uses of the U.P.C. beyond normal Product identification, and you have what would be called - politely - a mess.

The Challenges:

2005 Sunrise (GTIN), 2010 Sunrise (DataBar), Family Code Management, Coupon Codes, U.P.C. / EAN Creation, and Data Normalization.

The Solution - Professional Expertise:

My name is Gregg London. As an APICS CIRM and Supply chain Systems Integrator, I provide the following Professional Services:

2005 SUNRISE AND GLOBAL TRADE ITEM NUMBER COMPLIANCE - from initiative educaction to back-end systems and GAP analysis to database modification and migration

2010 SUNRISE AND DATABAR COMPLIANCE - from initiative educaction to back-end systems and GAP analysis to database modification and migration

FAMILY CODE MANAGEMENT - from review of current U.P.C. structure (and family codes if present) to creation and maintenance of valid codes to trading partner distribution

COUPON CODES - from structure / data verification to correct immplementation of Family Codes to digital image [Coupon] creation to cross- reference report creation

U.P.C. / EAN Creation - from product number and SKU sequence to creation to [U.P.C.-EAN] number assignment to GTIN planning to image placement assistance

DATA NORMALIZATION - maintenance of product catalogs (conversion of incomplete or incorrectly formatted U.P.C.'s, validation of GS1 Prefix, standardized parsing of Data Elements (fields), spell checks, de-dupe routines, and data consistency rules)

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Contact Information

For further information, please contact me at 214-618-1726, or via E-Mail.