ECRA’s Order to Receipt Excellence Working Group, consisting experts from major retailers, FMCG suppliers and GS1 Australia, have released a new guidance document for industry focussed on broadening the use of the operational aspects of B2B E-Commerce – specifically SSCC Labels and Advance Shipping Notices (ASNs).
The Operational B2B Roadmap is intended to be a ‘common language’ catalyst and thought starter aiming to focus attention on the broader use of B2B E-commerce capabilities beyond the Supplier – Major Retailer interface. This could include expansion into other areas of opportunity such as internal stock transactions; ‘upstream’ suppliers of raw and packaging materials; and with smaller trading partners such as (i.e. non-Major) retailers, distributors and wholesalers. The Roadmap document also provides links to technical advice, tools and resource guides where more detailed information is provided.