Supply Management
Enablers
Enabling technologies refer to the basic technologies that are needed by the industry to permit accurate and timely communication and registration of goods flow between trading partners. The three primary ECR enablers are common identification standards, electronic message standards and global data synchronisation (GDS). Standard identifications are vital for efficient and effective communication of products, replenishment and business data. Standard electronic messages provide an efficient business tool for the automatic transmission of data. GDS ensures accurate and consistent product master data which is a foundation to ECR practices.