Item Data Management Suppliers must validate 13 data points before publishing item data: master data accuracy, product identity (GTINs, SKUs, MPNs), category and taxonomy, technical specifications, units of measure, pricing, digital assets, compliance documents, inventory availability, channel requirements, supplier attribution, data completeness, and approval workflows. Skipping any one step risks listing rejections, chargebacks, and lost […]
Traceability Lot Codes Traceability lot codes identify the exact batch a product came from. During a recall, they let you pull only the affected lots instead of an entire production run, cut trace time from hours to minutes, and satisfy FSMA 204, which requires records within 24 hours of an FDA request. Key Takeaways Lot-level […]
Nutrition and Allergen Attributes GDSN requires food and beverage suppliers to report the nine major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans, and sesame) using the Allergen Type Code attribute paired with a Level of Containment Code: Contains, May Contain, Free From, Not Intentionally or Inherently Included, or Undeclared. Every allergen […]
EDI Readiness Checks Before the holiday rush overwhelms your systems, suppliers must verify their EDI infrastructure can handle peak transaction volumes without costly failures or partner chargebacks. 10 checks cover system health, partner alignment, data accuracy, testing, monitoring, security, contingency planning, team training, final readiness assessment, and post-season review. Key Takeaways System health verification is […]
Product Data Inconsistency Product data inconsistency means the same item carries different values across systems: one net weight in the ERP, another on the retailer’s site, a third in the catalog file you emailed last quarter. It comes from disconnected systems, unstandardized manual entry, missing validation, and no clear owner. The fix is governance, validation […]