GS1net ›› G S1 Australia’s data synchronisation service delivered major usability enhancements with a new release of GS1net in October. The enhancements stem from feedback from the GS1net user community and relate to the GS1net Graphical User Interface (GUI). ›› T he GS1net “Cookbook” was completed and launched in November. This comprehensive GS1net User Guide is an invaluable guide for users of the data synchronisation service. ›› G S1net initiated a communication program with users of GS1net and the National Product Catalogue (NPC). Six editions of GS1net Essential Update and two of NPC Community Update were distributed via email to keep GS1net users informed about changes and improvements to the service. ›› A total of 250 members attended GS1net User Group sessions held in May and November in Sydney and Melbourne. The groups keep members abreast of developments in the GS1net service and give suppliers the opportunity to hear from retailers and meet solution partners. More importantly, though, these sessions give users an opportunity to share with GS1 Australia what challenges they are facing and what else would help them make GS1net easier. ›› G S1 Australia held five classroom training sessions on GS1net and data synchronisation with 42 GS1net users attending and trained 174 GS1net users through online webinars. ›› G S1net membership has continued to grow with 1,442 companies currently participating, 1,368 of whom are suppliers and/or manufacturers. ›› T he use of the National Product Catalogue (NPC) continued to grow with a number of private sector data recipients including Ramsay Healthcare, Clifford Hallam Healthcare and Symbion Pharmacy Services signing up as data recipients. Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) piloted the use of the NPC and NPC browser template, for provision of data for their A–Z Pharmaceutical tender.
›› T he Liquor Merchants Association of Australia (LMA A) became a registered Data Recipient on GS1net for the purposes of the Industry Market Read (IMR) tool, an exciting initiative that involves a comprehensive data collection and reporting service designed around channel and category sales for the Australian Liquor Industry. The IMR has been created as a result of the LMA A working closely with its members and industry in conjunction with GS1 Australia. Information and data from the IMR will be supplied to LMA A members and may be available on a commercial basis to non-members, government and associated industries. ›› G S1net implemented Maintenance Release 3 (MR3) of the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) in March 2009. This release contained changes to the Trade Item and Price Synchronisation messages. ›› F ollowing this Maintenance Release GS1 Australia Alliance Partners were recertified for GS1net v2.
Education and Training ›› I n 2009 GS1 Australia was committed to making GS1 Australia training and education more comprehensive and more readily accessible to members, employees and students. ›› G S1 Australia offers a range of education options and training sessions direct to members and potential members, from classroom sessions to webinars and online training available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ›› T raditional face-to-face classroom training sessions run in all states and territories to give new and existing members a better understanding of the GS1 System. In 2009 GS1 Australia had more than 570 people attend classroom sessions. ›› O nline courses are available for those members who find it difficult to travel to a classroom. An online training tool, GS1 LEARN, allows members to take a series of courses on essential supply chain concepts and to study anywhere and at their own pace. ›› W ebinars, GS1 Australia’s web-interactive training, are also available with a multimedia presentation connecting participants with a GS1 expert live via a telephone conference call, while they follow a presentation on the web page. ›› K nowledge Series 101 offers a classroom-based format to deliver a deeper understanding on some of the specific GS1 standards supporting electronic messaging, radiofrequency identification and other technologies. ›› M ore than 1,000 students at universities and tertiary education institutions in Australia attended lectures by GS1 Australia staff on the GS1 System.
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