Technology

Sonetto™ GDS Connector

Standards are critical in any business, and to support clear communication between business they are even more important. Global Data Synchronisation or GDS is a standard designed to drive down cost, increase collaboration and optimise the supply chain between manufacturers and retailers.

The GDS standards align key product attributes, such as product names, specifications and codes, and ensure that the information stored is consistent across all particpating companies. Manufacturers and suppliers submit their product details in a set format to data pools across the globe, which validate this and register the details in a global registry. All updates and changes are syndicated to the other data pools around the world and can be seen by retailers and trading partners immediately.

The Sonetto GDS Connector allows you to seamlessly connect to your chosen GDS datapool and synchronise your product and price information with your trading partners. By providing the connectivity and the formatting of information to the GDS standards, Sonetto allows you to more rapidly adopt an integrated supply chain.

Business drivers:

Business process improvement

Reduction in costly data errors

Regulatory compliance and traceability

Preparation for CPFR

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Example benefits:

Between 3% to 5% reduction in out of stock errors

Two week increase in product launch to market

10% to 15% reduction in time spent on data administration

Improved relationship with trading partners