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CPFR
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishement. Data exange concerning the sales forecasts, inventory turnovers, orders, receptions and sales.

DataSharing
Point of Sale Data exchange (service rate, on shelf availability, ready to sell, etc.)

DataSync
Product data synchronization by electronic exchange (Extranet, product catalogue EDI, Global Dated Synchronization).

Product Development
Data exchange related to the development produced during the design collaborative phase of Private Label / First Price

EDI
Electronic Data Interchange (catalogue, orders, receptions, invoices…)

Reverse Auctions
Negotiations of goods or assets through an on-line auction system.

EPC
Electronic Product Code. Identification standard of the individual articles used for the RFID.
The EPCglobal, Inc organisation, created by GS1 and the Auto-ID Center, are in charge of the development and the management of this standard.

eSourcing
Management of the Requests For Information (RFI), Requests For Proposals (RFP) or Request For Quotation (RFQ) with the suppliers.

Promotions Management
Collaborative management of the commercial events: promotional calendar, forecasts, orders, receptions.

GLN
Global Location Number. Single identifying code used in GS1 system to identify the partners, a physical, legal or functional entity.

VMI
VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory). Data exchange related to the inventory, orders, receptions movements

GTIN
Global Trade Item Number. Unique international code which identifies a commercial entity. This code can be a EAN/UCC-8, UCC-12, EAN/UCC-13 or EAN/UCC-14.
This code can be transformed into bar codes and can be exchanged in the messages of the electronic business.

Product Quality solution
Data exchange quality (product specifications, tests, analysis and results...) with Private Label/ First Price suppliers.

DataBar
The new barcode DataBar has been officially adopted in international standards in June 2006. It does not replace the current codes being used, but allows for inserting a barcode on products which can not have one as of today, or to save more room for product information.

RFID
Radio Frequence IDentification.

ScoreCard
Exchange of performance indicators with the suppliers. Generally, these indicators are related to the collaborative projects and measure the level of advance of the actions.

SSCC
Serial Shipping Container Code. International coding of traceability used in the GS1 system which makes it possible to identify in a single way every container, independently of its contents, which it is homogeneous or not.

WMS
Warehouse Management System - Data exchange in order to work out collaborative transport projects: multipicking, multidrop, backhauling, …

CarrefourNet, the supplier portal of Carrefour group, aims at offering more transparency on the processes and tools used to exchange information between Carrefour and its business partners.

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