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Liquor retailers call for EANnet® to replace paper forms (June/July 2006)
Australia's biggest liquor retailers are strongly encouraging suppliers to implement EANnet and eliminate paper-based forms.
Now, Coles Myer Liquor Group (CMLG) and Metcash have appealed once again to their liquor suppliers to synchronise product and pricing data via EANnet to reap the benefits proven in the grocery sector.
GS1 Australia has been working with the Australian liquor industry to assist its implementation of EANnet but progress in this sector has been slow.
A recent supplier seminar held by CMLG reinforced its commitment to EANnet and called on the group's supplier base to populate EANnet. The seminar also positioned the importance of EANnet to supply accurate data needed for the group's business-to-business and supply chain initiatives.
Major liquor distribution group Australia Liquor Marketers (ALM - a division of Metcash) has also embraced EANnet and has been consistently encouraging suppliers to implement it.
As a major supplier to the grocery and liquor industries, Coca-Cola Amatil sees an opportunity to standardise business processes and technology across these customer groups. Anthony Clark, Coca-Cola Amatil's National supply Chain Development Manager, stated, "The use of EANnet across multiple customer groups will reduce the administrative burdens currently associated with numerous manual processes".
"In addition, Coca-Cola Amatil supplies NSW Health, which has also endorsed EANnet, so we will be able to standardise across this sector as well," he said.
GS1 Australia provides EANnet users with a range of services designed to facilitate the implementation of EANnet, including the EANnet Client services technical support help desk. For more intensive assistance, the GS1 Australia Professional services team offers a wide range of proven implementation services covering all EANnet requirements, from business process analysis to data GAP analysis and technical requirements
