Case studies
Valvoline oils their supply chain with EANnet®
For Valvoline, the move to EANnet was a 'no-brainer'. "We see it as the future direction of our major customer groups and it will open the door to EDI (electronic data interchange) for many more of our smaller accounts too," says Valvoline's Peter Fitzgerald.
Peter, who is Valvoline's Director of Operations & Technical Services (Supply Chain), has just overseen the company's move to become EANnet Ready with project guidance and assistance from the GS1 Professional Services team.
Peter called in specialist help from GS1 Australia's expert Professional Services team, who guided Valvoline through the planning and implementation phases, providing invaluable project management and technical assistance. "We wanted someone who was dedicated to driving the project and could give it the focus it deserved."
Peter said "Data management and cleansing was the biggest challenge of the entire project but also one of the most valuable," he said. "GS1 Professional Services helped us put a better data management system in place so that clean data stays clean." "There really weren't many surprises," Peter said. "We were extremely well prepared and having the expertise of Professional Services supporting us at every stage of the process meant the implementation went "very smoothly." Valvoline now plans to extend its success with other partners in the automotive after market and grocery industries.
