For more than six years, a dedicated group of wholesaler/ distributors, and manufacturers of the B2B E-Commerce Standards project, have revolutionized their industry by standardizing the flow of electronic data -- and standards are catching on, creating an environment of collaboration, visibility and predictability.

What does the B2B E-Commerce Standards program accomplish?

The B2B E-Commerce Standards program Increases Productivity While Using Fewer Resources. How?

• Computer to computer communication makes it feasible to get accurate and timely information.
• Taking all unnecessary costs and process time out of your supply chain is a critical objective for all companies servicing the B2B E-Commerce Standards.
• Eliminating errors and mistakes can quickly eat up your profits. Implementation of the B2B E-Commerece Standards reduces errors and mistakes to ensure the right products arrive where they need to be on time.
• Using the B2B E-Commerce Standards eliminates the multiple calls to customer support.
  • What is the status of my order?
  • What is the available inventory for a specific SKU?
  • What merchandise is on the shipment?
  • What receiving do I need to plan for?

Why implement B2B E-Commerce Standards?

Every business is looking for the key to getting ahead in this competitive economy. What is the key to getting ahead of the curve?

Process standardization is one place to start. With standardized processes, critical business transactions are unified. These include purchase orders, invoices, shipping notification and payment with customers and suppliers – resulting in fewer errors, time savings and an increase to the bottom line.

What processes are standardized?

More than 25 companies have come together to establish the following B2B E-Commerce standards, which include:

• Product ID – Global Trading Identification Number (GTIN)
• Carton Label with Product and Tracking Bar
• Product Descriptor Data Base (PDD)
• Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)
• Purchase Order (Uses GTIN)
• Invoice (Uses GTIN)
• Purchase Order Acknowledgement
• Functional Acknowledgement
• Point of Sale File (Uses GTIN)Order
• Status/Expected Available To Ship Dates
• Special Event promotional pricing (Count / Recounts)
• Payment Remittance Advice Inventory Status
• Direct Ship Purchase Order

What are the benefits of implementing B2B E-Commerce Standards?

• Reduced inventory, data entry and labor costs
• Increased throughput
• Reduction in errors and discrepancies
• Timely and accurate error reporting
• Improved integration with business systems
• Networking
• New Ideas for using GTIN / SSCC 18
• More efficient and accurate receiving process

Who is involved?

B2B E-Commerce Clients:

• Anvil Knitwear
• Broder Bros. Co. / Alpha Shirt Company / New England Sportswear
• Fortune Fashions
• FDM4 International
• Gildan Activewear
• Hanes Printables / Outer Banks / Champion
• Russell Activewear / Jerzees / Cross Creek / Three Rivers / Bike
• Fruit of the Loom
• VF (Vanity Fair)
• America T-Shirts
• Americana Co.
• Atlantic Coast Cotton
• Augusta Sportswear
• Badger Sportswear
• Big Accessories
• Bodek and Rhodes
• Color Image / Bella
• Hartwell Classic Apparel
• Heritage Sportswear
• Imprints
• L.A.T. Sportswear
• Perry Ellis
• Sonette / Yupoong
• Sierra Pacific
• Virginia T’s
• Wick ID / Performance