This Week in IDEA | June 27, 2007
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Contents
- New IDEA Customer: The BC Bearing Group
- New IDEA Affiliate Customer: Datalliance
- Hubbell Power Systems Supplying Nets into Stock via the IDW
- Early Bird Registration Ends in THREE Days!
- Learn from GS1 US experts how to help your business
- July IDW Training Calendar
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New IDEA Customer: The BC Bearing Group
The BC Bearing Group, an electrical distributor from Burnaby, BC, became an IDEA customer on June 26, 2007. The BC Bearing Group has nearly 60 worldwide locations. Their product scope includes bearings, power transmission components, material handling components, variable frequency drives and systems, mechanical packing and gaskets, and allied industrial products. They will be taking advantage of the cost saving features and reliability of the Industry Data Exchange (IDX). To learn more about The BC Bearings Group, please visit them here. Welcome aboard!
New IDEA Affiliate Customer: Datalliance
Datalliance, an Application Service Provider from Cincinnati, OH, became an IDEA affiliate customer on June 20, 2007. Datalliance has more than 15 years of experience designing, developing and executing mission-critical supply chain systems for Fortune 500 companies. They will be using the Industry Data Warehouse (IDW) to facilitate VMI relationships for their customers. Visit their website for more information. Welcome aboard!
Hubbell Power Systems Supplying Nets into Stock via the IDW
IDEA is proud to announce that Hubbell Power Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hubbell Incorporated, has loaded their Net Pricing information into the Industry Data Warehouse. The data includes the brands of Anderson, Chance®, Fargo®, Hubbell Cable Accessories and Ohio Brass®. The IDW Net Price into Stock feature enables manufacturers to populate all their net price files in one location with security to allow only authorized distributors to download their specific Net Price data.
This initiative is also in the final stages for Hubbell Wiring Systems, including Hubbell Wiring Device - Kellems®, Hubbell Premise Wiring and Bryant®, and an announcement on net pricing from Hubbell Electric Products, (RACO®, Bell®, Killark® and Wiegmann®) will be released shortly.
According to Irena Glinskaia, technical coordinator for IDW data at Hubbell Incorporated, many Hubbell distributors feel that the Net Pricing being supplied via IDW is the most important data for them to validate pricing, as a number of errors in the processing of transactions are related to net pricing being out of sync with the manufacturer.
“Ensuring that accurate Net Price information is in the IDW is an important cost-saving practice to Hubbell Incorporated. Without the IDW, employees and reps have to create spreadsheets, e-mail confidential information or burn CD’s. This is a lot of manual work that takes time away from sales and service support,” said Glinskaia.
“If more trading partners utilize the IDW to receive this information, it benefits all parties involved because the IDW offers better security than e-mail or CD’s and a reduction in manual operations. The whole program just makes good business sense,” said Glinskaia.
Distributors are encouraged to take advantage of this information and speak with your Hubbell representative or IDW team contact.
Manufacturers are also encouraged to follow the leadership of the following companies who are currently meeting their distributors’ demands and supplying their Nets into Stock:
3M - Electrical Products Division
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
Hubbell Incorporated
ILSCO Corporation
Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Lutron Electronics, Co.
Pass & Seymour/Legrand
Schneider Electric
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When: September 18-20, 2007
Where: Vancouver
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Who should attend?: Executives, Sales & Marketing staff, eCommerce Managers
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Media Panel: “Investigating & Interpreting Influential Information” - Moderator: Ed Orlet, NAED; Panelists: Tom Gale, Publisher, Modern Distribution Management; Jim Lucy, Chief Editor, Electrical Wholesaling; Joe Salimando, freelancer and contributing writer, TED Magazine
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Learn from GS1 US experts how to help your business
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Getting started on standards, identifying products with U.P.C.'s, making the most of your benefits?
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Bar coding, electronic commerce, how to streamline ordering and shipping processes?
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"Ask the Expert" sessions are designed to help you make the most of your membership. Talk to a GS1 US expert directly and hear members share their experiences. Whether you are just starting to bar code your products or you are ready to take the next step in improving your efficiency -- don’t miss this opportunity to ask a GS1 US expert the questions directly related to your business.
Date: Thursday, June 28, 2007
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July IDW Training Calendar
IDEA continues to offer distributor and manufacturer trainings, all-users’ Q&A sessions and Net Pricing sessions. The July dates for these trainings are:
IDW Distributor Training Sessions:
Wednesday, July 11, 2007: 1:30 – 3:00PM
Wednesday, July 25, 2007: 1:30 – 3:00PM
IDW Net Into Stock Training Sessions (open to all):
Thursday, July 12, 2007: 1:30 – 2:00PM
Thursday, July 26, 2007: 1:30 – 2:00PM
Ask the IDW Experts Q&A Sessions:
Wednesday, July 18, 2007: 1:30 – 3:30PM
IDW Manufacturer Training Sessions:
Thursday, July 5, 2007: 1:30 – 3:30PM
Thursday, July 19, 2007: 1:30 – 3:30PM
If you plan on attending an Ask the IDW2 experts session, it is recommended, but not mandatory, to e-mail questions in advance, as those questions will be addressed first. These sessions will aim to help you:
o Resolve your IDW2 issues
o Learn from those in your industry
o Find out how your supplier or distributor is using the IDW2
Additional training sessions are announced each month in This Week in IDEA.
To sign up for a training session, please contact Robert Hollands, IDW2 Training and Technical Representative, at 703-562-4616.
