Key to optimize internal and external business processes

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Key to optimize internal and external business
processes

• 2008 December 3 rd, Cologne

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Key to optimize internal and external business
processes

• Why do we need a global standard for the
  classification and description of products and
  services ?
• General basics of the eCl_at_ss standard
• eCl_at_ss - project for small and medium-sized
  enterprises supported by the Ministry of
  Economics and Technology

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Why do we need eCl_at_ss?

• Electronic information flows between companies
• only the use of a common language make it
  possible to understand each other
• in global marketplaces

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Why do we need eCl_at_ss?
I need a screw for my construction!
Problem An engineer needs a screw for his
construction but does not know a manufacturer of
screws
Who manufactures screws?
How can I find the screws needed?
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Why do we need a standardizedclassification
system?
The verbal description of a product is often
different. The reasons are different areas in
which employees are active. Engineers often have
different descriptions for the same product such
as buyers or distributors.
tornillo
vis or boulon
vite
screw
??
Schraube
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Concept of leading classification
Using eCl_at_ss as leading classification, also
historical grown specifications could be added

• Development
• middle/end-numbers
• (814 306)

• Finance
• index of cost groups
• (verbal)

• Purchasing
• material groups
• (0108)

• Supplier-Platform
• product groups
• (020-015-107-203)

• SE-Teams
• assembling structure
• (verbal)

• Suppliers
• own descriptions
• (verbal)

• After Sales
• efA (unique failor identification)
• (012006)

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eCl_at_ss basic for product datamangement
Technical specification
Research and development
Blueprint
Plant engineering and construction
Maintenance
Planning and Processing of orders
Disassembly and disposal
Production
database
Marketing and sales
Engineering
Delivery and Billing
Logistics - distribution
Logistics - procurement
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Key to optimize internal and external business
processes

• Why do we need a global standard for the
  classification and description of products and
  services ?
• General basics of the eCl_at_ss standard
• eCl_at_ss - project for small and medium-sized
  enterprises supported by the Ministry of
  Economics and Technology

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General eCl_at_ss structure
a four level-structure
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Search example for battery in
eCl_at_ss?27-05-01-01
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eCl_at_ss-example 23-11-01 screw (with head)
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eCl_at_ss-example 23-11-01-01 screw
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General requirements for international
classification- and description-standards

• Standard data model based on ISO 13584 / IEC
  61360, which ensures the automatic update of data
• Consideration of national and international
  standards for classes, properties and values
  
• World-wide availability of the standard for all
  participants in the market
• Consequent representation of the market by
  neutral description of products and services
• Transparent release management and stability of
  standard
• Suitable for an integral management of process
  data from the development to the disposal of a
  product
• Possibility of collaboration for all interested
  parties who want to and can contribute

eCl_at_ss fulfils all requirements
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The current eCl_at_ss structure release 6.0
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sectors / segment
main groups
524
? classes
groups
32.590
4.813
commodity classes
27.227
attributes for product description
14.300 standard sets of
properties 10.930 attributes
and 51.200 key words
Release 6.0
still growing day by day !
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2000-2008 the growth of eCl_at_ss
Release 6.0
sectors / segment
32.590 classes
maingroups
14.300 standard sets of properties
groups
commodity class
10.930 properties for product description
still growing on!
21 SG
22 SG
25 SG
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eCl_at_ss top-level of Rel. 6.0 comprises 26
segments

• eCl_at_ss offers complete coverage of materials and
  services according to the requirements from
  industry and trade

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Food, beverages, tobacco
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Example product search
multi language
classification
keywords
properties

• the current version 6.0 offers about 96.000
  search items
• properties are ISO/IEC conform

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General requirements for eCl_at_ss

• Standard data model based on ISO 13584 / IEC
  61360, which ensures the automatic update of data
• Consideration of national and international
  standards for classes, properties and values -
  
• World-wide availability of the standard for all
  participants in the market
• Consequent representation of the market by
  neutral description of products and services
• Transparent release management and stability of
  standard
• Suitable for an integral management of process
  data- from the development to the disposal of a
  product -
• Possibility of collaboration for all interested
  parties which want and can contribute

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eCl_at_ss supports many languages

• Available language versions of the eCl_at_ss
  structure since January 2008

Languageproduct
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Chinese (simple)
German
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Thai
Czech
Turc
eCl_at_ss
Chinese (trad.)
Dutch
Rel.-version
5.0
complete
complete
complete
5.1
complete
complete
complete
complete
complete
complete
classes
5.1.1
complete
complete
complete
complete
complete
complete
classes
classes
classes
classes
classes
classes
classes
5.1.2
complete
complete
5.1.3
complete
complete
5.1.4
complete
complete
6.0
complete
complete
Directly available via eCl_at_ss-DownloadPortal
Download available on request (contact eCl_at_ss
head-office)
classes classes and key words
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Internationale Kunden
Verfügbare Sprachversionen Englisch,
Französisch, Spanisch, Chinesisch, Italienisch,
Deutsch (für Mitglieder zus. Niederländisch,
Japanisch, Koreanisch, Portugiesisch,
Thailändisch, Türkisch)

• 3754 Downloads von internationalen
  Firmen/Personen aus 76 Ländern
• entspricht 26 aller Downloads bis Okt 08

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Key to optimize internal and external business
processes

• Why do we need a global standard for the
  classification and description of products and
  services ?
• General basics of the eCl_at_ss standard
• eCl_at_ss - project for small and medium-sized
  enterprises supported by the Ministry of
  Economics and Technology

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"eCl_at_ss for small and medium-sized enterprises"

Acceleration of the introduction of
eCl_at_ss in small and medium-sized enterprises by
establishment of the continuous eCl_at_ss -
extension with requirements of the medium-sized
industry. Target group gt 90 percent of all
companies in Germany / Europe
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Advantages for SME by using eCl_at_ss

• To sell more by reducing costs (examples )
• developing efficient value chains between
  suppliers and customers
• better orientation to electronic customer
  processes
• close collaboration between customers and
  suppliers in marketing and sales processes
• development and optimization of current or new
  groups of customers by eBusiness
• securing/maximizing of realized sales volume with
  current customers
• only one-time costs to create electronic product
  data for all customers and partners world wide

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Project targets

• prime target 1 Acceleration of the use of eCl_at_ss
  in small and medium sized enterprises
• prime target 2 Acceleration of the permanent
  development of eCl_at_ss with additional,
  individual requirements of SMEs as well as by
  harmonization / integration of branch standards
• prime target 3 Transfer of the results in the
  target group SMEs / public relations

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Measures

• prime target 1 Acceleration of the use of eCl_at_ss
  in small and medium sized enterprises
• Tools to support SMEs for the use of eCl_at_ss
• eCl_at_ss practical workshops
• to proceed / solve concrete implementation
  scenarios in the enterprises.
• Transfer of eCl_at_ss experiences by online
  information events
• With the introduction of eCl_at_ss relevant online
  information events an additional transfer channel
  is made available.
• Startup-user-advice for SMEs / master data
  management

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Measures

• prime target 2 Acceleration of the permanent
  development of eCl_at_ss
• by SMEs as well as by harmonization /
• integration of existing branch standards
• Direct integration of SMEs in the eCl_at_ss
  development by use of the eCl_at_ss ServicePortal
• Harmonization / integration of branch
  standardscurrently ETIM, proficl_at_ss, PROLIST
• offline tool for applications
• Application support for KMU by the integration of
  automated check routines into the eCl_at_ss
  ServicePortal

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Change Request in eCl_at_ss ServicePortal
Service Portal
Registration
Login
Proposer, demandeur, Einreicher,
B E G I N N E R
A D V A N C E D
SelectMode
I N T E R N E T
Expert Group
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Measures

• prime target 3 Transfer of the results in the
  target group SMEs / public relations
• Trade fair participation e.g. eprocuresupply
• Materials (Project Flyer, ServicePortal Flyer,
  newsletter)
• Brochure eCl_at_ss Projekt Services
• Best-Practice-Examples about the operational
  application of eCl_at_ss
• SMEs specific information on project web site (
  www.eclass.de)
• Subject events

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What is the eCl_at_ss association ?

• The eCl_at_ss association ...
• is an open, international community
• was founded in 2000 by major industry companies
  in Germany
• is a non-profit organization, which defines,
  develops and distributes the eCl_at_ss
  classification standard
• is supported by its members which are companies,
  associations and institutions
• cooperates with well-known strategic partners in
  the fields of standardization and information
  technologies
• is represented in national and international
  standardization organizations

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eCl_at_ss members an international community
April 2008
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eCl_at_ss member steering commitee
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eCl_at_ss offices
eCl_at_ss Head-office Cologne (Germany) Gustav-Heine
mann-Ufer 84-88 50968 Köln Tel.
0221-4981-816 eMail info_at_eclass.de contact
Thomas Einsporn
eCl_at_ss Office China/Asia Room A-305, Fuhua
Mansion No. 8 North Chaoyangmen St., Dongcheng
District 100027 Beijing, CHINA Tel.
0086-10-65547876 eMail machentanz_at_rkwc.de contact
Dirk Machentanz, Ms Xu, Mr Cho
eCl_at_ss Office USA eCl_at_ss Office USA IHS Intermat
Solutions 5333 Westheimer Road, Suite 100 USA-
Houston, TX 77056-5406 Tel. [phone] eMai
l usa_at_eclass-office.com contact Gene Hilll,
Mark Strandquest, Bert Turner
eCl_at_ss Office France eCl_at_ss e.V. Bureau c/o
cc-hubwoo Group 23, rue d'Aumale F-75009 Paris,
Frankreich Tel. [phone] eMail
france_at_eclass-office.com contact Mme Pacaline
Gojin
eCl_at_ss Office Austriac/o  TermNet Zieglergasse
281070 Wien, Österreich  Web www.eclass.at
eCl_at_ss Office BENELUX C/O Documentation
Translation Services, DTS Kerkstraat 33 Venlo,
Netherland
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International cooperation's for standardization
Collaboration and liaisons with ISO/ IEC

• ISO TC 37 "Terminology and other language and
  content resources"
• ISO TC 184 SC 4 Industrial data (PLIB/ ISO
  13584)
• IEC SC 3D Data Sets for libraries
  (Klassifikation elektrischer Kom-ponenten und
  Definition von Data-Element-Types/ IEC 61360)
• IEC TC 65 Industrial process management and
  control

• Contribution by CEN
• ePDC, ISSS,

Collaboration with competitors

• UNDP UN/SPSC (USDA gov.)
• GS-1 GPC (automotive parts, white ware,)
• ECCMA eOTD (ISO 8000, ISO 22745)

National collaboration with DIN

• Harmonization of national standards
• Prolist, ETIM, Proficlass, Bauclass,