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Category Management focused on Shopper Insight – March 25th-26th 2010 (Moscow, Russia)

Two-day workshop run by the world’s leading expert in category management Mr Jerry Singh are planned to be held in Moscow, 25th-26th March, 2010.

It is co-organized by ECR-Rus and GFK.

“Category Management focused on Shopper Insight” is one of the world’s most prestigious workshops on category management that Mr Singh already held on the numerous markets/countries for the world most eminent retail and FMCG companies.

This Workshop was developed to teach the concepts of Category management with a focus on Shopper Insights through lectures, exercises, and case studies that would be of value to professionals and executives up to the highest levels in the retail and consumer products industry.

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New urgency to reduce truck idle times – the ECR Italy initiative on unloading slots

In an industrial environment, all resources must be used efficiently and not be left inactive. While this concept is usually taken for granted in production, this is not the case (at least, not for everybody) in the trucking industry. Actual transport times are modest and generally shorter than the loading/unloading times and wait times. The problem is clear. The rare measurement of this inefficiency, albeit fairly outdated and/or only partial, gives a better view of its significance.
Therefore, the “Unloading Slot” project in progress seems to be particularly topical and relevant in the issues of supply side efficiency. The project sets a number of fundamental goals to improve management of this historically critical interface in the Manufacturer/Distributor relationship (essential precisely due to the significant implications on transport).
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Category Management Basics – International 20th-21st April 2010 (Cologne-Germany)

A 2-day seminar to success – your compact introduction to Category Management

The seminar will take place in the GS1 Knowledge Center in Cologne. It will be conducted in English.

Category Management is a retailer / supplier process of managing categories as strategic business units, producing enhanced business results by focusing on delivering consumer value.

* How are categories treated as business units?
* What are the different strategic roles of categories for retailers?
* What data is needed to evaluate a category?
* How are category objectives defined and verified?
* According to which criteria are products listed or delisted?
* What does the perfect shelf look like from a customer’s point of view?
* How do stores successfully implement Category Management?
* Which are the prerequisites for a successful collaboration?

These questions and more will be answered during the Category Management Basics – International seminar.

In-house Training:

You would like a special training tailored to your company? Feel free to contact us about any possibilities for a Category Management seminar as an in-house training.

http://www.gs1-germany.de/internet/content/e8/e197/e1951/e4926/

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E-Invoice Survey

ECR Russia launched the survey among the National Initiatives and LinkedIn group members regarding the use of the electronic invoice in Europe and around the world. If your country is not in the list you can submit the information using the questionnaire below.

The survey results will be shared and published here after March 12.

The following countries submitted so far the answers:

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ECR met en ligne sa liste de manuels de bonnes pratiques sur le site www.ecr-all.org

Les résumés de l’ensemble des 61 publications d’ECR France sont désormais accessibles sur le site www.ecr-all.org.

Des tags vous permettent de faire des recherches par mots clés.

Pour la première fois, 3 d’entre elles sont téléchargeables gratuitement dans leur intégrité!

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More Shelf Ready Packaging (SRP) in the next three years

The ECR Italy survey on the use of shelf-ready packaging yielded interesting results: the current slowdown due to the economic situation has not affected the very positive development expectations and forecasts for the near future.

After defining the collaborative process and the tools for developing SRP solutions, ECR Italy began to monitor the situation to analyze the rate of use. The survey included visits to three distribution centres and three retail outlets, sending out 64 questionnaires and analysing the roll-out of four pilot projects that involved four distributors and four manufacturers. Read more of this Review

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ECR Poland – new legal set-up

Following ECR Europe revised statute and structure, ECR Poland is set to undergo certain reorganisation process. This will be mainly focused around becoming a formal legal entity – in order to be stand-alone organisation and also a stake-holder in ECR Europe. The basic principles remain unchanged though – lean, flexible anf efficient non-profit organisation, maximising value for members through working together…

The official press release signed by ECR Poland Co-Chairs, Kef van Helbergen and Richard Reed can be found here. For more details, please contact ECR Poland directly.

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Packaging Sustainability

The ECR Europe/EUROPEN guide on Packaging in the Sustainability Agenda has been included in the World Economic Forum Report “Redesigning Business Value: A Roadmap for sustainable consumption”, as an example of industry collaboration in Europe. The Global Packaging Project of The Consumer Goods Forum has also been listed. You can find this report at: www.weforum.org/drivingsustainableconsumption. It provides an excellent overview of issues related to sustainable consumption.

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Shared Transport for Italian large retailers

ECR’s experiment in Italy to develop multi-manufacturer logistics platforms along the supply-chain for large retailers is getting underway and is due to last for 4 months.
The Multi-manufacturer Platform Project is seeking to cut transport costs, increase service levels and reduce the number of trucks on the road. ECR Italy has led this initiative in order to optimize the flow of goods from manufacturers to the distribution centres of some major national large retailers.
For further info: Download ECR Italy Shared Transport

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Merry Chistmas and Happy New Year!

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ECR Poland Management Board 2010-2012

The new Management Board has been chosen for ECR Poland for the 2010-2012 tenure!

Retailers:
- Philippe Gracia, Auchan
- Kef van Helbergen, Real
- Pedro Pereira da Silva, JMD
- Wilbert Stoffelen, Makro;

Manufacturers:
- Jean-Noël Divet, L’Oreal
- Stefan Golonka, Kraft Foods
- Stuart Irvine, Nestle
- Wojciech Król, Colgate-Palmolive
- Micha? Mrowiec, Unilever
- Dan Nistor, Coca-Cola HBC
- Richard Reed, Procter & Gamble
- Wojciech Bronis?aw Sobieszak, Cereal Partners Poland Toru?-Pacific
- Heinz-Jürgen Stüting, NIVEA Polska.

Also, Kef van Helbergen and Richard Reed were chosen for the Co-Chairs position.

Congratulations and all the best for the new challanges!

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ECR-Rus Award 2010 [at the Annual Forum, June 2-4 in Moscow]

During the Annual Forum of ECR Russia [June 2-4, 2010] we will make ECR Award for the first time.

1. We welcome your proposals for NOMINATIONS (e.g. best Category Management Case 2010, Best OSA case 2010, etc)
2. How do you think the ECR Award should LOOK LIKE? (Little statue, ECR Logo, etc). The winning proposal will get an Apple iPod from ECR Rus!

Please share your ideas here or send it to me directly to maximilian.musselius@ecr-rus.ru Read more of this Review

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EFR Innovation Scorecard Training 24 November ‘09 (EFR Lanseerauskorttikoulutus)

ECR Finland organized 6th EFR innovation Scorecard training session on 24th November 2009 with over 30 participants.  The EFR Innovation Scorecard trainings have been very popular – over 70 wholesale & supplier companies have participated since May 2009 and the total amount of  participants is almost 200.  The trainings will continue in 2010. More info will follow on this website and  www.ecr-finland.com

ECR Finland järjesti 6. EFR Lanseerauskorttikoulutuksen 24.11.2009. Paikalla oli yli 30 tukkukaupan ja tavarantoimittajien/valmistajien edustajaa. ECR Finland järjestää EFR Lanseerauskorttikoulutuksia myös keväällä 2010. Tarkemmat ajat ja paikat ilmoitetaan tällä sivustolla ja ECR Finlandin kotisivuilla www.ecr-finland.com

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ECR start met Carbon Footprint meetproject in de transport!

De kogel is door de kerk! De ECR gemeenschap van GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg wil een gezamenlijke meettool voor het meten van de CO2 uitstoot gelinkt aan transport. Het project omvat twee fasen. Eerst zullen een aantal bedrijven piloteren samen met Tri-Vizor en CO2Logic, de gekozen solution providers. Hieruit komt een roadmap met gezamenlijke meettool die alle andere leden van GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg kunnen gebruiken om de CO2 inzake transportuitstoot eenvoudig en eenduidig te meten.

Wenst u deel te nemen aan de pilootprojecten en/of wenst u meer informatie ? Contact  http://www.gs1belu.org/nl/carbon-footprint-3

ECR démarre un projet ‘Carbon Footprint’ dans le transport !

Le coup d’envoi est donné ! La communauté ECR de GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg souhaite développer un instrument de mesure commun pour mesurer l’émission CO2 liée au transport. Le projet comprendra deux phases. Pour commencer, un nombre de sociétés démarreront des pilotes, ensemble avec les fournisseurs de solutions sélectionnés Tri-Vizor et CO2Logic. Ensuite, un roadmap sera développé que tous les autres membres de GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg pourront utiliser pour mesurer l’émission CO2 en matière de transport, de manière simple et univoque. Etes-vous intéressé à participer au pilote et/ou souhaitez-vous davantage d’information. Click http://www.gs1belu.org/carbon-footprint-4