EDIFACT U.S. Industry Analysis.ppt

CALS/IDEProgramWorkingMeeting:EDIFACTFall1998Fairmont,WVEDIFACTU.S.IndustryAnalysisUN/EDIFACTEDIFACTIndustryAnalysis•Goal:–HelptheU.S.DoDdevelopapointofviewregardingmigratingtotheUN/EDIFACTstandard.•Approach:–SurveyvariousU.S.industriesandindustryassociationstogathertheirthoughtsonmigratingtotheUN/EDIFACTstandard.DevelopQuestionnaire•1.WithintheU.S.,bothindustryandgovernmentareexpressinginterestinacceleratingmigrationto,andalignmentwithUN/EDIFACTstandardsforEDI.Inyouropinion,fromtheperspectiveofanEDIprofessional,doyoufeelthatyourindustryasawholehascommittedtothisalignmentandareproductivelymovingtowardsit?•2.AreyoucurrentlyusingtheUN/EDIFACTstandard?•3.IfUN/EDIFACTiscurrentlyinuse,whatwasthedrivingreasonfortheimplementationofUN/EDIFACToverX12?•4.IfUN/EDIFACTisNOTcurrentlybeingused,hastherebeendiscussionwithinyourcompanyofmigrationtotheUN/EDIFACTstandard?Ifso,whatisyourtimeframeforcompletingtheimplementationandwhatarethedrivingforcesbehindthismigration?DevelopQuestionnaire•5.Duetothefundamentaldifferencesbetweenthetwostandards,ANSIX12andUN/EDIFACT,doyouforeseeaserious'push'toreachthisalignmentamongthosecompaniesthatarecurrentlyEDIcapable?•6.Doyoupersonallyfeelthatthisalignmenthasbeentemporarily'side-lined'duetothepotentialproblemsassociatedwithY2K?•7.MayIuseyourname,yourcomments,andcompanynameforthisquery?IdentifyTargetIndustries•IndustryAssociations:–121E-CommerceRelatedAssociationsfromECWorld–6EC/EDIIndustryGroupContactsfromDISA–23IntegratedBusinessCommunicationsAllianceTradeAssociation–171IndustryAssociationsfromYahooList--------------------------------------------------------------Isolated10SpecificIndustryAssociationsIdentifyTargetIndustries•15SpecificIndustriesTargeted:–Automotive,Aviation,BankingandFinance,Communications,Consulting,Electronics,Energy&Utilities,Healthcare,Insurance,Petroleum,Publishing,RawMaterials,Retail,Software,TransportationIndustryAssociationFeedback•EIAElectronicsIndustryDataExchangeAssociation(EIDX)–PattyRusher,EDIcontact,EIDX()iscurrentlyrecastingversion/release4010X12transactionsetstoEDIFACTmessages.–EIA/EIDXhasbriefedMs.ScottieKnottoftheJECPOontheseandrelatedissues.EIA/EIDXisalsoworkingwithECRCstoseethatDODstandardizesitsEC/EDIpractices.–EIA/EIDXisdevelopingDELJIT(DeliveryJust-in-Time)EDIFACTmessageimplementationguidelines.IndustryAssociationFeedback•AEROSPACEINDUSTRIESASSOCIATION(AIA)–TheAIA()VicePresidentforSupplierManagement,Mr.BillLewandowski,statedthattheAIAiscurrentlynotconsideringtheuseofEDIFACT.AIAendorsestheuseofANSIX12andhasalibraryofmaps,etc.fortheX12standard.–ItisinterestingtonotethatsomeofthetopissuesfacingAIAinvolveinternationaltraderelations(seelinkbelow).••AutomotiveIndustryActionGroup(AIAG)–NancyMalo,EDIProgramManager,fortheAIAG()statedthattheAIAGdoesnothaveapositionwithrespecttoEDIFACT.ShedidmentionthatGMiscurrentlyimplementingEDIFACTonawide-scaleandismandatingitfortheirsuppliers.–NotethatANX()isanemergingproject(VPNtradingpartnernetwork)withinAIAGthatwillsupportbothX12andEDIFACT(seeGeneralMotorsstrategy)•(see)IndustryAssociationFeedback•AIRTRANSPORTASSOCIATION(ATA)–KimLambert,ATAManagerforAirlineIndustryDataAutomationandchairoftheU.S.DelegateLiaisonTaskGroup(DLTG),statedthattheATA()doesnothaveapositionregardingmigratingtoEDIFACTbecausevariousbusinessprocesseswithinusehavevaryingneeds.–ShestatedthatallofthepassengerprocessingproceduresutilizesEDIFACTexclusively.FourinteractiveEDIFACTmessages(ReservationRequest&Response,andAvailabilityRequest&Response)arecurrentlyinusebytheairlines.Hotels,carrentalagencies,railways,andferriesarefollowingsuiteaswell.•(seeHertzRentalCarandtheSaberSystem)IndustryAssociationFeedback•ATA(continued)–TheSPEC2000initiativetolinktheworld’sairlinesandsuppliersembracesEDIFACTandthattheATAiscurrentlyworkingonanEDIFACTtranslationguide,whichisslatedtobereleasedby12/98.TheBoeingCompany(TomDiMarco)isaparticipatinginthisinitiative.ARINCandSITAarecurrentlytwomajoraviationindustryEDIcommunicationnetworks.Agoalofthisinitiativeistobuilda“completebridgetoEDIFACT”.SPEC2000EDIcanbeusedexclusively,orinconjunctionwithotherEDIstandards(i.e.,X12,UN/EDIFACT).•See://://•UniformCodeCouncil–JimMuenz,Sr.DirectorofElectronicCommerceforUCCandChairofX12(M),statedthatUCCiscurrentlyinvestigatingtheuseofEDIFACTfortheirusercompanies.–TheUCCfeelsthatasingleglobalstandardisthewaytogoforobviousreasons.However,hefeelsthatEDIFACTisabout4–7yearsonthehorizon.–UCCdoeshaveacompletesetofguidelinesforX12,whichwillbegearedtothedomesticindustrialandcommercialsectors.–AminimalsetofEDIFACTguidelinesarecurrentlyindevelopment.IndustryAssociationFeedback•AmericanTruckeringAssociation–RichCurtis,EDICoordinatorforATAandX12(I)representative,statedthatmosttruckingcompani