
BSA Partners in Productivity -- Navigation Page
Productivity is not really about the latest technology it is really about being a good partner. Good partners use a modest amount of technology like the Internet, Automatic Identification, and computer systems to enable the flow of information up and down the supply chain. Most importantly, good partners use standards to identify products and to communicate information so they can avoid the cost of special conditions to meet the needs of each of their trading partners.
Good partners drive down costs and enable higher levels of customer service by using industry standards.
The information about BSA standards has been arranged to answer the basic question:
What – This basic question is answered:
Executive Overview Start Here to read documents that take you into our body of knowledge.
In the self running slide show (13 slides)
Partners In Productivity Program
Why – These slide presentation explain the importance of driving down costs and elevating levels of customer service.
How – Those who want to be good partners need to establish a base line of understanding and use information on the internet to make sure they do comply with the standards
GS1 Global Trade Item Number - A non-technical understanding of
how old U.P.C. product numbers relate to new GTIN product numbers.
Take Action
Label Analysis and Documentation
Sample Best Practices Label Form (PDF Document) Click Here to download. Used to compare your company labels to the BSA guidelines. It also provides links into the BSA guidelines.
Best Practices
Label Form (MS Word)
Click Here to download. Use this to explain label placement and
format to your trading partners.
Providing Standard Item Records for products
Click here for a brief explanation of the SIR with a link to the appropriate section of the guidelines.
Step two after 3/11/2010