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	Enter your search  GMAFPA . e-Collaboration Industry Issues Industry Committees Highlighted Publications Agency Member Information GMA's Industry Affairs work provides a key benefit to GMA members and provides value to the industry as a whole by working to determine best policies and practices in areas such as unsaleables, systems, GM/HBC, logistics and distribution and more. Agency Membership The merger of GMA and the Association of Sales & Marketing Companies creates an excellent opportunity for us to further strengthen our Industry Affairs work, combining efforts where appropriate. GMA is now are able to speak with a unified, more powerful voice on industry issues, collaborating to do the work to make the supply chain more efficient. GMA Agency Members can obtain more information on the GMA Agency Division of this Web site. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS [Free Adobe Acrobat Reader needed] » 2007 IS/LD Conference Presentations » 2006 Unsaleables Conference Presentations » 2006 IS/LD CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS » 2005 GMA CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF FOOD PRESENTATIONS » 2005 IS/LD CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS » 2005 MSM CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Speakers' presentations for the 2005 MSM Conference are now online! » 2005 UNSALEABLES CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 7/9/2008 Import Safety Summit Washington, DC more » 7/9/2008 Nutrient Essentials: Sodium and the Healthy Plate Chicago, IL more » 7/14/2008 Better Process Control School Baton Rouge, LA more » 9/21/2008 Joint Industry Unsaleables Conference St. Petersburg, FL more » 9/21/2008 Merchandising, Sales and Marketing (MSM) Conference St. Petersburg, FL more » View Complete Events Calendar » E-Collaboration, the use of Internet based technologies to facilitate continuous automated exchange of information between supply chain partners, remains a critical CPG business priority. E-Collaboration is about companies working together to integrate their operations and eliminate barriers that impact their ability to satisfy consumers and drive out unnecessary cost. It is being used to integrate previously separate aspects of the supply chain and to enhance the value delivered to the consumer by providing a series of practical improvement concepts to unlock this value. Accurate data synchronization is a cornerstone to e-collaboration and foundational to EPC/RFID implementation. To ensure that CPG manufacturers are involved in the latest developments, GMA works closely with other industry associations and standards development bodies, including GCI, GS1, EPCglobal, AIM, FMI and CIES. Related Resources: Implementation of Global Data Synchronization Investigation of EPC/RFID » Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) » Data Synchronization Resource Center » Direct Store Delivery (DSD) » e-Collaboration » Food & Consumer Product Security » Logistics/Distribution » New Ways of Working Together » Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) / Electronic Product Code (EPC) » Sales » Unsaleables more industry issues » Industry Committees The Industry Affairs Council and our seven Industry Affairs committees are working tirelessly on our members behalf. more » Industry Efforts GMA’s Industry Affairs Group helps forecast trends, manage change in the food industry and increase supply chain efficiencies. By working hand-in-hand with our most powerful resource – GMA members – Industry Affairs strives to continually improve the complex trading partner relationship. more » Industry Resources Check here for free industry downloads, including timely studies and reports. more »
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