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Getting Started with submitting Electronic Billback Reporting for deviated billbacks . . .
Many distributors are unsure of where to begin. When I talk to them about sending a data file for their deviated billbacks rather than emailing a static report format, distributors are sometimes hesitant because they want to make sure one solution and the same file layout will satisfy every manufacturer trading partner’s requirements.
The good news is there are easy-to-adopt industry standards for
Among many pieces of information that manufacturers absolutely covet are:
Unit level data
P&L information (by contract, category, SKU, etc.)
Price Optimization capability
Market Share realization
There is a tremendous amount of energy and focus placed on organizations to select and implement great reporting and analytics tools to help plan and analyze their trading relationship data. The need to select a great reporting and analytics platform for information analysis is paramount to managing a superior business. It is, in fact, no longer a differentiator but a requirement to stay competitive.
by Brian Maloney
Hi, I’m Brian Maloney and my Social Security number is…….well I won’t go that far but I can tell you this: Hi, we’re Answers Systems and our GLN number is 1100001011810. So there you have it. Take this number and use it wherever you like. After years of preaching standardization in the Foodservice Industry and Contract Management more specifically, we figured we better eat our own words and sign us up for a GLN. If you don’t know what a GLN is, it’s a unique number for our place of business.
Just like a GTIN is a unique...
Answers Systems has been in production with our proprietary application, EclaimSM since 2006 – it’s allowed us to become an industry leader with billback data acquisition and implement foodservice trading partner inter-connectivity at every opportunity. Most of the Top 50 Broadline Distributors have already been set up and 70 of the largest chain operators are sending their claims electronically to their designated client mailbox at Answers.
Eclaim is a perfected blend of technology and dedi
Posted by Janet Zlokovich
As we wrap up the 2009 year, I want to leave you one thought as you have discussions with your supply chain partners on trade promotion . . . .
Collaboration on data exchange should be a key factor when you establish the core objectives for your trade program model. A requirement of the model must include the submission of electronic billback reporting to the manufacturer for claim settlement. It is simply the only way vendor partners will have the proper insigh
Posted by Stacy Jackson
Through our years of experience in helping clients manage their Data Acquisition & Data Management in trade promotion management, we've identified the following potential pain points that foodservice manufacturers face:
* Slow (or NO) submission of claims
* Claim information scattered throughout the organization
* Lack of internal capability to receive electronic claims
* Data mapping of incoming claims
* Matching claims to contracts
* N
posted by Stacy Jackson
Today's post is an overview of the concept of The Seven Critical Steps in Best-Practice trade promotion Management. These steps have been identified and document by Answers Systems based on over 20-years of contract management and claim settlement experience in the foodservice industry.