The forum provides a conduit where these issues can be discussed and fed back to the wider industry to drive consistent ways of operating.
The purpose of the group is:
- Lowering the barriers to trade by providing compatibility and consistent data standards.
- Encouraging improved efficiency, reducing data duplication, and encouraging cost reduction throughout the supply chain.
- Introducing and maintaining a Uniform - a unified format to enable companies to supply product data in a format used by business supplies vendors and resellers. Click here to visit our Industry Standards section.
- Evolving the data format to take account of product diversification and the increased need for additional environmental data.
- Feeding information back into the trade on issues or opportunities affecting manufacturers, resellers, wholesalers and service providers.
- Providing collaboration and communication opportunities to benchmark and compare information and knowledge.
All BOSS members are welcome to take part in meetings. To get involved, email liz@bossfederation.co.uk