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| 6.1 Supply Chain Standards Management & Promotion Council |
In April 2009, Supply Chain Standards Management & Promotion Council was founded by various industry
groups and businesses to help promote efficient supply chain information system in Japanese retail industry.
The activities of the council includes maintenance and promotion of Ryutsu Business Message Standard (see
2.1.1), which was initially developed under the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
At the moment, GS1 Japan acts as a secretariat of the council.
The Supply Chain Standards Management & Promotion Council held it’s inaugural General Assembly in Tokyo
in April 2009.
The council includes the trade associations of producers, distributors and sellers in the consumer goods industry
as full members and IT businesses as supporting members. As of July 2009, it has 45 full member organizations
and 97 supporting members.
In 2009, the council is being operated by the structure shown below:
(1) General Assembly
The council holds its general assembly once a year. It approves the results of activities of the previous year as
well as the new work items for the next year. It also appoints the officers of the council. At the inaugural general
assembly held in April 2009 president and managing vice-presidents were elected. The terms of these officers
are two years.
(2) Executive Committee
The role of the executive committee includes making important decisions on the council's management:
admitting new members, establishing and abolishing working groups, and appointing working group members.
In 2009, the committee is composed of 14 of the full member organizations.
(3) Working Groups
The Council has five working groups as following. |
1) Message Maintenance Working Group |
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This group maintains and manages the Ryutsu BMS messages and various guidelines. The work is done in
response to requests from full members for a change or addition to the established standards. The group
examines such requests, decides on the steps to be taken, revises the relevant guideline and publishes the
new standards. |
2) Product Master Data Working Groups |
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This group maintains and manages the Ryutsu BMS messages pertaining to the exchange of product master
data and related guideline, as well as updating standard master data items. |
3) Technical Specification Working Group |
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This group maintains and manages the guidelines for network technology and information processing
technology used for exchanging the standard messages of the Ryutsu BMS via communications circuits. |
4) Logistics System Working Group |
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This group maintains and manages the implementation guideline for dispatch lists used together with
logistics labels inked to the message of the Ryutsu BMS.
5) Promotion Working Group
This group examines and implements steps to diffuse the Ryutsu BMS among SMEs. |
5) Promotion Working Group |
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This group examines and implements steps to diffuse the Ryutsu BMS among SMEs. |
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(4) Activities for diffusion and promotion
To diffuse the Ryutsu BMS, the council is doing the following activities: |
1) Dispatching lecturers to meetings held by full members |
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At the request of a full member, the council sends specialist lecturers to a committee meeting, briefing or
other event held by the full member. |
2) Holding lecture meetings on the Ryutsu BMS |
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The council holds courses on the Ryutsu BMS every month in three categories: basic, introductory and perishable
foods courses. |
3) Holding seminars for diffusing the Ryutsu BMS |
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The council holds a half-day seminar on the Ryutsu BMS at several main cities across the country. |
4) Holding the Ryutsu BMS Forum & Exhibition |
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In November 2009, the council will hold the Ryutsu BMS Forum & Exhibition. At this event, in addition to various seminars
and panel discussions, an exhibition of Ryutsu BMS-related products will be exhibited by supporting members. |
(5) Registration of the Ryutsu BMS trademark
GS1 Japan has applied for trademark registration of the Ryutsu BMS logo to be used for recommending products
and services that comply with the Ryutsu BMS specifications.
