FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO FSO Project Meeting (online) 30.07.2015 AGENDA 1) SWOT-Feedback and consequences 2) Next steps 3) Updates a. Service b. Net Ball FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO FSO – FEDAS Standardisation Organisation Objective: Moving towards a gobal industry standard FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO Outlook & Options STATUS QUO PRO ACTIVE PASSIVE The sport industry community get the feling that the PCLK is dead Promote the PCK & Agree on additional Common coding Slowly stop promoting and further developing the PCK STOP SWOT Analysis PROJECT-2017 “FEDAS Version 3” Milestones FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO Jan.2015 Task Force Project Presentaion and discussion Jan. 2015 Steering Comm Steering Committee accept the lunch of the pre-study July 2015 Sept.2015 Jan.2016 Feb.2016 Jan.2017 SWOT analysis Steering Comm. FEDAS 3.0 Steering Comm. Roll-Out A SWOT feedback form was distributed, the result collected and presented to the project team Steering Committee will on their meeting in September decide if FEDAS 3.0 shall be developed Firts ideas of FEDAS 3.0 to be presented Project sign-off by Steering Committee Roll-out of FEDAS 3.0 PROJECT 2017 FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO PROJECT-2017 “FEDAS Version 3” SWOT Analysis - New activity concept Color code Size code --- Announcement Event ISPO 2016 FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO SWOT Feedback STRENGTH Helpful to achieve the objective OPPORTUNITIES WEAKNESSES Harmful to achieve the objective THREATS SWOT - STRENGTH FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO Uniformity Communication statistics, Not complex (simplification of article handling) Can be used as internal key or as parallel key (simplifying transfer) Unique and Logic User-friendly for all size of companies Accurate Well structured classification code User-friendly (even for consumer / online platforms) Top down approach Covers the major part of the existing products on the market Available (online DB) and maintained in multiple languages Continuity over the past / < 15 years = Industry standard Statistics according to main groups and or activities (BW) Implemented and well accepted by many leading retailers Flexible Space for new product groups Statistics internal and external comparisons (Gfk: market reports) No better solution available in our industry WEAKNESSES STRENGTH OPPORTUNITIES - THREATS = KFS Key Success Factor FEDAS Standardisation Organisation SWOT - WEAKNESSES FSO STRENGTH OPPORTUNITIES WEAKNESSES The code has a limitation (6-digits) Mainly used in Europe Independent organisation founded by a few members only Not all activities are covered by the concept Gender only for textile and some other limited product groups Translation sometimes not good enough The key is only used by certain retailers, some major retailer missing Not category drive Multi-Sport & 2x Leisure activities are much to broad Suppliers sometimes feel forced to provide the code Multisport is the basket for everything Not detailed enough More training to show the user the benefit Awareness: executive management & users Colors, material and sizes not covered Hardly any new retailers or brands have started using the key No key advantages for the suppliers/brands THREATS = KKS Key Killer Factor FEDAS Standardisation Organisation SWOT - OPPORTUNITY FSO STRENGTH OPPORTUNITIES WEAKNESSES FEDAS to be used by everyone within our industry Adding additional business like service, rental Link to standard code information like HS, recycling info, inco term 2000,….. Focus on a more global positioning Make market reports available Extend the structure to grant more granularity Motivate WFSGI to promote and host the PCK Improve the data standard integrity within Product Main Group (focus on silhouette) & Product Sub-Group (focus on Gender-Age) Extend the key to be feasible also for specialised shops Offer report functionality Improve code standard integrity around Compete, Train, Teamsport, Replica, Fan & Fashion/Leisure Styles Adding category to each sport (activity) Stronger involvement of the industry to cover better our need ERP integration, cooperation with ERP providers Clear code for color, gender and sizes range Maintain EN/CE norm info THREATS = KFS Key Success Factor Motivate more suppliers/brands to use the code Create advantages for the suppliers/brands (e.g. feedback market figures) FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO STRENGTH OPPORTUNITIES WEAKNESSES SWOT - THREATS Other upcoming standards, lunched by global retailers such as Amazon, Taobao, Ali Baba Group etc. Danger of adding unnecessary codes to the new concept Cost and effort of changing is too high Lack of interest Some company will stick to the old version Switching to GPC (global Prod Code) of GS1 THREATS = KKS Key Killer Factor A new version can be too complicate Chaos if we permit the use of both versions Benefits of new FEDAS PCK are not substantial enough to motivate users to make change FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO SWOT - Key Findings WEAKNESSES STRENGTH 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Uniform, unique, logic structure Continuity (15 years) User-friendly (Industry & Consumer) Good base for developing statistics (BW) Public available online in 7 languages Certain flexibility within the limit of the 6digits 7) Covers the majority of the product groups required in Europe 8) Simplifying the transfer to own internal coding concept 1) 2) 1) Would suite most retailers (large potential) 2) Extend the content of the exiting code by using all options 3) Get WFSGI on board 4) If an extended code is developed then make sure it covers all need internationally, for specialised shops and adding category. 5) Extend the concept adding codes not yet standardised 6) Integrate report functionality 7) Involved ERP providers 1) Other upcoming standards lunched by global (online) retailers 2) Lack of interest 3) Too high cost of change 4) Transfer (-time) 5) Chaos and now uniformity - end of FEDAS PCK OPPORTUNITIES Key user group is Europe The 6-digits code has its limitation (international implementation) 3) Certain activities missing 4) Certain European key players (retailers) missing 5) Gender only available for textile and some other limited product groups 6) Not category driven 7) Activities “Multisport” and “Leisure” basket for a lot of products 8) Organisation too weak – few members 9) Awareness: Executive Management and users 10) No key advantages for supplier/brands THREATS FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO Next Steps 1) Feedback from participants of this meeting 2) Report and presentation will be distributed to rest of the task 3) F2F (face to face) meeting with the workgroup (MRT, UHN, ANL,..) Proposal to the Steering Committee 4) Result to be presented to the Steering Committee in September (9.9.2015) 5) Steering Committee to decide on the next activities FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO Futsal (Select Sport DK) Indoor soccer (for details please consult the enclosed brochure). It seems that for the time being no special equipment exists (must be confirmed), but if this activities is needed, it would be sufficient to allocate it to an own main group under the activity 88 “Various games & sports”. FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO Service: New Product Type (IDE) FEDAS Standardisation Organisation FSO Netball (Mizuno) New product Main Group “Netball” under Activity 88 “Various games” and allocate the single products in the product sub group. e.g. 1.88.40 = Hardware. Various games. Netball 1.88.40.3= Balls 1.88.40.9 = Accessories 3.88.40 = Footwear. Various games. Netball 3.88.40.1. = Netball shoes •Adapt the title of the activity “Various Games” to “Various Games & Sports”.