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Issues with master data

Trading partners with whom you exchange EPCIS event data will request what is known as “supply chain master data” about your products, company, and locations that will be referenced in EPCIS events. This data takes two basic forms.

Product master data: NDC, GTIN, drug name, manufacturer, dosage form, and other product details.

Location master data: Business name and address details associated with a company GLN or other identifier.

There are a couple of issues with master data when it becomes supply chain master data—data that is shared with trading partners. One is the lack of automation involved in its exchange. When trading partners begin pilot tests with one another, the exchange and configuration of such data is typically done manually (such as through spreadsheets). There are several problems with this:

1. It doesn’t scale. Manual setup is fine for a pilot or two, but such a setup process doesn’t scale across dozens or hundreds of trading partners.

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