Key to optimize internal and external business processes

Key to optimize internal and external business processes 2008 December 3 rd, Cologne www. eclass. de

Key to optimize internal and external business processes ► Why do we need a global standard for the classification and description of products and services ? ► General basics of the e. Cl@ss standard ► e. Cl@ss - project for small and medium-sized enterprises supported by the Ministry of Economics and Technology Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Why do we need e. Cl@ss? Electronic information flows between companies… … only the use of a common language make it possible to understand each other in global marketplaces Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Why do we need e. Cl@ss? Problem: An engineer needs a screw for his construction but does not know a manufacturer of screws I need a screw for my construction! Who manufactures screws? How can I find the screws needed? Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Why do we need a standardized classification system? The verbal description of a product is often different. The reasons are different areas in which employees are active. Engineers often have different descriptions for the same product such as buyers or distributors. vite vis or boulon Schraube Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne tornillo screw 螺� www. eclass. eu

Concept of leading classification Using e. Cl@ss as leading classification, also historical grown specifications could be added Purchasing • material groups Development • middle/end-numbers (814 306) (0108) Finance • index of cost groups (verbal) Supplier-Platform • product groups SE-Teams • assembling structure (verbal) • After Sales ef. A (unique failor identification) (020 -015 -107 -203) Suppliers • own descriptions (verbal) (012006) Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss – basic for product datamangement Research and development Technical specification Plant engineering and construction Blueprint Maintenance Planning and Processing of orders Disassembly and disposal database Production Marketing and sales Engineering Delivery and Billing Logistics - distribution Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne Logistics - procurement www. eclass. eu

Key to optimize internal and external business processes ► Why do we need a global standard for the classification and description of products and services ? ► General basics of the e. Cl@ss standard ► e. Cl@ss - project for small and medium-sized enterprises supported by the Ministry of Economics and Technology Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

General e. Cl@ss structure Segments The structure is represented by the e. Cl@sssymbol Main Groups Commodity Classes Property A Property B Property C Property. . . etc. + Keywords/ Synonyms + Sets of Properties Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne … a four level-structure www. eclass. eu

Search example for ‚battery‘ in e. Cl@ss: 27 -05 -01 -01 Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss-example: 23 -11 -01 screw (with head) Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss-example: 23 -11 -01 -01 screw Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

General requirements for international classificationand description-standards ► Standard data model based on ISO 13584 / IEC 61360, which ensures the automatic update of data ► Consideration of national and international standards – for classes, properties and values – ► World-wide availability of the standard for all participants in the market ► Consequent representation of the market by neutral description of products and services ► Transparent release management and stability of standard ► Suitable for an integral management of process data – from the development to the disposal of a product – ► Possibility of collaboration for all interested parties who want to and can contribute e. Cl@ss fulfils all requirements Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

The current e. Cl@ss – structure: release 6. 0 sectors / segment main groups ay till …s d ng i w ro ay d y b 524 4. 813 ∑ classes 32. 590 commodity classes 27. 227 attributes for product description 14. 300 standard sets of properties 10. 930 attributes and Release 6. 0 26 51. 200 key words ! g Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

2000 -2008: the growth of e. Cl@ss Release 6. 0 sectors / segment maingroups 32. 590 classes 14. 300 standard sets of properties commodity class on! 10. 930 properties for product description ing w o r till g s 21 SG … 22 SG 25 SG Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss top-level of Rel. 6. 0 comprises 26 segments 16 Food, beverages, tobacco 17 Machine, device (for special applications) 18 Equipment for mining, metallurgical plant, rolling mill and foundry 31 Polymers 19 Information, communication and media technology 32 Laboratory material, laboratory technology 20 Packing material 33 Installation (complete) 21 Tool 34 Medicine, medical technology, life science 22 Construction technology 35 Semifinished products, materials 23 Machine element, fixing, mounting 36 Machine, apparatus 24 Office products, equipment and technology, stationery 37 Industrial piping 25 Service 38 Inorganic chemicals 26 Energy, extraction product, secondary raw materials and residues 39 Organic chemicals 27 Electric engineering, automation, process control engineering 40 Occupational safety, accident prevention 28 Automotive technology 41 Marketing 29 Home economics, home technology 30 Auxiliary supply, additive, formulation ► e. Cl@ss offers complete coverage of materials and services according to the requirements from industry and trade Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Food, beverages, tobacco Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Example: product search classification multi language search criteria Transmitter keywords properties • the current version 6. 0 offers about 96. 000 search items • properties are ISO/IEC conform Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

General requirements for e. Cl@ss ► Standard data model based on ISO 13584 / IEC 61360, which ensures the automatic update of data ► Consideration of national and international standards – for classes, properties and values - ► World-wide availability of the standard for all participants in the market ► Consequent representation of the market by neutral description of products and services ► Transparent release management and stability of standard ► Suitable for an integral management of process data - from the development to the disposal of a product - ► Possibility of collaboration for all interested parties which want and can contribute Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss supports many languages 5. 0 5. 1. 1 5. 1. 2 5. 1. 3 5. 1. 4 6. 0 complete complete complete complete classes* classes complete complete classes Directly available via e. Cl@ss-Download. Portal Download available on request (contact e. Cl@ss head-office) classes* = classes and key words Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne Turc Czech Thai Portuguese Korean Japanese Dutch Chinese (trad. ) Rel. -version Chinese (simple) Spanish Italian French e. Cl@ss English Language product German ► Available language versions of the e. Cl@ss structure since January 2008 www. eclass. eu

Internationale Kunden Verfügbare Sprachversionen: Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch, Chinesisch, Italienisch, Deutsch (für Mitglieder zus. Niederländisch, Japanisch, Koreanisch, Portugiesisch, Thailändisch, Türkisch) ► ► 3754 Downloads von internationalen Firmen/Personen aus 76 Ländern entspricht 26% aller Downloads bis Okt 08 Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Key to optimize internal and external business processes ► Why do we need a global standard for the classification and description of products and services ? ► General basics of the e. Cl@ss standard ► e. Cl@ss - project for small and medium-sized enterprises supported by the Ministry of Economics and Technology Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

"e. Cl@ss for small and medium-sized enterprises" Acceleration of the introduction of e. Cl@ss in small and medium-sized enterprises by establishment of the continuous e. Cl@ss - extension with requirements of the medium-sized industry. Target group > 90 percent of all companies in Germany / Europe Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Advantages for SME by using e. Cl@ss To sell more by reducing costs (examples ) ► developing efficient value chains between suppliers and customers ► better orientation to electronic customer processes ► close collaboration between customers and suppliers in marketing and sales processes ► development and optimization of current or new groups of customers by e. Business ► securing/maximizing of realized sales volume with current customers ► only one-time costs to create electronic product data for all customers and partners world wide Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Project targets ► prime target 1: Acceleration of the use of e. Cl@ss in small and medium sized enterprises ► prime target 2: Acceleration of the permanent development of e. Cl@ss with additional, individual requirements of SMEs as well as by harmonization / integration of branch standards ► prime target 3: Transfer of the results in the target group SMEs / public relations Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Measures prime target 1: Acceleration of the use of e. Cl@ss in small and medium sized enterprises > Tools to support SME`s for the use of e. Cl@ss > e. Cl@ss practical workshops to proceed / solve concrete implementation scenarios in the enterprises. > Transfer of e. Cl@ss experiences by online information events With the introduction of e. Cl@ss relevant online information events an additional transfer channel is made available. > Startup-user-advice for SMEs / master data management Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Measures prime target 2: Acceleration of the permanent development of e. Cl@ss by SMEs as well as by harmonization / integration of existing branch standards > Direct integration of SMEs in the e. Cl@ss development by use of the e. Cl@ss Service. Portal > Harmonization / integration of branch standards currently ETIM, proficl@ss, PROLIST > offline tool for applications > Application support for KMU by the integration of automated check routines into the e. Cl@ss Service. Portal Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Change Request in e. Cl@ss Service. Portal Service Portal Registration User Interface language Login BEGINNER INTERNET Proposer, demandeur, Einreicher, … ADVANCED e. Cl@ss language Select Mode Expert Group Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

Measures ► prime target 3: Transfer of the results in the target group SMEs / public relations > Trade fair participation e. g. eprocure&supply > Materials (Project Flyer, Service. Portal Flyer, newsletter) > Brochure „e. Cl@ss Projekt Services“ > Best-Practice-Examples about the operational application of e. Cl@ss > SMEs specific information on project web site ( www. eclass. de) > Subject events Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

What is the e. Cl@ss association ? The e. Cl@ss association. . . ► is an open, international community ► was founded in 2000 by major industry companies in Germany ► is a non-profit organization, which defines, develops and distributes the e. Cl@ss classification standard ► is supported by its members which are companies, associations and institutions ► cooperates with well-known strategic partners in the fields of standardization and information technologies ► is represented in national and international standardization organizations Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss members: an international community April 2008 Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss member steering commitee Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu

e. Cl@ss offices e. Cl@ss Head-office Cologne (Germany): Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 84 -88 50968 Köln Tel. : 0221 -4981 -816 e. Mail: info@eclass. de contact: Thomas Einsporn e. Cl@ss Office China/Asia: Room A-305, Fuhua Mansion No. 8 North Chaoyangmen St. , Dongcheng District 100027 Beijing, CHINA Tel. : 0086 -10 -65547876 e. Mail: machentanz@rkwc. de contact: Dirk Machentanz, Ms Xu, Mr Cho e. Cl@ss Office USA: e. Cl@ss Office USA IHS Intermat Solutions 5333 Westheimer Road, Suite 100 USA- Houston, TX 77056 -5406 Tel. : 001 -713 -623 -4567 e. Mail: usa@eclass-office. com contact: Gene Hilll, Mark Strandquest, Bert Turner e. Cl@ss Office France: e. Cl@ss e. V. Bureau c/o cc-hubwoo Group 23, rue d'Aumale F-75009 Paris, Frankreich Tel. : 0800 -6195 -5560 e. Mail: france@eclass-office. com contact: Mme Pacaline Gojin e. Cl@ss Office Austria: c/o Term. Net Zieglergasse 28 1070 Wien, Österreich Web: www. eclass. at Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne e. Cl@ss Office BENELUX C/O Documentation & Translation Services, D&TS Kerkstraat 33 Venlo, Netherland www. eclass. eu

International cooperation's for standardization Collaboration and liaisons with ISO/ IEC • ISO TC 37 "Terminology and other language and content resources" • ISO TC 184 SC 4: „Industrial data“ (PLIB/ ISO 13584) • IEC SC 3 D „Data Sets for libraries “(Klassifikation elektrischer Komponenten und Definition von Data-Element-Types/ IEC 61360) • IEC TC 65 „Industrial process management and control Contribution by CEN • e. PDC, ISSS, … Collaboration with competitors • UNDP UN/SPSC • GS-1 GPC • ECCMA e. OTD (USDA gov. ) (automotive parts, white ware, …) (ISO 8000, ISO 22745) National collaboration with DIN Harmonization of national standards • Prolist, ETIM, Proficlass, Bauclass, … Thomas Einsporn, e. Cl@ss association, Cologne www. eclass. eu