Miodrag Mitic General Manager Business Development Princeton 23

Miodrag Mitic General Manager Business Development Princeton 23 May 2005 Kick-off Meeting HUG

Introduction to GS 1 • Mission: • To lead the design and implementation of global standards to improve the supply and demand chain • Roles: • Develop global, open, multi-sectorial standards • Train and educate on the standards • Promote and help to implement standards, thus facilitating best business solutions • Ultimate Objective: • To be the number One Standards Organisation in the world for the management of supply and demand chains © 2004 GS 1

GS 1 was formerly known as EAN International. In 2002 the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and the Electronic Commerce Council of Canada (ECCC) became members of GS 1. © 2004 GS 1

GS 1 World Map GS 1 Member Organisations Membership allocated on a direct company basis by GS 1 101 MOs representing 1, 000+ member companies in 155 countries © 2004 GS 1

GS 1 is… • A “not-for-profit” organisation • Neutral from the business partners • User driven and user governed • Committed to serve all companies, both multinationals and SMEs • A platform for collaborative agreements between business partners © 2004 GS 1

Management Board (selection) • Ahold USA • Cisco Systems • Delhaize Group • DHL Logistics • Hewlett-Packard • Johnson & Johnson • JM Smucker Company • Lowe’s • Kraft • Metro • MIT • Nestlé • Procter & Gamble • Reckitt Benckiser • Royal Ahold • Unilever • US Do. D • Samsung Tesco • Wal*Mart Stores • Wal*Mart International • Wegmans • … © 2004 GS 1

TOR • The GS 1 global Healthcare User Group (HUG) is established as a voluntary global group of GS 1 members and invited supply chain participants • Minimum two meetings per year • Scope to be defined during first meeting © 2004 GS 1

TOR - Objectives • Work with key partners in the healthcare supply chain to develop and optimise the use of global standards. • Facilitate awareness in the healthcare sector of new technologies and methods of doing e-business. • Provide advice and recommendations on GS 1 on issues and opportunities in the healthcare sector. • Promote the implementation of GS 1 voluntary, global business standards throughout the healthcare sector. © 2004 GS 1

Agenda 23 rd May 2005 13: 00 PM Welcome from UCC Dennis Harrison, Acting UCC president for EAN. UCC and UCCnet 13: 10 PM Opening Remarks Miodrag Mitic, General Manager Business Development, GS 1 Head Office 13: 20 PM Administrative Topics and Opening Issues § Agenda review § Anti trust statement § Self-introduction participants and expectations from HUG 13: 45 PM EAN. UCC Standards – an overview John Roberts, Director Channel Management Uniform Code Council, Inc (soon to be GS 1 US) 14: 30 PM Analysis of the Global Situation in Healthcare Ulrike Kreysa, Business Development Project Manager, GS 1 Head Office 15: 00 PM Coffee break © 2004 GS 1

Agenda 23 rd May 2005 © 2004 GS 1

Agenda 24 th May 2005 © 2004 GS 1