Every well-organized supply chain is backed up by a fast information flow. Retailing generates an enormous amount of data, which can only be managed and used with IT systems. 
Managing the Data Flood
Orders, delivery notes, invoices – retailing companies and their suppliers exchange huge amounts of data every day. About 20 years ago this was expensive and time-consuming: piles of paper were typical. Coordination processes were laborious and complicated. Those in charge were facing the challenge of dealing with this flood of data without losing control. Today Electronic Data Interchange Processing Systems take care of the exchange of information quickly and efficiently.
Easy Master Data Exchange
A number of business processes are based on Master Data. This data has to be up-to-date to ensure that processes can operate flawlessly. METRO Group and its suppliers are increasingly using the internet-based data pool SA2 Worldsync to exchange data quickly and efficiently.
RFID is Revolutionizing Logistics and Warehouse Management
Radio Frequency Identification – RFID in short – means that data can be automatically transmitted using radio waves. Manufacturers and retailers can use this ground-breaking technology to significantly optimize their processes.
Metro Data Warehouse: Full Control at a Click
Metro Data Warehouse provides METRO Group’s suppliers with the latest article master and dynamic data from Germany via the Internet. The system supports METRO Group’s retailing partners to plan and manage their business processes.
MMS-CAT: The Fast-Track to Data Management
Suppliers can use the Metro Merchandising System-Catalog MMS-CAT to exchange article master data with METRO Group. Manufacturers can send the latest information about articles to METRO Group more quickly and easily. When it has arrived it is managed with modern systems and regularly updated.
