# Presentation: 612152

##  Key to optimize internal and external business processes 

***2008  December 3 rd, Cologne***

## 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 eCl@ss standard**
**eCl@ss - project for small and medium-sized enterprises supported by the Ministry of Economics and Technology **

## Why do we need eCl@ss? 

- Electronic information flows between companies...
- ... only the use of a common language make it possible **to understand each other **
**in global marketplaces**

## Why do we need eCl@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?**

## Why do we need a standardizedclassification system?

**vite**

**vis  or boulon**

**螺丝 **

**tornillo**

**Schraube**

**screw**

**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.**

##  middle/end-numbers

**Using eCl@ss as leading classification, also **
**historical grown specifications could be added **

**Development**
-  *middle/end-numbers*
- (814 306)

**Finance**
-  *index of cost groups*
- (verbal)

**Purchasing**
-  *material groups*
- (0108)

**       ****After Sales**
-  *efA (unique failor identification)*
- (012006)

**SE-Teams**
-  *assembling structure*
- (verbal)

**Supplier-Platform**
-  *product groups*
- (020-015-107-203)

**Suppliers**
-  *own descriptions*
- (verbal)

**Concept of leading classification**

## eCl@ss – basic for product datamangement

**database**

**Delivery and**
**Billing**

**Logistics**
**- distribution**

**Technical **
**specification**

**Logistics**
**- procurement**

**Production**

**Blueprint**

**Planning and**
**Processing**** ****of orders**

**Marketing**
** ****and sales**

**Research and **
**development**

** ****Maintenance**

**Disassembly and**
**disposal**

**Engineering**

**Plant engineering **
**and construction**

## 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 eCl@ss standard**
**eCl@ss - project for small and medium-sized enterprises supported by the Ministry of Economics and Technology **

## General eCl@ss structure

**... ****a four level-structure**

**Notes:**
As you see on this slide the eCl@ss-standard has a four-level classification.
Level 1 classifies the segments,
level 2 classifies the main groups,
level 3 classifies the groups and
level 4 classifies the commodity classes.
At the commodity class level there are keywords and synonyms, which are necessary for a better search process and better search results.
Indeed, the eCl@ss-standard has not only classification parts, but also the important part of properties. The properties are necessary to describe the products and services in detail. 
With the next slide I will give you an example of a product which is classified by eCl@ss.
Folie 8 - eCl@ss the international standard ...

## Search example for ‚battery‘ in eCl@ss:27-05-01-01

##  eCl@ss-example: 23-11-01 screw (with head)

##  eCl@ss-example: 23-11-01-01 screw

## 	General requirements for international classification- 	and 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**

**eCl@ss fulfils all requirements**

## The current eCl@ss – structure: release 6.0

**Release 6.0**

**attributes for ****product ****description**

**524**

**4.813**

**27.227**

**26**

**sectors / segment**

**main groups**

**groups**

**commodity ****classes**

**14.300** **standard sets ****            of  properties**
**10.930 attributes**

- and                   **51.200** **key words**

**32.590**

**∑ ****classes**

**The current eCl@ss – structure: release 6.0**

**...****still growing day by day !**

## 2000-2008: the growth of eCl@ss

- 21 SG

- 22 SG

- 25 SG

- 10.930 properties for product description

- sectors / segment

- maingroups

- groups

- commodity class

**14.300 **standard sets of  properties

**32.590 classes **

**...****still growing on!**

**Release 6.0**

## eCl@ss top-level of Rel. 6.0 comprises 26 segments

**eCl@ss offers complete coverage of materials and services according to the requirements from industry and trade**

## Food, beverages, tobacco

**Food, beverages, tobacco**

## Example: product search

**  ****the current version 6.0 offers about 96.000 search items**
**  ****properties  are ISO/IEC conform**

***keywords***

***properties***

***multi language***

***classification***

## General requirements for eCl@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**

## eCl@ss supports many languages

**Available language versions of the eCl@ss structure since January 2008**** **

**Directly available via eCl@ss-DownloadPortal **
**Download available on request (contact eCl@ss head-office****)**

**Language****product**

**eCl@ss**

**Rel.-version**

**German**

**English**

**French**

**Italian**

**Spanish**

**Chinese (simple)**

- Chinese (trad.)

- Dutch

- Japanese

- Korean

- Portuguese

- Thai

- Czech

- Turc

** ****5.0**

- complete

- complete

- complete

** ****5.1**

- complete

- complete

- complete

- complete

- complete

- complete

** ****5.1.1**

- complete

- complete

- complete

- complete

- complete

- complete

- classes*

- classes*

- classes*

- classes* = classes and key words

- classes

- classes

- classes

- classes

** ****5.1.2**

- complete

- complete

** ****5.1.3**

- complete

- complete

** ****5.1.4**

- complete

- complete

** ****6.0**

- complete

- complete

- classes*

## 3754 Downloads von internationalen Firmen/Personen aus 76 Ländern
entspricht 26% aller Downloads bis Okt 08

- entspricht **26%** aller Downloads bis Okt 08

**Internationale Kunden**

**Verfügbare Sprachversionen: Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch, Chinesisch, Italienisch, Deutsch**
**(für Mitglieder zus. Niederländisch, Japanisch, Koreanisch, Portugiesisch, Thailändisch, Türkisch)**

## 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 eCl@ss standard**
**eCl@ss - project for small and medium-sized enterprises supported by the Ministry of Economics and Technology**** **

## Target group > 90 percent of all companies in Germany / Europe

**Acceleration of the introduction of eCl@ss in small and medium-sized enterprises by establishment of the continuous eCl@ss - extension with requirements of the medium-sized industry.**
**Target group > 90 percent of all companies in Germany / Europe**

**"eCl@ss for small and medium-sized enterprises"**** **** **

## Advantages for SME by using eCl@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 eBusiness**
**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**

## prime target 1:	Acceleration of the use of eCl@ss in small and 	medium sized enterprises 

**prime target 1:****	****Acceleration of the use of eCl@ss in small and ****	****medium sized enterprises **
**prime target 2:****	****Acceleration of the permanent development of ****	****eCl@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**

**Project ****targets**** **

## prime target 1: Acceleration of the use of eCl@ss in small and 	medium sized enterprises 

** **
**Tools to support SME`s for the use of eCl@ss **
**eCl@ss practical workshops**
- 	to proceed / solve concrete implementation scenarios in the enterprises.
**Transfer of eCl@ss experiences by online information events**
- 	With the introduction of eCl@ss relevant online information events an additional transfer channel is made available.
**Startup-user-advice for SMEs / master data management**
** **

**Measures**

**prime target 2:****	****Acceleration of the permanent development of eCl@ss**
**	****	****by SMEs as well as by harmonization /**
**	****	****integration of existing branch standards**
**Direct integration of SMEs in the eCl@ss development by use of the eCl@ss ServicePortal**
**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 eCl@ss ServicePortal**
** **

**Measures**** **

## Change Request in eCl@ss ServicePortal

**Change Request in eCl@ss ServicePortal**

**Select****Mode**

**A D V A N C E D**

**B E G I N N E R**

*Login*

*Registration*

**I N T E R N E T**

**Expert Group**

**Proposer,**
**demandeur,**
**Einreicher,**
**...**

**Service Portal**

## prime target 3: Transfer of the results in the target group SMEs / 	public relations

- Trade fair participation e.g. eprocure&supply
- Materials (Project Flyer, ServicePortal Flyer, newsletter)
- Brochure „eCl@ss Projekt Services“
- Best-Practice-Examples about the operational application of eCl@ss
- SMEs specific information on project web site ( www.eclass.de)
- Subject events

**Measures**

## What is the eCl@ss association ?

**The eCl@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 eCl@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**

## eCl@ss members: an international community

**eCl@ss members: an international community**

**April 2008**

## eCl@ss member steering commitee 

**eCl@ss member steering commitee**** **

## eCl@ss offices

_**eCl@ss Office**__** **__**China/Asia**_**:**
**Room A-305, Fuhua Mansion**
**No. 8 North Chaoyangmen St., Dongcheng District**
**100027 Beijing, CHINA**
**Tel.: 0086-10-65547876**
**eMail: machentanz@rkwc.de**
_**contact**_**: Dirk Machentanz, Ms Xu, Mr Cho**

_**eCl@ss Head-office Cologne **__**(Germany)**_**:**
**Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 84-88**
**50968 Köln**
**Tel.: 0221-4981-816**
**eMail: info@eclass.de**
_**contact**_**: Thomas Einsporn**

_**eCl@ss Office France: **_
**eCl@ss e.V. Bureau**
**c/o cc-hubwoo Group**
**23, rue d'Aumale**
**F-75009 Paris, Frankreich**
**Tel.: 0800-6195-5560**
**eMail: france@eclass-office.com**
_**contact**_**:**
**Mme Pacaline Gojin**

_**eCl@ss Office USA**_**:**
**eCl@ss Office USA**
**IHS Intermat Solutions**
**5333 Westheimer Road, Suite 100**
**USA- Houston, TX 77056-5406**
**Tel.: 001-713-623-4567**
**eMail: usa@eclass-office.com**
_**contact**_**: Gene Hilll, ****Mark Strandquest, Bert Turner**

_**eCl@ss Office BENELUX**_
_**C/O**__** Documentation & Translation Services, D&TS**_** **
**Kerkstraat 33**
**Venlo, Netherland**

_**eCl@ss Office Austria:**_**c/o  TermNet ****Zieglergasse 28****1070 Wien, Österreich **
**Web: www.eclass.at**

**Notes:**
perhaps we will open an ecl@ss office in the netherlands

further cooperations 

## Collaboration and liaisons with ISO/ IEC

**ISO TC 184 SC 4**: „Industrial data“ (PLIB/ ISO 13584)
**IEC SC 3D** „Data Sets for libraries “(Klassifikation elektrischer Kom-ponenten und Definition von Data-Element-Types/ IEC 61360)
**IEC TC 65** „Industrial process management and control

**Collaboration and liaisons with ISO/ IEC**

**International cooperation's for standardization**

**Harmonization of national standards**
** ****Prolist, ETIM, Proficlass, Bauclass,...**

**Collaboration with competitors**

** ****UNDP UN/SPSC ****	**(USDA gov.)
** ****GS-1 GPC  ****	**(automotive parts, white ware,...)
** ****ECCMA eOTD****	**(ISO 8000, ISO 22745)

**Contribution by CEN**
** ****ePDC, ISSS,...**

**National collaboration with DIN**