Links to IT and Logistics Standards Organizations
ANSI has served as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for 80 years. The Institute is a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations.
ANSI's primary goal is to promote and facilitate voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems. The Institute represents the interests of nearly 1,400 company, organization, government agency, institutional and international members through its headquarters in New York City, and its satellite office in Washington, D.C.
ANSI does not itself develop American National Standards, rather it facilitates development by establishing consensus among qualified groups. The Institute ensures that its guiding principles -- consensus, due process and openness – are followed by the more than 175 distinct entities currently accredited under the Federation’s three methods of accreditation (organization, committee or canvass). ANSI-accredited developers support the progress of national and international standards, addressing the critical trends of technological innovation, marketplace globalization and regulatory reform.
AIM is the worldwide authority on automatic identification data collection and networking in a mobile environment. AIM global trade association of providers users componentsnetworkssystems services that manage integration with information management systems. strives to stimulate understandingadoption use technology member company products through setting standards marketing educationmarket researchadvocacy industry relations.
AutoID.org
The goal for this site is to keep end users, organizations, and companies in the Automatic Identification Data Collection industry up to date with essential standards activities and technical information that can effect business decisions. autoid.org(tm) also offers website creation, website management and web hosting services for small and large companies and trade organizations in the automatic identification business.
Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA)
Two sites are: http://www.disa.org/ and http://www.X12.org
DISA – the association for electronic commerce – is a not-for-profit organization that offers a variety of outreach initiatives and extensive educational programs.
DISA offers a conference on e-commerce, provides seminars on eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML), Internet security, publishes implementation guides and the X12 standards and hosts standards-setting and networking forums. DISA offers industry-specific conferences on tomorrow’s e-commerce issues and challenges.
Representing e-commerce professionals from around the world, DISA’s affiliation with EC User Groups, the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12, and many others, facilitates an interchange of e-commerce topics hitting the global market. To encourage emerging Internet technologies of U.S. and international e-commerce environments, the X12 committee is working on the next generation of electronic data interchange (EDI). In the international arena, DISA and ASC X12 serve as the entry point for the United States into the United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for administration, commerce and transport (UN/EDIFACT) process. UN/EDIFACT, an international standard relating to facilitation of trade goods and services, is developed and maintained under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Europe.
ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 130 countries.
ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947 with a mission of promoting the development of standardization and related activities to encourage the international exchange of goods and services. The organization strives to develop cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. ISO's work results in international agreements which are published as International Standards.
SC31 is a Subcommittee of Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1) on Information Technology. JTC 1 is jointly sponsored by the ISO and IEC. Access to other JTC 1 Subcommittee sites may be reached via this site. The Uniform Code Council (UCC) acts as secretariat to SC31under the auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the United States National Standards Body.
The mission of the ITSA is to foster public/private partnerships to increase the safety and efficiency of surface transportation through the application of advanced technologies. ITS America was mandated by the U.S. Congress in 1991 to coordinate the development and deployment of intelligent transportation systems in the United States.
The MH10 is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited committee. SC8 focuses on coding and labeling of unit loads. Overall, MH10 strives to enable freight movement with transportation and distribution systems by providing standards for transport packages and unit loads. These standards include dimensions, definitions, terminology, coding, labeling and performance criteria.c
NITL is the oldest and largest organization in the United States representing the transportation policy interests of shippers, those companies that place freight of all kinds onto any mode of transportation. League members include associations, organizations and third party logistics companies representing shippers.
Since 1907, NITL has been the shippers' voice in legislative, regulatory and legal arenas. The league is also the leading forum for members and carrier associates to work together to improve the efficiency of their own operations and that of the entire transportation system.
GS1 US, a not-for-profit standards organization, is one of the most respected leaders in global commerce. GS1 US administers the Universal Product Code (U.P.C.) and develops worldwide standards for identification codes, data carriers, and electronic commerce. More than 250,000 member companies doing business in 25 major industries use open, global standards to optimize their supply chain and business processes.
As a member organization of GS1, GS1 US is part of a fully integrated global organization representing over a million companies doing business across 145 countries using the GS1 system.
A User-Driven Organization
Users drive and govern the actions of GS1 US. The mission of GS1 US is built on the longstanding commitment to serve the business needs of its member companies through the development of user-driven and user-tested standards and solutions. Whether customers are from small businesses or multi-national enterprises, GS1 US has the solutions that businesses have asked for.
A Vision for the Future
The needs of business are increasing and changing rapidly. GS1 US continues to be responsive to these needs with an expanding vision and strategy for efficient global commerce. From its ongoing sponsorship of cutting-edge technology research, to its role as advocate for the interests of industry, GS1 US develops and supports business strategies that improve commerce and enhance supply chain efficiency.
VICS EDI is the standard used by the general merchandise retail industry and is a subset of the ANSI ASC X12 national standard. VICS EDI is utilized by thousands of companies – department and specialty retail stores, mass merchandisers and their suppliers.
The VICS EDI Retail Users Group was initially formed in late 1986, when 18 companies began development of a common interpretation of the ANSI ASC X12 Purchase Order. By October 1987, 46 companies representing retailers and suppliers of the retail industry were involved in this development effort.
The electronic format for the purchase order was published in April 1987 and in November 1987 the Conventions and Implementation Guidelines for VICS EDI were expanded to include several more transaction sets.
In January, 1988, the UCC became the management and administrative body for VICS EDI.
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Founded in 1963, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is the preeminent association for individuals involved in supply chain management. CSCMP provides educational, career development, and networking opportunities to its more than 9,000 members and to the entire profession. CSCMP was originally founded as the National Council of Physical Distribution Management (NCPDM) in January 1963. NCPDM was formed by a visionary group of educators, consultants, and managers who envisioned the integration of transportation, warehousing, and inventory as the future of the discipline. At that time, physical distribution was just beginning to edge its way into the corporate lexicon and make its considerable presence felt in the business community. In 1985, recognizing the growing field of logistics, the association’s focus broadened as it changed its name to the Council of Logistics Management (CLM). It stayed that way until 2004 when CLM’s Executive Committee voted to become CSCMP, effective in 2005.