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Uniform Communication Standard
{{Confusing, date=July 2009 UCS, or Uniform Communication Standard, is used by the grocery and retail-oriented industries for electronic transactions. It is a subset of the X12 X12 or X-12 may refer to: * ASC X12, the standard for the development and maintenance of Electronic Data Interchange standards for the United States * Convair X-12 The Convair SM-65B Atlas, or Atlas B, also designated X-12 was a prototype of th ... national standard consisting of some 300-plus general-purpose EDI messages. Within that large base set, many verticals are built on a small subset with narrow focus. Usage While starting in the grocery side of business, current users of UCS include: * manufacturers * retailers * wholesalers * brokers * beverage (alcohol) * convenience stores * food service industries * wholesale drug * mass merchandising * service merchandising * public warehousing History In the 1960s, the Transportation Data Coordinating Committee DCC whose work later evolved into the AN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grocery
A grocery store ( AE), grocery shop ( BE) or simply grocery is a store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday U.S. usage, however, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket, and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries. In the UK, shops that sell food are distinguished as grocers or grocery shops (though in everyday use, people usually use either the term "supermarket" or a "corner shop" or "convenience shop"). Larger types of stores that sell groceries, such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, usually stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items. Small grocery stores that sell mainly fruit and vegetables are known as greengrocers (Britain) or produce markets (U.S.), and small grocery stores that predominantly sell prepared food, such as candy and snacks, are known as convenience shops or delicatessens. Definition The definition of "grocery s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANSI X12
The Accredited Standards Committee X12 (also known as ASC X12) is a standards organization. Chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1979, it develops and maintains the X12 Electronic data interchange (EDI) and Context Inspired Component Architecture (CICA) standards along with XML schemas which drive business processes globally. The membership of ASC X12 includes technologists and business process experts, encompassing health care, insurance, transportation, finance, government, supply chain and other industries. The name "X12" is a sequential designator assigned by ANSI at the time of accreditation. ASC X12 has sponsored more than 315 X12-based EDI standards and a growing collection of X12 XML schemas for health care, insurance, government, transportation, finance, and many other industries. ASC X12's membership includes 3,000 standards experts representing over 600 companies from multiple business domains. Organization ASC X12 is led by two groups. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
