Global Data Synchronization Network Overview
The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) was created as an industry endorsed initiative to overcome product data inaccuracies and increase efficiency among trading partners and their supply chains. GDSN is a web based, interconnected network of interoperable data pools and a global registry.
With GDSN you can capture and exchange product information in a secure environment conforming to global standards. By using GDSN you can assure that data exchanged between trading partners is accurate and compliant with universally supported standards.
GDSN consists of supplier and retailer trading partner, data pools that hold and process trading partner data and the GS1 Global Registry. A directory that helps locate data sources and keep relationships between trading partners in sync.
With GDSN, trading partners always have the latest information in their systems. Any changes made to one company's database are automatically and immediately provided to all of the other companies who do business with them.
With accurate and updated data, a supplier and a customer can do business in a smoother, quicker, and less expensive way.