BISG Committees

Distribution Executives Interest Group (DEIG)

The Distribution Executive Interest Group (DEIG) is a forum which brings together senior operations executives to review current distribution channels.

This group is charged with investigating and formulating new methods, or enhancing existing methods, for increasing the efficiency of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Distribution Centers.

BISG relies on the DEIG to maintain and update Warehouse EDI Standards specifically in regard to "license plating" and RF Devices. It is also DEIG's responsibility to expand the industry standardization of Shipping Container Codes and product coding in accordance with BISAC Standards.

Current DEIG Initiatives:

• Product Label Certification Program
  To encourage and support widespread adoption of the recommended Product Label, BISG is establishing a Product Label Certification Program. In the administration of the program BISG will be assisted by a number of experienced and qualified organizations who will determine whether the content and technical characteristics of the Product Label bar codes are in compliance with BISG and GS1 guidelines.
   

• Pallet Header Guidelines
  Pallet Headers provide a succinct and uniform way for publishers to communicate to their customers the contents on each pallet.
   

• Guidelines for Shipping Container Labeling
  Recommends standards for the book industry that simplify capturing data at all stages of shipping, warehousing and receiving between publishers, distributors and booksellers and align the book industry with global trade generally.
   

• Warehouse Benchmarking System
  A data envelopment analysis (DEA) tool which enables one warehouse to be compared to a cohort of "peer" warehouses, not based on averages, but based on "best performance." DEA has been implemented in an internet-based tool called iDEAs.

DEIG Chairperson

Craig Bauer
Vice President of Supply Chain
Houghton Mifflin Company
deig_chair@bisg.org