ASTM F3803 : 26 New ASTM DRM Policy

1.1 The global supply chain involves five distinct phases; the first and last are not included in the goods movement process (as defined in Terminology F3682). See Fig. 1. The goods movement process’ three phases are the planning phase, the execution phase, and the reconciliation phase. At the first intention to ship goods prepared as cargo, we define a default POSTED (200) status where the transport unit identifier (TUID) is first generated. The pre-goods movement process phase is defined as the forecast phase, where product supplier selection is accomplished; and the last post-goods movement process phase being the analysis phase, where the information from what was planned to happen can be accurately compared to what actually occurred to reconcile and report on results of the transaction; these two phases “bookend” the three phases that make up the goods movement process.

1.2 The guide will describe how events occurring in the goods movement process will result in goods movement process codes (GMPC) indicating the status of (or even a milestone for) a transport unit. That link between a specific event and the associated GMPC enables a common unambiguous interpretation of the meaning of GMPC related to the transport management operations.

1.3 Purpose—This common understanding among stakeholders significantly facilitates the frictionless collaboration among them and the performance of the transportation operations they are involved in. These GMPCs may be used in a variety of contexts such as the ISO 8000-119 TUID, electronic data interchanges (EDI) or within organizations’ IT systems (for example, transport management systems, enterprise resource planning, etc.). This guide spans the three GMP phases mentioned above; the pre-goods movement process and post-goods movement process (the “bookend” phases) are out of scope of this guide. The guide provides a high-level framework that helps organizations to design how they will structure their transportation and how transport unit identifiers and GMPCs will support those structures in daily operations. The guide will not provide detailed instructions for any specific industry. Any example use cases included in the guide merely serve to illustrate the framework described in the guide; they should be reviewed (and adjusted as needed) before implementing in any particular industry context.

1.4 Units—The 3-character GMPC values associated with the status changes are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.