The GUA is composed of the Executive Committee and, currently, 5 Subgroups.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for the administration and supervision of the G.O.L.D. User Association.

The Executive Committee can establish and launch other Subgroups upon request of the members. The Executive Committee also recruits new members, distributes information and monitors the functioning of the subgroups.

The objectives of each Subgroup are :

• To promote exchange of information
• To provide a focus for influencing development of specific aspects of G.O.L.D.
• To provide to Aldata proposals for changes to G.O.L.D.
• To provide a mechanism for recommending prioritisation of planned development
• To communicate with Aldata regarding news and new developments
• Information exchange regarding market trends and competitor developments in the market place
• Influence on G.O.L.D. functionality

The 5 Subgroups are :

- Retail & Commercial

• All Aldata store systems
• Store operations
• Buying
• Sourcing
• Business to business, Business to consumer
• Merchandising
• Functional requirements for Retail and Commercial reporting and decision support

- Logistics

• Distribution Centre operations
• Physical distribution
• Supply chain planning

- Replenishment

• Warehouse replenishment
• Replenishment Optimisation

- Technical

• Product Change Management
• Technical architecture
• Documentation : type & content
• Security
• Escrow

- Quality

• Q & A : quality assurance