manage identity field at subscriber

Anyone has the standard approach for handling the identity column with replication environment.
Currently i am using following process.

http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3483421

I want to know if someone have some generic script to do this or much easier way..So your not using Auto_ID's ? & why not ?

Which Version of SQL you using ?

GW|||SQL Server 2000 SP3sql