Entries by Tatyana Vandich

What is EDI 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment?

EDI 855 Definition The EDI 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment is an EDI document that sellers send to a buyer as a response to an order 850, to confirm or reject the delivery of products. Like all EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) transactions, EDI 855 is used in business-to-business (B2B) communication. Namely, when two business partners exchange […]

EDI for Transportation – EDI 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message

Transportation and logistics companies rely heavily on EDI to exchange information with their trading partners, including shippers, carriers, and freight forwarders. EDI provides a standardized, automated method of exchanging documents, reducing the need for manual processing and improving the speed and accuracy of information exchange. By adopting EDI, transportation companies have been able to streamline […]

E-commerce Integration with business systems – outperform the competition

The purpose of this article is to highlight the major points of e-commerce integration with business software systems such as ERP or CRM and others. Let us start with a high-level definition of important terminologies. What is an e-commerce platform? An e-commerce platform is software platform, that enables companies to launch, host, and manage their […]

What Is Amazon Integration & How Does It Work?

What is Amazon? Amazon is the largest and most successful online marketplace in the world, because they deliver the best customer service and create the best customer experience. There are two options for a company to sell its products online on Amazon marketplace: Amazon Vendor Central Amazon Seller Central What is Amazon Vendor Central? When […]

Industry 4.0: Do legacy Manufacturing Systems Stand a Chance?

Manufacturing companies around the world are in the process of digital transformation. Industry 4.0 is fundamentally changing the models of industrial markets and increasing the competitiveness of their members. Thus, the level of digitalization determines the growth prospects of any manufacturing company. Understand the Benefits of Digital Transformation Now, more and more manufacturing enterprises are […]

Must-Have BigCommerce Integrations

Many companies, especially during the COVID-19 times, have begun to develop their online business in a more active and aggressive way. Increasingly, companies use Multichannel E-commerce practice, that is, selling through multiple marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Instagram, as well as use third-party eCommerce platforms like BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, Volusion or WooCommerce. Some people […]

SAP Business One Integration

What is SAP Business One (SAP B1)? SAP Business One is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, specifically designed for small and medium businesses; it is developed by SAP SE (Germany). SAP Business One, is an effective tool for small business management. SAP Business One modules SAP Business One has 15 business modules that are […]

What is EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order?

When a company decides to outsource warehouse functionalities such as shipping and fulfillment operations to a 3PL (a third-party logistics provider), it is faced with the fact that 3PL providers require the exchange of documents in electronic format – EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). The most exchanged EDI documents in this industry are: EDI 940, EDI […]

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in the Supply Chain

This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. What is EDI? EDI or Electronic data interchange is a technology for exchanging information in real-time between business partners, based on standard and structured electronic messages. EDI has particularly gained popularity in logistics and retail. This is a recognized standard in business because this protocol […]