As information technology is getting engrained into enterprise management processes, the challenges of integrating systems, data and flows are becoming increasingly important. System integration ensures the integrity and consistency of all information in the enterprise. Avoid duplication of data entry, as well as improve the timely exchange of information between all groups of employees, departments […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. More and more, companies are seeking to optimize their workflows as much as possible, by using different IT solutions. The fact is, more software applications that are “heterogenous” are deployed on a company premises. It is common to see for example a CRM (Customer Relationship […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. EDI (or Electronic Data Interchange), has been part of business for long time; However, questions about its functioning, pros and cons are still not clear for new EDI users and those who have been using EDI for years in their business. To help better […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. More and more questions related to EDI software, systems integration, EDI, and best EDI software are being raised every day by our contacts and clients. I decided to tackle those questions in this post, hoping it will help consultants, as well as companies looking for […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. In my previous article Seamless EDI implementation through Web Services, I covered various types of web services. Perhaps, if you’re still worried about choosing between SOAP or REST for your EDI implementation, this brief comparative review should help you make a choice. But in any […]
EDI is used almost everywhere regardless of industry or company size. The most extensive use of EDI is in the retail industry. EDI compliance is mandatory in order to trade with big retailers such as Target, Costco, Walmart,… even giants of electronic commerce like Amazon are heavy users of EDI. There are a lot of […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. To improve the productivity of their business, companies invest in the best software solutions and platforms to become more efficient. Numerous large and medium-size companies around the world use SAP’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) along with Salesforce’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM). However, at some point, […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. We often get asked questions about EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), so we decided to write this article to answer the most common questions we get. We also provide you with useful links in case you’d like to explore further. 1. What is EDI? (Electronic Data […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. To exchange business documents and transactions between business partners via EDI (electronic data interchange), most companies in North America use the EDI ANSI ASC X12 Standards. This overview provides some basic information about the X12 standards for electronic data interchange (EDI). What do ANSI, ASC, […]
This post was updated to reflect current trends and information. In this post, I would like to introduce a very important EDI document, becoming very popular in use especially in the Education Industry – EDI 130 Student Educational Record (Transcript). We are used to the fact that EDI is an integral part of a business, […]
