EDI Considerations: Revealing the Truth About EDI
Some EDI considerations and confusions may seem ridiculous, however, they exist and must be explained carefully. Many companies usually have some EDI considerations and questions like “Do we need it?”, “How much will it cost” or “Will we benefit from this?” and often get wrong answers. A qualified explanation of EDI integration steps including investments amount and the volume of positive benefits may reveal all hidden points and help to make the right decision. Today is another chance to give you some explanations and make some EDI points clear.
Usual workflow interruption
Some business owners think that EDI integration may negatively influence an everyday workflow in the company. The time for EDI implementation may be very short – it depends on your goals, your budget and the solution you choose. Even the first steps of EDI integration will show that working process becomes faster and more productive. Large amount of mistakes and failures are reduced (including manual ones). Now operations take less time and efforts – transactions processing now can be started and ended during one working day instead of a week. Freed man-hours are directed to critical business tasks. You have more free time to think over business optimization, conquering new markets and find new customers.
Fighting bugs
There is a myth that EDI integration brings too many bugs with it. Installing new software and integrating it in exhisting internal company system may seem ruinable. However, new EDI software passes a range of pre-tests and approvals before it goes in testing operation. All processes are carefully tested, not only within the company, but also with trading partners (checking connection, compliance etc.). Each new business communication will pass a critical stage – rules compliance, testing documents, finding failures and excluding them. Usually, before going to production, all operations are carefully checked and approved.
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