EDI Direct Ship Orders And “Ship to Mark for” Orders
A Purchase Order (850) may be an original, or it may be an update or confirmation of one already communicated to the seller or broker. It may also be used to express distribution requirements for receiving location(s), such as a Direct Ship Order.
Direct Ship Order PO is an example of a purchase order where orders which ship directly from the supplier or the product owner to the customer. Each Direct Ship purchase order contains, in addition to a purchase order number and date, a precise location which is prepared to receive the product or products. A PO of this nature also specifies delivery window, pricing (cost), defines the products needed with their respective quantities and, as in the case for Direct Ship Order PO for specifies the location using the GLN using previously exchanged information which resides in the suppliers or the product owner’s systems typically by way of GDSN or some other mechanism such as EDI.
“Ship to Mark for” Orders
A ‘Ship to-Mark for’ PO is an example of cross-dock supply where for each purchase order, the buyer must supply, in addition to a purchase order number and date, which location is to receive the product or products. A PO of this nature also specifies the delivery window, pricing (cost), the products needed with their respective quantities, and the destination location using the GLN where the destination quantity is supplied in the SDQ segment (as in the case for ‘Ship to-Mark for).
The GLN references previously exchanged information which resides in the suppliers or the product owner’s systems typically by way of GDSN or some other mechanism such as EDI.
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