Parker Hannifin EDI Program Story
Parker Hannifin EDI program has been proven to be more efficient and less costly for both customers and suppliers to exchange such data electronically. Other industries followed, and today EDI has widespread application and is a key part of worldwide electronic commerce.
As of 1995, Parker Hannifin has developed EDI trading partnerships with many customers, including equipment and automotive manufacturers like General Motors, Ford, Caterpillar Tractor Co., and Chrysler. In the Aerospace sector, Parker has developed a partnership with General Electric’s Aircraft Engine Group, as well as the Pratt and Whitney Group of United Technologies Corporation. Refrigeration industry customers include Lennox and Carrier, which is also part of United Technologies. Many distribution partners in our Fluid Connectors Group, Motion & Control Group, Filtration Group, and Seal Group distribution networks have joined our EDI family of trading partners.
Although many of these trading partnerships have incompatible data formats, Parker is able to link with them because of the national EDI standards developed by the American National Standard Institute’s Accredited Standards Committee X.12 (ANSI X.12). These standards provide a common language and format, and are supported by virtually all third-party networks and translation software distributors. Parker also belongs to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), and other trade associations that work to standardize and organize the collective efforts of various manufacturers and suppliers in the area of electronic data interchange.
Parker is especially well-poised to take advantage of EDI linkages because of its “Gateway Concept,” in which Parker’s internal communication network collects and distributes information to the customer from a single point. Conversely, customer transmitted information can be received at a single point and distributed to Parker divisions via the internal network. The Gateway provides a single highway among all Parker divisions and their customers, resulting in faster communication speed, added convenience to customers, and substantial cost savings for all parties involved. Parker’s information strategy has evolved into a comprehensive hardware and software resource.
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