Where AI actually helps in EDI and where it’s just marketing “AI-powered EDI” is on nearly every vendor’s homepage now. Some of it is genuinely useful. A lot of it is a rebranded rules engine with a new label. If you’re evaluating tools or trying to figure out where automation actually earns its budget line, … Read More →
Every Major Retailer’s Routing Guide Is a Different Trap. Here’s How to Map Them Fast Every major retailer publishes a routing guide. None of them look alike, and that’s not an accident — each one encodes that retailer’s specific chargeback triggers, labeling rules, and EDI transaction requirements. Suppliers who treat routing guides as a one-time … Read More →
Onboarding 50 New Trading Partners Without Losing Your Mind Onboarding one new trading partner is a project. Onboarding fifty is an operation, and if you’re still running it the same way you ran partner #3, you’re already behind. Scale breaks manual processes long before it breaks your infrastructure. A single onboarding involves mapping specs, testing … Read More →
VAN vs. AS2 vs. API: The Real Cost-Per-Transaction Math Nobody Publishes Every EDI connectivity vendor will tell you their model is cheaper. None of them will show you the full math. VAN providers quote per-kilocharacter fees and bury the mailbox and interconnect charges. AS2 vendors sell you on “no per-transaction fees” and skip the certificate … Read More →