Central Stock Distribution (EDI Merchandise) Central Stock distribution has merchandise shipped to a central warehouse and the stores will pull stock from the central warehouse. Refrigerators are a very common example of Central Stock Merchandise. A shipment of 1000 refrigerators is received at a central warehouse. Each individual store will only receive one in-stock refrigerator. The rest of … Read More →
EDI Advanced Shipment Notification Purpose In Logistics EDI Advanced Shipment Notification has become the latest trend in retailing. The reason for the focus on advanced shipment notification is to reduce processing costs, time, and to improve knowledge of product delivery. If advanced shipment notification is provided by EDI, the shipment notification will report on: Vendor Information Shipment … Read More →
EDI Sales Processing In Gl0bal Supply Chain EDI Sales Processing described below cover such topics as In-store Determination of Quantities Required and Vendor Managed/Assisted Inventory. This information will be useful for those who are involved in warehousing, logistics, retail and supply chain in general. In-store Determination of Quantities Required Store personnel check the shelves and communicate merchandise … Read More →
EDI Order Processing Description (Supply Chain) EDI Order Processing described in this blog presents and explains the retail order cycle application. There are four major functions in the EDI Order Processing: Inventory Status (to determine what to order) Purchase Order creation (by retailer or by vendor) Purchase Order Acknowledgment (by vendor to retailer) Invoice what product … Read More →