Beyond 850, 856, and 810: The Overlooked EDI Transactions That Improve Inventory Visibility In retail, most EDI teams are very familiar with the core order-to-cash flow: the 850 Purchase Order, 856 Advance Ship Notice, and 810 Invoice. These transactions are essential, but they do not tell the full operational story. A purchase order confirms what … Read More →
Accepted by EDI, Rejected by Operations: Why Technical Success Does Not Guarantee Retail Execution In retail EDI, a document can be technically accepted and still fail the business process it was meant to support. This is one of the most common misunderstandings in supplier and retailer operations: if the EDI transmission is “clean,” the process must … Read More →
RFID and 2D Barcodes in Retail: What They Change for Labels, Master Data, and EDI Retail is moving beyond the era when a barcode only had to identify a product at checkout. GS1’s current 2D retail guidance is built around a broader shift: more capable barcodes can carry not only the GTIN, but also attributes … Read More →
Retail Portals Are Not a Side Process: They Are Part of Your Integration Strategy In many retail environments, suppliers think of integration in two separate buckets: EDI on one side and retailer portals on the other. EDI feels like the “real” integration layer. Portals are often treated as a backup process, an admin task, or something … Read More →