GLNs In Product Traceability And Recall Product traceability is essential in the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors where product quality may have major implications for patient safety. Companies already have legal and regulatory obligations to be able to trace and recall their products if issues arise. However, tracing is challenging due to the complexity of … Read More →
A typical example of EDI vs. a paper-based system (UK EDI Case Study) Many companies implement EDI at the first stage of the order-to-cash process – the exchange of a purchase order, or PO. Usually, a buyer follows a fairly standard procedure to create a PO: The buyer reviews data from an inventory or procurement system Relevant … Read More →
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) – What is it? Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the computer-to-computer exchange of standard electronic business documents, such as purchase orders and invoices, between two organisations. The sending company creates an electronic document and the receiving company processes it – without the need for human intervention. There are two key elements in basic EDI. First, electronic documents replace paperbased ones. Second, the … Read More →
Mitchells & Butlers improves stock visibility and efficiency with electronic despatch advices Mitchells & Butlers is the UK’s leading pub and pub restaurant operator with over 2,000 businesses in prime locations around the country. For the operator, visibility of stock across the business and good quality data is vital. To serve its customers better and improve supply chain efficiency, the company decided to replace … Read More →