EDI Requirements (Hardware and Software) EDI Requirements released by Union Pacific Railroad will be useful for suppliers involved in Electronic Data Interchange. Many business documents can be exchanged using EDI, but the two most common are purchase orders and invoices. At a minimum, EDI replaces the mail preparation and handling associated with traditional business communication. However, the real power … Read More →
3M EDI Customer Ship Notice Requirements 3M EDI Customer Ship Notice (856 Ship Notice/Manifest transaction set) allows 3M to send shipment notification to vendor company electronically via EDI. 3M EDI Customer Ship Notice transaction set uses hierarchical levels or “HL loops”. At present, 3M sends either the Shipment/Order/Item or the Shipment/Order/Tare/Item structure. The Shipment/Order/Tare/Item structure is only used … Read More →
UPC Code EDI Merchandise Guidelines UPC Code EDI requirements are developed for exchanging accurate, standardized product listing information between trading partners. The North West Company is committed to scannable bar codes on all products at point of sale, and ultimately for use in receiving shipping containers. To ensure that the system is effective, it is MANDATORY that every … Read More →
EDI Packing Merchandise Guidelines – The North West Company Vendors EDI Packing Merchandise requirements state that each purchase order must be processed, packed and assembled as a unique unit, but may be shipped with other purchase orders on the same bill of lading. All NWC purchase order numbers must appear on the bill of lading. Purchase orders … Read More →