EDI Scheduling: Common Scheduling Pitfalls/Solutions EDI Scheduling plays a major role in EDI implementations, unless an organization is starting jobs using an adhoc method. Very frequently a lot of EDI jobs error out in their first few weeks of production because enough thought does not go into the scheduling process. The consequences of the following pitfalls are … Read More →
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 →