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On November 13, 2008. By Fran, under Industry News.

AIAG: Automotive Industry Action Group

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

AAMA: American Apparel Manufacturers Association

ASCII: American Standard for Information Interchange

ASC: American Standard Committee

ATM: American Textile Manufacturers

DISA: Data Interchange Standards Association

EDIA: Electronic Data Interchange Association

EDICA: Electronic Data Interchange Council of Australia

EDICC: Electronic Data Interchange Council of Canada

EDIFACT: Electronic Data Interchange Format Administration Commerce & Transport

EIDX: Electronics Industry data Exchange

GMAIC: General Merchandise and Apparel Implementation Committee

HFCA: Health Care Finance Administration

ISO: International Standards Organization

NRF: National Retail Federation

TDCC: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee

TDED: U.N. Trade Data Element Dictionary

UCC: Uniform Code Council

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On October 30, 2008. By Fran, under Tech Talk.

ASN (Advanced Shipping Notice): Also known as the 856 document. This provides the retailer with advanced information about pending product shipments.

AS2: A specification for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between businesses using the internet web page protocol & the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). AS2 was created by EDI over the Internet (EDIINT) a working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that develops secure & reliable business communications standards.

B2B (Business to Business): When one business communicates with or sells to another business.

Compliance Settings: Comparison of EDI data being sent or received with the applicable EDI standard. Normally part of the EDI translation process.

Compliance Checking: A checking process that is used to ensure that a transmission complies with ASNI X12 syntax rules.

Data Mapping: Provides significant enhancement & transformation of data from multiple sources to multiple target formats.

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange): The computer to computer transfer of business transactions using standard, industry accepted message formats.

Integration: The process of making one application compatible with another application.

Functional Acknowledgment: An EDI transaction sent to acknowledge the receipt of a prior transaction set.

Integrated EDI: An approach to EDI implementation requiring no human involvement in the computer to computer exchange of data.

Invoice: Also known as the 810 document. This is the request for payment from the purchaser for products or services rendered.

SKU (Stock Keeping Unit): Lowest level of identification of merchandise for inventory management. Within a particular style, this usually refers to the ability to identify a unique size or unique color.

Trading Partner: A customer or supplier or the partner with whom business is conducted using EDI

Third Party Network: A commercial service that allows people to transmit data to a computer and store it so it can be retrieved the party to whom it is addressed. This is also called an electronic mailbox.

UCC 128 Labels: Code 128 is a bar code standard that is used for several applications. Placed on shipments and refers to information contained in the ASN.

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On October 17, 2008. By Fran, under Tech Talk.

When it is time to purchase an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system that will benefit you and your company, increase sales and keep track of business one must consider theses key points:

• How many vendors or customers are requiring EDI transactions?
• How does an EDI system cut down on clerical entry and redundant tasks?
• How will my relationship with trading partners benefit?
• Building a better customer service business?
• Planning for larger business and growth?

Remember to do your home work: learn about EDI via the internet, through clients, and ask plenty of questions. Make a checklist to have on hand when interviewing EDI providers. Knowledge is strategic. Use it to your benefit.

Hidden costs, monthly fees and yearly upgrades go unnoticed or unexplained in the scheme of service. Be upfront and inquisitive and you are off on the right track.

Let’s face it, every business has high hopes for being the next major player, in the game of trade. Thinking ahead or a five year plan is always a plus, but getting to the next level requires hard work, dedication, and most importantly, technology.

• Can your potential EDI service provide these benefits?
• What factors are important to your business plan by implementing EDI?

EDI has rewired business into a superhighway of fast communication, partner relationships and above all, a paperless office.

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On October 17, 2008. By Fran, under Tech Talk.

EDI: Electronic Data Interchange. EDI is computer-to-computer exchange of business documents between companies. It replaces faxing and mailing of paper documents. EDI is used in a variety of industries. In fact, over 80,000 companies have made the switch to EDI to improve their efficiency. Many of these companies require all of their partners to use EDI.

Why does my trading partner now require EDI technology?

Computer-to-computer exchange of information through EDI is much less expensive than the manual operating of paper documents. Fewer errors occur because computer systems process the electronic order documents instead of manually processing the documents by hand. Think about it, the “paper trail” is a very unsafe way of doing business, and keeping records and files is practically obsolete.

In the age of internet, a superhighway of electronic tools has advanced business to greater levels. Transactions between companies work faster and more efficient than using paper documents. Electronic transactions help reduction in inventory, better use of warehouse space, fewer out-of-stock problems, and lower freight charges. EDI orders can take as little as one day to process and exchange business transactions.

What do I need to use EDI?

To become EDI capable you will need some type of computer. Many types of computers can be used to become EDI capable, from a personal computer to a mainframe system. You will need to select the computer that best meets your business needs.

• A Windows based computer
• Internet communication
• Laser printer
• Remote access software

What does the term EDI compliant mean?

EDI compliance, or compliant, is the ability to send and receive EDI documents in the way that your partner requires it.

Pretty simple right?

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