Since so many businesses supply products for Amazon, it’s important to keep up to date with their latest EDI updates. In their June 2020 supplier meeting, Amazon announced four new projects. These are Amazon EDI monitoring and Operational Analytics (OA), Vendor Central shipments experience, Born to Run (BTR), and inbound experience benchmark. In this post,
Now more that ever, companies are realizing how valuable the EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice document is with the ever-increasing need for drop-shipping and e-commerce which requires up-to-the-minute inventory levels. An EDI 846 is the electronic version of a paper inventory update. It is used by trading partners to communicate inventory levels and availability of goods.
Lowe’s has announced that they will begin requiring their stock trading partners to send them an X12 753 transaction. The X12 753 is the Request for Routing Instructions. In addition to requesting routing instructions, the X12 753 can provide general information about merchandise that is ready to be shipped. This change will go into effect
Mack Trucks, Inc., a subsidiary of Volvo, announced in late May that their trading partners need to make changes to their Mack 810 invoices. This is due to multiple internal system changes. Mack will initially correct these elements themselves in order to give their trading partners time to adjust. That being said, trading partners must
As demands on businesses to perform complex, labor-intensive tasks increase, it becomes even more apparent that today’s aim is to maximize their automation process. Technology continues to evolve and with the success of “cloud” computing, the evolution of automation is important to understand. Here are seven key advantages for process automation: Quality and Consistency Delivering
DCS Can Assist You in Boosting Sales, Speeding Up Processes, and Cutting Costs It’s not too early to begin your planning for your 2021 budget and target potential savings from more EDI process automation. Things to consider are: Is it time for an upgrade? Do you anticipate adding new trading partners? Are there modules you
The Business Need In 2020, Data Communication Solutions began work for a baby products manufacturer. They needed help with a variety of BizManager EDI issues. These included eliminating chargebacks, proper EDI monitoring, modifications of maps for compliancy, and reporting. DCS EDI Specialist Dawn Stevens took on the project. The DCS Solution DCS took a
A Purchase Order Transaction Set (850) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment is for trading partners to order goods or services. It provides customary and established business and industry practices relative to the placement of purchase orders and often includes information generally found on a paper purchase order such
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota and ROCKFORD, Illinois – April 21, 2020 — Data Communications Solutions (DCS), of Eden Prairie, and Cleo, the Rockford-based global leader in ecosystem integration solutions, today announced a new partnership focused on helping enterprises modernize their B2B initiatives by focusing on EDI and API integration, especially for ERP systems, through the ecosystem
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc. announced earlier this year that they are implementing SAP as their ERP system. As they introduce SAP, Bosch will have new EDI data requirements. Bosch is also working on automatically generating invoices by using ERS (Evaluated Receipt Settlement). This will get rid of paperwork and speed up the payment process.
