IBM has announced an update to the certificates used to identify their servers that receive documents via HTTPS. These new certificates use the SHA 2 algorithm for better security and are issued by a new signing authority. If you use the IBM Supply Chain Business Network, it’s important that you inform your team responsible for

Amazon has announced the opening of a new fulfillment center in Mexico on April 15, 2018. If you do business with Amazon, it’s important to consider how this will affect your deliveries. The address of the fulfillment center is: Servicios Comerciales Amazon Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Prologis Park Grande Libramiento Norte No. 87

Amazon has announced a new fulfillment center non-compliance chargeback called No Show. A carrier will receive the No Show chargeback if they miss a confirmed delivery slot without cancelling or rescheduling the appointment in advance. This is in the interest of keeping Amazon’s fulfillment centers running smoothly and on-schedule. Carriers may start receiving notifications about

Amazon has announced that it will be merging three related chargebacks. This will help simplify Amazon’s purchase order fulfillment compliance structure. The new chargeback is called PO On-Time Accuracy. Effective September 1, 2017, it will consolidate the PO On-Time Non-Compliance, Excessive Backorder, and Unfilled by Cancel Date chargebacks. If you work with Amazon, what does

Amazon will be changing their public-facing IP address ranges on August 28, 2017 at 0:00 (midnight) PST. The change will apply to both AS2 and SFTP protocols. If you trade with Amazon and use a firewall to block any inbound or outbound traffic by IP, it’s important to consider how the change will affect your

  Data Communication Solutions (DCS) attended two conferences in June and July 2017: GS1 Connect and Inforum. Both were informative experiences that gave DCS the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of organizations. DCS attended the GS1 Connect 2017 conference on June 20-22. The conference, focused largely on standardization, gave supply chain partners the

Amazon has announced it will be opening a new fulfillment center in June 2017. If you do business with Amazon, it’s important to consider how this will affect your deliveries. The address of the fulfillment center is: Golden State FC LLC 27517 Pioneer Ave Redlands, CA 92374 The new ship-to facility codes are: Amazon FC

Data Communication Solutions (DCS) will be attending the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) BIG show in January of 2017. The event takes place on January 15–17 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The BIG show is NRF’s annual convention and EXPO. This three day event offers education and networking opportunities. It’s also

There are many benefits to using EDI. It’s important to understand the unique challenges that come with these benefits, though. This video examines the challenges you’ll face regarding EDI reliability, effectiveness, immediacy, security, and economics. It also highlights the best solutions for these challenges. This is the latest in a series of videos explaining various

Data Communication Solutions (DCS) is proud to welcome Pam Kleinbeck back to our team. Pam will be heading up our upcoming Support Services program. Pam returned to DCS in late 2016. She previously worked here from 2007 to early 2015 as an EDI Specialist, leaving to get some hands-on experience with the day to day