3M has announced important changes to their 850 and 860 EDI documents. These changes will impact the N1 loops and will go into effect on March 14, 2019. If your company exchanges EDI documents with 3M, it’s important to keep this date in mind and know if you need to take action. 3M has provided

Amazon has announced a new Purchase Order EDI update for their “Purchasing Entity” Name which will take effect on March 1, 2019. This update applies to all new and existing purchase orders and packing slips found under “Orders” in Vendor Central. All legacy purchasing entity Names will be updated to Amazon.com Services, Inc. The relevant

The Business Need The Allen Company is an American manufacturer of hunting and fishing equipment. They had a unique situation on their hands. Allen’s customer was unable to send EDI purchase orders (850). However, they required Allen to return an EDI invoice (810) to them. Allen turned to Data Communication Solutions (DCS) to find the

For decades, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has helped the supply chain, manufacturing and distribution keep the industry moving products that are distributed to the mass market by retailers such as Target, Amazon, Walmart, Lowes, and more. EDI, with its global connectivity capabilities, extends a company’s reach to a broader network of trading partners throughout the

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

Re-use the GTIN, GDSN, and 128 Changes Made for Walmart and Others Margins are thin and competition is fierce in the food service industry. Consumer demands for transparency and product information are stronger. Cutting waste by enhancing efficiencies and improving food safety is top of mind for those in the industry. The food service supply

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

EDI compliance is the ability to send and receive EDI documents in the way that your trading partner requires. Each document must be exchanged with each partner in exactly the format they specify and following all of their business data rules. Maps are required to translate the EDI documents from the trading partner’s format into

A Purchase Order Transaction Set (850) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment provides customary and established business and industry practices relative to the placement of purchase orders for goods and services between companies. It often includes information generally found on a paper purchase order such as: Item, prices and

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