As your organization’s EDI needs evolve, you may find you need better visibility into your system to ensure you’re getting the most out of your EDI. Do you know exactly what documents are processing through your system and are you certain they were successful? EDI systems have varying levels of built-in reporting so in order
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
3M will soon begin using the Ariba Network to exchange Purchase Orders and related documents with their trading partners. This go-live date for this change is August 2, 2018, although it could begin as early as July 28. Trading partners might still receive documents from 3M through other systems as well. Therefore, it’s important to
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 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 has announced the beginning of a new cancellation policy for purchase orders. This change went into effect on March 24th. It allows for Amazon to automatically cancel direct import and other orders without the vendor’s approval if the vendor doesn’t complete delivery within the stated window. The details of this new policy differ for
As an integral part of its continual improvement process, Walmart is making improvements in its EDI process. As you know, testing is fundamental and Walmart is doing an excellent job testing before contacting vendors. Unfortunately, no testing process is perfect. Data Communication Solutions (DCS) sees some mini-glitches that are important. For example, a file labelled
