How Do On-Premise EDI Solutions Work?

Following the sharp increase in digitisation of the 1990s, sharing business-critical documents like invoices and shipping notices electronically was a natural progression from paper-based processes.1 Since then, electronic data interchange (EDI) has become central to overcoming supply chain problems and facilitating the accurate transfer of sensitive data. Today, EDI fulfils the same fundamental function, and…

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The Benefits of ERP and EDI Integration

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and electronic data interchange (EDI) have been an integral part of business processes since globalisation made hyper-connectivity essential for rapid communication across borders. Meanwhile, increasing computing power has made data more readily available, increasing access to high-quality business insights. ERP looked to amalgamate multiple disparate processes into one. While ERP sought…

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In-house vs Managed Service EDI

Which One is Right For You? Its ability to digitise and simplify the exchange of computer-to-computer electronic documents in real-time has led to the adoption of electronic data interchange (EDI) by as many as 85% of companies, including top names like Amazon.1 Even as global processes and operations increase in complexity across markets, EDI’s power…

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What is an API Integration? And how does it affect EDI?

Global supply chain problems are ever-increasing, with the disruption of recent years going beyond anything we’ve seen previously. That’s why industry leaders are increasingly turning their attention to new solutions and technologies to overcome these challenges, many of which emerge from the fact that: The race for digitisation is well underway. Despite this, selecting the…

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Epicor Acquires EDI Provider Data Interchange

Expanding Global Reach in Helping Customers Drive Value in the Supply Chain AUSTIN, Texas, June 7, 2022 – Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired Data Interchange, a UK-based provider of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) cloud technologies and managed services. The Data Interchange acquisition expands the…

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6 Benefits of EDI in the Logistics Industry

The disruption of recent years has caused significant problems for the 205,000 logistics companies operating in the UK.¹ In an industry which requires a constant flow of documents across supply chains, getting back on track following the pandemic has been difficult. Furthermore, manual processes and the continuing use of paper documents have, even in stable…

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4 Challenges Facing the Logistics Industry and How to Overcome Them

Global supply chains rely on the logistics industry to deliver — no other sector plays such a pivotal role in the supply and circulation of goods. Despite advancements in technology and infrastructure, the logistics industry is under constant pressure from new and existing challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed supply chain weaknesses, with 93% of supply…

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Solving Supply Chain Problems in the Logistics Industry

Supply chains across the world have been impacted by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 alone, up to 35% of companies experienced delays in cross-border transportation, along with a host of other issues.1 This disruption magnified both old and modern supply chain challenges. As a result, the identification of effective solutions has…

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B2B EDI Integration Best Practices in 2023

EDI is still rapidly changing in 2022. Finding and implementing the right solution can deliver significant benefits to businesses, including:  Despite this, B2B EDI integration can still be complex, siloed, and often out of reach, with as many as 41% of companies still falling short with EDI implementation. Smooth integrations are essential to businesses —…

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