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How to Choose The Right EDI Provider in 2022
Electronic data interchange (EDI) has been digitising the computer-to-computer exchange of crucial business documents across supply chains since the 1960s, when it was first used to speed up the movement of shipping and transportation documents. This methodology is especially relevant to increasingly complex global trade, with supply chain visibility, flexibility, and planning just some of…
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Supply Chain Analytics Trends in 2022
Collaboration across multiple suppliers, software, and processes has long led to excessive data created off the back of even small-scale supply chains. By highlighting weaknesses, strengths, and operational patterns, this data can transform supply chain management. Unfortunately, data in its raw form is next to useless when it comes to creating the insights necessary to…
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Future-proof your business: Take Advantage of Market Growth
It’s time to take advantage. With ERP and EDI markets both set to grow, now is the perfect time to embark on an ERP-Supply Chain partnership. In this short article, we explore both the ERP and EDI markets and the opportunity that is available to you as an ERP business. ERP Market Growth The pandemic…
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Announcement: Andrew Filby becomes CEO of Data Interchange
Today we welcome Andrew Filby into the position of CEO at Data Interchange. Andrew has worked at the company for over 30 years across various departments, most recently heading up Research & Development. Having worked with the founders of the business, Andrew can ensure that the legacy, purpose and future vision of Data Interchange remains…
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7 Advantages of EDI in The Automotive Industry
Already complicated and increasingly global automotive supply chain processes have long had to contend with disruptive forces, including electric mobility and increasing CO2 concerns. Both the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption resulting from Brexit have put further pressure on the industry, leading to as many as 1.7 million missing parts and even industry frontrunners struggling…
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Consumer Expectations cause Demand for Integrated Data
With the advancement in technology as well as data analytics over the past few years, businesses have been able to customise like never before. This customisation, through the use of integrated data, has increased buyer expectations and is a trend that is continuing to advance. With your customers expected to deliver a tailored experience to…
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How to Optimise Your Automotive Supply Chain Processes
The automotive industry’s continued utilisation of just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing processes has made smooth and reliable supply chains necessary. The coming together of various trading partners from across the globe, each with their own set of preferences, priorities, and techniques, also makes optimisation essential to the efficiency of automotive supply chains. Unfortunately, global supply chain complexities…
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Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Challenges Increase the Pressure
The pandemic has left global supply chains in a state of flux. With shipping containers in incorrect locations, a lack of truck drivers and ever-rising costs, supply chain challenges are not going away any time soon. These challenges force pressure on the people who work for businesses involved in supply chains, e.g, Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail…
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EDI Made Simple for the Automotive Industry
Turbulence is nothing new to automotive supply chains. The industry is already adjusting to new technologies, environmental concerns, globalisation, and regulatory changes. These existing disruptions have only worsened as a result of pandemic-induced shortages and Brexit-based delays, leading to a predicted 12.5% drop in vehicle production volumes.1 Given these challenges and an ever-changing landscape, the…
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Overcoming Supply Chain Visibility Issues in the Automotive Industry
Transparency has long been a prerequisite of success across automotive supply chains, which are seconded only by the electronic sector in terms of global supply chain complexities.1 Unfortunately, the vast majority of the industry has so far failed to achieve the levels of transparency needed within efficient modern supply chains. As a result, the COVID-19…
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