Thursday, November 19, 2015

Back in Black - Where does the future of Black Friday Lie?

2015 may be a defining year for the future of one of the world’s largest shopping days – Black Friday. To the (very few by now I would guess) uninitiated, Black Friday is the name given to the Friday that falls immediately after Thanksgiving. Traditionally Black Friday has been a retailers Mecca, through ingenious marketing campaigns and heavy discounting, crowds have been lining up outside retail stores from early dawn each and every Black Friday to splash the cash and grab a bargain.
The Black Friday annual shopping day has become so huge, that some large retailers in recent years have even begun opening their doors on the Thursday of Thanksgiving. However, this has not gone down well in all quarters, with many protests outside the shop doors lamenting retailers putting profit before the quality of family life for their employees. These lamentations have gained ground, and for the first year ever, some retail giants such as REI have bucked the trend and have stated that none of their stores will open on either Thanksgiving or Black Friday 2015 – a kind of a give back and thanks to their employees (not to mention tonnes of wonderful publicity headlines).
But it’s not just the feel good factor that may come into play for the future of Black Friday, according to BlackFriday.com the number of people who shopped both instore and online fell from 46% to 41% between 2013 and 2014. BlackFriday.com also states that the average spend per head by the Black Friday shopper has fallen steadily from $423 to $381 between 2012-2014.
With the comfort of online shopping, no queuing or waiting, new pretenders to the throne such as Cyber Monday and Singles’ Day in China, what does the future for Black Friday hold? My guess is that it is not a tradition that is going away, but rather like the omni-channel has changed the future of retail, it is a tradition that will have to be re-invented and upgraded. In this regard, I believe that the whole weekend comprising of Thanksgiving, Black Friday to Cyber Monday will become one huge festive splurge, be it instore, online or a combination of both. The retailers that will win will be the ones that combine both instore and online (e.g. purchase online and collect instore), give the same pricing and discounts trough coupons and other incentives and can work out how to give free shipping.


Thursday, November 12, 2015

B2BGateway announces latest release v1.52 of B2BGateway EDI Connect App



The latest edition of the B2BGateway EDI Connect App version 1.52 is now available for download on the Apple iTunes store.

This powerful EDI App by B2BGateway is ideal for EDI users on the go. Version 1.52 now gives the B2BGateway EDI user increased functionality with great new features such as being able to view and respond directly to open tasks on maintenance requests, view analytics on all trading partner activity, view and analyze Purchase Order activity and the ability to view the number of EDI documents processed on a daily basis.

To download or upgrade your current B2BGateway EDI Connect App, please visit the Apple iTunes Store



Monday, October 19, 2015

Dreamforce 2015: Dream or Nightmare?



I must admit, that being a Dreamforce virgin, I was quite apprehensive about attending this year’s Dreamforce show in San Francisco. To the uninitiated, Dreamforce is the annual Salesforce user and partner conference and this year over 170,000 people were registered to attend in downtown San Francisco. I have been to large shows many times before with up to 12,000-15,000 attendees, but Dreamforce is over tenfold this number. So much so that all hotels downtown were completely booked out and Salesforce had to hire a cruise ship to dock at one of the San Francisco piers for the week to provide additional accommodation to attendees.

With these kind of mind blowing numbers: How would we literally walk the floor? Is it possible to get lunch with so many people? Would the afterhours social scene, where we tend to do a lot of business, be impossible? Will it be possible to speak to anyone at their booths?

Unfortunately form the moment we signed up to attend, the signs seemed ominous – not a hotel room downtown to be had for love nor money. We ended up getting a hotel in Milbrae out by the airport. Next problem – how to get in and out of downtown from Milbrae? We hired a car but traffic on the 101 and the cost of parking was becoming a nightmare. However, once we landed and took up residency at our hotel we quickly realized that the car was superfluous to our needs and that the BART rail system would be more than adequate at a fraction of the cost of car hire and parking charges.

With the car dilemma over, things were quickly picking up. The BART system worked a dream for early morning starts and late night returns, the queues for practical functions such as registration, demonstrations and lunch were very comfortable. It was also a plus that the exhibition room floors were well laid out and extremely easy to follow with a lot of booths having their own private meeting rooms for more in-depth discussions.

At B2BGateway, due to the nature of our EDI solution which is predominantly used in Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing markets, we found it more beneficial to meet the ERP and OMS partners that built their products on the Salesforce platform. It was wonderful to meet with such great organizations as FinancialForce.com, Rootstock, Ascent ERP, Kenandy, Sage and Accounting Seed.

Over the course of the week I must say our nightmare premonitions never came to fruition. The whole show for us was a complete dream and finishing it out with live performances by The Killers and The Foo Fighters was the icing on the cake. Here’s to Dreamforce 2016, hope to see you there!

If you would like to know more about how B2BGateway’s cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions can work with any ERP system built on the Salesforce platform please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net   


Friday, September 4, 2015

Online Reviews - The New Word of Mouth!


 
The power of word of mouth has long been extolled by marketers far and wide as one of the strongest, most cost effective tools in gaining new customers and increasing brand awareness. A recommendation of a product or service from a friend, peer or associate is almost as good as a ‘done deal’.

So in today’s modern connected world of online communications and social media (Facebook recently reported 1 billion users in a single day), where does the traditional word of mouth stand? Please step forward and go straight to the top of the class Online Review. As once stated by social media expert Brian Solis “Welcome to a new era of marketing and service in which your brand is defined by those who experience it”.

Online product or service reviews make big impact on purchasers’ expectations and decisions.  A survey from PowerReviews says that buyers not only look to online reviews for more information, but the majority (57%) actually prefer to visit e-commerce sites that offer reviews. They also noted that 90% of buyers stated that buying decisions were influenced by online reviews. Ratings and reviews scored second only to price as the most important consideration affecting a purchase decision in the survey; recommendations from family and friends, product brand, and free shipping had less influence. Those 18 to 44 were 61% more likely to trust consumer reviews over friends and family.
 

To help your organization attract and improve online reviews, Nellie Alkap on Forbes put together 6 simple steps to get customers to review your business online:

1.       Setup profiles on multiple review sites.

Consider all the sites that are relevant to your business, e.g. Yelp, TripAdvisor, Trustpilot, LinkedIn to name a few. Also try to get your product listed on partners App stores or market places.

 

2.       Ask your customers.

Might seem like a no brainer, but the easiest way to increase your reviews is just to simply ask!

 

3.       Make it easy to leave reviews.

Unless someone has a negative experience to share, the average customer is not going to look for ways to leave your company a review. That’s why you need to ask them to post a review and make it as easy as possible for them to do so. Put direct links to your review profiles in multiple places; for example, a follow-up email, newsletter, and your website.

 

4.       Incentivise reviews, but don’t buy

Often offering a small incentive is a good way to show your appreciation to loyal customers.

 

5.       Thank your reviewers.

 

6.       Make reviews a part of your overall work processes.

Make sure that all customer service and sales employees understand the importance of soliciting reviews from the customers they work with.

If you would like to check out B2BGateway’s reviews or learn more about what we do visit these sites Intuit App Store, NetSuite SuiteApp Store, Intuit Marketplace or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net for further details.

Using EDI to Connect with eCommerce Platforms such as Magento and Bigcommerce

 
AU Webinar: Using EDI to connect with your ecommerce Platforms such as Magento or Bigcommerce. Tuesday September 08 at 12pm Sydney time. Details and registration here http://bit.ly/1N47ht0

Monday, August 24, 2015

Webinar: EDI for Xero users

 
Webinar: EDI for Xero users. Tuesday, August 25, 12pm Sydney Time. Details and registration here http://bit.ly/1E0fyeH
 
 

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Trading Partner EDI updates: Zulily and WYNIT


In a recent communication to suppliers and 3rd party EDI providers, Zulily has announced that it is introducing the EDI 753 and EDI 754 transaction sets for routing instructions. The following is part of Zulily’s communications: 
 
Utilize our latest EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) messaging to save time and ensure accurate inventory information. The new messages include EDI 753 (routing request to zulily) and EDI 754 (routing instructions to your company).
Simply email EDI@zulily.com to learn more and start integrating EDI 753 & EDI 754 messages.
We’re working hard to provide new EDI messaging and capabilities to make working with zulily convenient and easy!

WYNITannounced a planned change to their EDI inventory feed which will facilitate the addition of their new warehouse in Memphis, TN. According to WYNIT, they would like this change to be in place by September 7th, 2015:

The purpose of this email is to inform WYNIT EDI customers, suppliers & business partners of a planned change to our inventory feed. The reason for the change is to enable the reporting of product availability in our new warehouse. Located in Memphis TN, this new warehouse will be used to distribute a select number of our supplier’s product lines.

WYNIT’s current warehouses in Memphis, TN and Reno, NV will continue normal operation and inventory will be reported for them in the same manner. The specific change for handling the new warehouse will vary depending on your type of feed, with details below:
  1. Tab delimited feed:  Total WYNIT availability will continue to be reported in field 5.  Field 6 will continue to report availability in our current Memphis warehouse.  Field 7 will now show availability in our new Memphis warehouse.  Field 8 will continue to report availability for our Reno warehouse.
The format of the file will remain unchanged.  The same number of fields will be reported.  The only change will be positive values in field 7 for any product available in the new warehouse.
  1. ANSI X12 feed:  Customers who receive traditional EDI feeds will only see a change if their current feed reports availability at the warehouse level.  For those customers, an entry for warehouse ‘NY’ will exist for each item.  It will only contain non-zero quantities for items stocked in the new warehouse. 
WYNIT expects to make this change between August 17, 2015 and September 7th, 2015. 

If you are currently trading with Zulily and/or WYNIT, please contact your B2BGateway support team today to see how these changes may affect you.

If you are not currently a customer of B2BGateway but would like assistance to meet Zulily and WYNIT’s EDI requirements, please call the B2BGateway sales team on +1 401 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net 

B2BGateway continues global expansion with new office in China


B2BGateway, a leading cloud based EDI solution provider continues its global expansion by opening a new office in Jinan, China. The new office will further enhance B2BGateway’s EDI and automated supply chain solutions to clients and trading partners in Asia.
 
B2BGateway is a world recognized EDI solution provider since being established in Boston, USA in 1999. As EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) has become best business practice in data transfer between trading organizations, B2BGateway believes the time is right to further enhance their offerings in the Pacific and Asian regions after recently opening an office in Sydney. B2BGateway’s EDI solutions are used primarily by clients in wholesale distribution, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, automotive, government and non-profit industries.
 
B2BGateway has developed a cloud-based EDI software solution that fully integrates with most ERP or accounting software solutions including SAP, JD Edwards, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, MYOB, Brightpearl, QuickBooks, Sage and Xero to name but a few. As an international company with offices throughout North America, Europe, Australia and now China, B2BGateway can support all recognized international EDI standards and communication protocols that may be required: ANSI X12, EDIFACT, Tradacoms, Eancom, Odette, XML, VAN, FTPs, AS2, etc.. By fully integrating the solution through cloud based technology, B2BGateway is able to remove the need for the client to re-key data. This, in turn, leads to greater accuracy, increased labor efficiencies and it expedites the order-to-payment cycle for the end user.
 
The new B2BGateway Chinese office will be based in Jinan, the capital of the Shandong Province and will be led by Jordan Johnson, who has previously worked with B2BGateway in their Rhode Island, USA offices.
 
For further information on how B2BGateway can help automate and improve your supply chain please visit www.B2BGateway.Net

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Saks Fifth Avenue Updating EDI Mapping Specifications


Saks Fifth Avenue has recently communicated to all suppliers and trading partners that it will require updated mapping specifications for the EDI 810 (Invoice, effective October 05, 2015) and the EDI 850 (Purchase Order, effective August 17, 2015). Here is a brief extract of the Saks Fifth Avenue communication:
To facilitate processing of Invoice Payments and to move closer to common mapping among the Hudson Bay banners, Saks Fifth Avenue is making the following changes.

-          EDI 810 (US): Effective October 5, 2015

·         BIG03 Purchase Order Date (CCYYMMDD) which is to match the BEG Segment on 850 Purchase Order

·         REF*MA Segment to include ASN / Shipment #  which is to match the BSN02 on the 856 Advance Ship Notice   

-          EDI 850 Purchase Order: Effective August 17, 2015

·         REF*VR Segment to include Vendor Number which is to match the N104 on the Invoice 

If either the BIG03 or the REF*MA segment is not present on the EDI 810 document, the system will send the 824 Application Advice detailing the error. A corrected EDI 810 must be transmitted for payment processing.
In order to make sure that your organization meets the above deadlines, please contact your B2BGateway Support Team today.
If you are not currently a B2BGateway customer but would like help with meeting the Saks Fifth Avenue EDI requirements please contact our sales team today at Sales@B2BGateway.Net or call +1-401-491-9595.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Target selects B2BGateway’s EDI solutions to help improve its communications process with 3D printer Shapeways.


Target Corporation has selected B2BGateway to provide seamless EDI communication between Target and Shapeways, a premier online 3D printing marketplace and service.
 
For sale through Target’s retail channels, Shapeways will provide a unique collection of charms, rings and ornaments – developed by Target’s design team that can be personalized by the consumer and brought to life using Shapeways’ unique 3D printing solutions. The collection will be greatly enhanced from mid-July 2015, when renowned accessory designer Eddie Borgo will offer Target customers the ability to personalize some of his collection through the Target-Shapeways 3D print collaboration.
 
In order for Target and Shapeways to deliver both an excellent product and excellent service to the consumer, they quickly realized that they needed a highly efficient and error free communications process. After looking at viable solutions in the marketplace and with a tight deadline that needed to be met, Target chose B2BGateway to develop a cost effective, efficient and error free communication process, using B2BGateway’s award winning cloud based EDI technology.
 
In a very tight timeframe (5 weeks), B2BGateway was able to develop a cloud-based, fully integrated EDI solution that allows Target and Shapeways to exchange Purchase Orders, Shipping Notices and Inventory Updates. Using B2BGateway’s EDI technology allows for seamless communication between Target and Shapeways removing the need to re-key data, thus greatly increasing efficiencies and drastically reducing errors.
 
If you would like to know more about B2BGateway’s cloud based EDI solutions please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

webinar: 'EDI 101'

Webinar: 'EDI 101' Wednesday July 22 at 1pm ET. All you need to know about Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Register here http://bit.ly/1JmCCjR

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Webinar for NetSuite users in Australia/Pacific Region


Webinar: ‪‎EDI‬ for NetSuite users in The AU/Pacific region by B2BGateway. July 15 at 12pm AEST. Details and registration here http://bit.ly/1exu0P9

Friday, July 3, 2015

B2BGATEWAY EDI CONNECT APP NOW AVAILABLE FOR iOS USERS ON APPLE iTUNES STORE.


B2BGateway announces the launch of the B2BGateway EDI Connect App on the Apple iTunes store. The App is available for Apple devices running iOS 6 or later, including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Apple device users can now take advantage of B2BGateway's EDI solutions and manage their trading relationships whenever and wherever they want. In today's highly mobile and dynamic world people want to access relevant information quickly and at their fingertips. Now B2BGateway Clients can enable a new B2BGateway EDI Connect application and check the latest updates related to their EDI transactions.
 App Features:
Account Information - View support engineer information, contact support engineer, and view company information.
Transaction reports - View transaction report details and filter results by date, document number, and/or trading partner name.
Trading Partners - View current trading partners, trading partner documents, along with trading partner and document statuses.
Exception Reports - View current exceptions, which will show error type, document type, etc.

Download the B2BGateway EDI Connect App here

Monday, June 29, 2015

Friday, June 26, 2015

Petco EDI Updates


Petco has recently written to all suppliers informing them of EDI updates that will take place by August 29, 2015. All testing and updating must be completed prior to August 29 so we would encourage you to contact your B2BGateway support team to make sure your organization is ready for this change. Below is a copy of the Petco communication advising of this update:
 
Dear Petco Vendor Partner,
In an effort to improve our supply chain efficiency in making exceptional products available to our customers, Petco is updating and expanding our EDI requirements.
 
What is changing?
Vendors will be required to transact the following new/revised EDI documents:
EDI850 – Purchase Order (revised)
EDI860 – Purchase Order Change *New*
EDI855 – Purchase Order Acknowledgement *New*
EDI856 – Advanced Ship Notice *New*
EDI846 – Vendor Inventory Availability (only required by Petco.com suppliers) *New*
 
To assist your understanding, these new/revised specifications have been posted to the Partners Portal, found at https://partners.petco.com.
 
When is this changing?
Implementation of these new/revised documents will be August 29, 2015.  All updates and testing should be completed prior to this date.
 
What do we need from you?
  • Please review these new/revised documents with your EDI support group to determine when you will be ready to conduct transmission testing.  NOTE: all test transaction should be sent to Petco’s test receiver @ ID - 6194537845T
Thank you,

Petco Vendor Operations
 
For further information please feel free to reach out to B2BGateway today on (401) 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Monday, May 18, 2015

What is the difference between Amazon Seller Central and Amazon Vendor Central?

At B2BGateway we often get asked by clients and partners ‘What is the difference between trading with Amazon Seller Central and Amazon Vendor Central?’ I came across a great blog recently by Trinity Hartman on Content 26 which lays out in simplified detail, the differences between both Amazon structures for merchants. A brief overview of the blog can be seen here:

 
If your products are selling very well on Amazon, chances are you may be contacted by an Amazon Buyer to sign up to sell your products through Amazon Vendor Central. But what is Amazon Vendor Central and how does it differ from what you are doing already on Amazon Seller Central? To answer these questions lets’ take a look at a brief description of both:
 
What is Amazon Seller Central?
 
If you are already selling on Amazon, chances are you are using Amazon Seller Central. Amazon Seller Central is the web interface used by sellers to manage and view their orders. If you sell via Seller Central, you’re considered by Amazon as a marketplace or third-party seller. As a marketplace seller, you have different options for managing your virtual storefront. Amazon has a pay-as-you-go system for individual sellers as well as a pro merchant option for high-volume sellers. Pro merchant sellers can also choose Fulfillment by Amazon where Amazon takes care of shipping, customer service, and returns.
 
What is Amazon Vendor Central?
 
Amazon Vendor Central is the web interface used by manufacturers and distributors. If you sell via Vendor Central, you’re called a first-party seller. You’re acting as a supplier, selling in bulk to Amazon. Registration on Vendor Central is by invitation only. A tell-tale sign that a company is selling through Vendor Central is the phrase “ships from and sold by Amazon.com.” Only Vendor Central allows enhanced content, which Amazon refers to as A+ content. What is enhanced content? It’s an extended version of the basic product description including scan able text that explains the features and benefits of the product as well as product images and often a comparison chart.
 
Whether you operate on Amazon Seller Central or Amazon Vendor Central, you can learn more about how B2BGateway EDI solutions can help you further improve and automate your supply chain with Amazon by calling + 1 401 491 9595 (NA) / +353 61 708533 (EU) or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net


Thursday, May 14, 2015

BedBathandBeyond.com and CommerceHub introduce changes to Purchase Orders.


BedBathandBeyond.com and their OrderStream partner CommerceHub have just released this notification to all BedBathandBeyond.com suppliers:
Effective June 2, 2015, regardless of whether you currently process LTL orders, you must be prepared to receive data in the Weight and Unit of Measure (UOM) elements if they are sent on your Bed Bath & Beyond Purchase Order messages. Please review your current maps to determine whether adjustments are required to accommodate this data.
To make sure you are ready for the BedBathBeyond.com changes which take effect next month, please contact B2BGateway at +1 401 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net




Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Managing the Omni-Channel – Hot Topic during SuiteWorld 2015.



Speaking at SuiteWorld, NetSuite’s annual client and partner conference, Branden Jenkins, General Manager for Global Retail at NetSuite, commented on disruption and change and how retailers need to adapt to the new world of omni-channel retail.

According to Jenkins "Retailers need to put systems in place that give them the omni-channel capability”. He believes that the NetSuite eco-system (combination of NetSuite product features and partner add-on features will give NetSuite users a clear lead in the omni-channel market place. NetSuite also introduced their new Point of Sale (PoS) functionality which should greatly enhance the retailers omni-channel approach.

As well getting the product visible and sold through the right channels, the NetSuite user also needs to look closely at a complete and seamless supply chain integration platform. A platform which ties in all the players in the channel from online retail to box store to shopping carts to 3PL providers to drop shippers to manufacturers and more.

The omni-channel approach by NetSuite seems to be working as they were able to announce at SuiteWorld that they have just landed international surfing and clothing company, Billabong as a major new customer. Billabong is starting with NetSuite’s eCommerce platform and says that over time it may also switch its current ERP systems as well.  According to Kadima Lonji, CTO at Billabong, the new NetSuite implementation with enhanced inventory and stock visibility has the potential to deliver Billabong cost savings of $13 million per annum.

If you would like to know more on how B2BGateway’s fully integrated EDI solutions for NetSuite can help your organization handle the disruption of the omni-channel while at the same time enhancing your business call +1 401 491 9595 (NA) / +353 61 708533 (EU) or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Thursday, April 30, 2015

B2BGateway to Exhibit and Speak at NetSuite SuiteWorld 2015.


B2BGateway, the leading cloud based EDI solution provider and NetSuite partner since 2001, will yet again be exhibiting and meeting clients, partners and colleagues at this year’s SuiteWorld which takes place May 4-7 in San Jose, CA, USA.
SuiteWorld is NetSuite’s annual conference and this year NetSuite hopes to attract 7,500 attendees consisting of clients, partners, prospects and industry analysts. During the 4 day event attendees will hear key notes from CEO, Zach Nelson and CTO and founder, Evan Goldberg as well as learning about all things NetSuite.
As in every other year, B2BGateway will yet again have a booth at SuiteWorld 2015 where attendees can learn how B2BGateway’s fully integrated NetSuite EDI solutions remove the need to re-key data and help organizations improve and automate their supply chain and omni-channel operations. Removing the need to re-key data greatly reduces potential human errors while at the same time increasing overall supply chain efficiencies.
This year B2BGateway will also host two speaking sessions, “Improve your Supply Chain: B2BGateway EDI for NetSuite” , on Tuesday May 5th at 8am in the Expo Hall Program Stage and on Thursday May 7th at 8.30am also in the Expo Hall Program Stage.
If you or your colleagues are attending SuiteWorld 2015, make sure to drop by booth #538 to say hello to the B2BGateway team or drop by the Expo Hall Program Stage to hear one of the B2BGateway talks.
For further information on B2BGateway’s cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions please call +1 401 491 9595 (USA) / +353 61 708533 (EU) or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net   

Monday, April 27, 2015

Automating Orders and Inventory between your eCommerce site and ERP

As online shopping continues to gather rapid pace (Forrester predicts that over $278 Billion will be spent this year online by US consumers on products and services), many organizations are purchasing eCommerce platforms such as 3dcart, Volusion, Magento, etc., to help them operate their eCommerce online stores. An eCommerce platform is a complete online store application that includes search, navigation, user accounts, shopping cart and ordering capabilities.

Without the right tools using an eCommerce platform can be quite a cumbersome and manual process as the following steps will outline:

1.       Setup product items to sell online including pricing, imagery, inventory.

2.       Customer places order online through the shopping cart.

3.       Order details are keyed in manually into the organizations backend accounting software solution or ERP.

4.       The order is sent (email, fax, etc.) to the warehouse for fulfilment, where it is manually entered again into the warehouse’s WMS.

5.       The warehouse fulfils the order and sends the organization notice (email, fax, etc.) that the goods have been shipped with tracking details.

6.       Order information from warehouse re-keyed into organizations backend system.

7.       Product shipped to customer.
 

 
As can be seen from the steps above, the entire process is quite laborious and can be error prone. Now let’s see how the same transaction would work if the organization implemented EDI:

1.       Setup product items to sell online including pricing, imagery inventory.

2.       Customer places order online through the shopping cart.

3.       EDI 850 Purchase Order is sent directly into organizations backend accounting software or ERP (no need to re-key data). The EDI 850 triggers an EDI 940 (warehouse ship order) to be sent directly into the warehouses WMS (again full automation and no re-keying of data required).

4.       The warehouse fulfills the order and sends an EDI 945 (warehouse shipping advice) to the organization letting them know the goods have been shipped. The organization uses the EDI 945 to close out the sale in their back end system.

5.       Product shipped to customer.

As well as orders and shipping notices, organizations can use the EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice document to let their trading partners know of stock levels at all times to avoid selling out of stock goods and the EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice to let trading partners know when to expect to receive goods.

For further information on integrating your eCommerce platform with your ERP/Accounting Software system please call B2BGateway today at (401) 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net