EDI in Manufacturing

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What are chargebacks and how can I avoid them?

A chargeback is a fee that a customer (usually a retailer) places on a supplier for errors in not following the retailer’s business requirements. The chargeback was introduced to offset the extra cost the retailer incurs as a result of the supplier’s non-compliance.

 
Chargeback schemes began in the 1980’s as a way for retailers to recoup costs incurred due to supply chain errors. At the time, many suppliers objected to them as unfair profit centers for large, powerful retailers. Although purely punitive fines are not legal, cost recovery is—so chargebacks quickly became adopted by most retailers. It’s easy to understand how mislabeled, mis-packed, late, and wrong-quantity shipments add up to real labor costs and out of stock difficulties for retailers. Distasteful as they may be for suppliers, chargebacks make business sense for retailers in trying to recover costs and are here to stay for the foreseeable future.
 
What can lead to a chargeback being applied to my organization?

·         Early, late, or non-authorized partial delivery of goods or services.

·         Missing, incorrect, non-readable or wrongly placed shipping labels.

·         Substituting products without prior agreement.

·         Ship to incorrect location.

·         Product packaged wrongly according to retailers agreement.

·         Damages that did not occur during transit.

·         EDI 810 invoice not matching original purchase order and/or with wrong terms and details

·         EDI 856 ASN (Advance Ship Notice) does not arrive on time or does not match items in carton.

 
How can my organization eliminate chargebacks or at least reduce greatly the potential of receiving them from my customers?

·         Comply fully with customers EDI requirements.

·         Make sure labels are correct and can be read or scanned easily.

·         Do not substitute products without prior approval.

·         Ship to the correct location.

·         Pack items correctly according to retailer’s requirements.

·         Try to make sure goods arrive in perfect order.

·         Deliver the correct products, quantities and cartons

·         Send accurate and complete EDI 810 invoices.

·         Make sure EDI 856 ASN (Advance Ship Notice) arrives on time and details are correct.

 
To comply fully with your customers EDI requirements and business rules, I would recommend that you enlist the help of a good 3^rd party EDI provider. 3^RD Party EDI providers immediately know retailers requirements, what is expected and how they must be delivered. If you would like to know more about outsourcing your EDI needs to B2BGateway and how we can help you eliminate or greatly reduce potential chargebacks please call +1 (401) 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Can you work with…………? Yes, all we require is import and export functionality, oh and an internet connection!

As a global pioneer in cloud based and fully integrated EDI and automated supply chain technology solutions we are often asked: ‘Can your EDI solutions work with this accounting package, that ERP system, this WMS, that OMS and so on, so forth?’ The list is endless and as paper never refuses ink, or in this case Microsoft Word doesn’t refuse Calibri font, I thought I would spare you from ultimate boredom by trying not to list them all!

 
The simple, if not somewhat cocky answer, is yes. B2BGateway can usually work with any business software application, subject to 2 provisos (a) has your organizations business application both import and export functionality? and (b) has your organization internet connectivity? If the answer to both (a) and (b) is yes, B2BGateway can provide you with a cloud based, integrated EDI solution!
 
If you are struggling to find a suitable EDI solution and would like the added benefits that cloud based technology and integration bring, call the B2BGateway sales team today on +1 401 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net to see how we can further help you improve your overall supply chain processes.

B2BGateway and Acumatica partner to deliver best of breed cloud based EDI and supply chain solutions to Acumatica users.

B2BGateway, a leading global EDI and automated supply chain solution provider, and Acumatica, the cloud ERP, have partnered to deliver Acumatica users the best in breed in cloud based EDI technology.
 
Acumatica is a leading provider of cloud ERP applications that empower SMBs to stay competitive. Born in the cloud, Acumatica’s browser-based Cloud ERP software offers many choices in deployment, licensing, integration, and customization.
 
Today EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) has become a standard business requirement in wholesale distribution, manufacturing, retail, automotive and ecommerce industries. By having B2BGateway’s fully integrated EDI solution, Acumatica users can now connect seamlessly with online retailers such as Amazon, eCommerce platforms such as Magento, box store retailers such as Walmart and third party logistics providers (3PL). In essence B2BGateway provides a ‘one stop’ solution that can cater for any organizations omni channel logistical and supply chain needs.

For further information on how B2BGateway can further help you automate your organizations supply chain processes with Acumatica call +1 401 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Top 5 Reasons Retailers Outsource Their EDI Testing & Validation Needs to B2BGateway.

Outsourced EDI Testing & Validation is where a Retailer or Trading Partner outsources their EDI testing and compliance requirements to B2BGateway. B2BGateway helps the Retailer to onboard new suppliers by providing a custom built testing and validation portal for all Suppliers. Suppliers will be able to quickly and easily complete testing and validation for each EDI document against the document specifications and business rules supplied by the Retailer in a timely and efficient manner.

Here are the top 5 reasons Retailers outsource this requirement to B2BGateway:

1.    Saves Time: B2BGateway.Net will communicate, of the Retailers with all their Suppliers to assure that all the EDI documents meet the standards of the Retailers mapping specifications.

2. Easy: B2BGateway.Net has a simple, easy to follow web-based testing system in which both the Retailer and the Supplier can check on the status of the testing at anytime, day or night 24/7.
3. Customizable: The B2BGateway.Net testing and validation service is completely customizable and scalable to meet the Retailers current EDI testing and validation needs as well as all future needs.
4. Experience: With over 15 years EDI experience, B2BGateway.Net has seen almost every variation and deviation to the EDI standard and is a GS1 accredited solution provider.
5. Existing Testing Partners? No worries, B2BGateway.Net can work in conjunction with your existing partner to offer the Retailers trading partners greater choice.

For further information of B2BGateway’s outsourced EDI Testing and Validation solutions please call +1 (401) 491 9595 ext 5 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

EDI in the Transportation Industry

 

EDI has become very popular in the haulage and transportation industry as transportation companies and load brokers are adapting their systems to cater for EDI document exchange.

The advantages for those working in the transportation industry is that routine high volume communications can be automated allowing dispatchers and accounts receivables staff more time to focus on more productive/profitable tasks and provide clients with better customer service. One of the main advantages of EDI is that it eliminates a dispatcher from having to manually key information into the dispatch operational and billing system. This results in saving time and money while eliminating any costly data entry mistakes. The other advantage is that transportation companies who are EDI compliant can communicate seamlessly and electronically with all parties in the supply chain process.

 
All data is communicated between the carrier, shipper, and the consignee in electronic EDI documents known as ANSI X12 “Transaction Sets.” The most commonly used EDI Transaction Sets in the Transportation Industry are:

204- Motor Carrier Load Tender

211- Bill of Lading

212- Delivery Trailer Manifest

214- Shipment Status Message

210- Freight Details and Invoice

820- Payment Order/Remittance Advice

 

990- Response to the Load Tender

997- Functional Acknowledgement

 
Being EDI enabled allows carriers to have access to the vital information that helps them perform at optimum efficiencies and effectiveness, while at the same time saving time and money.
 
For further information on how B2BGateway can help your transportation organization become EDI compliant and meet the needs of your clients and their trading partners call +1 (401) 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net  

B2BGateway offers full EDI integration for QuickBooks Online

B2BGateway, the leading QuickBooks Gold Developer with the highest client satisfaction rating on the Intuit Marketplace is now offering fully integrated EDI solutions to QuickBooks Online users.

QuickBooks Online, a member of the QuickBooks family, is Intuit’s full cloud based accounting software solution. This means that users can access the software anywhere as long as they have an internet connection. Three levels of QuickBooks Online are available; QuickBooks Online Simple Start, QuickBooks Online Essentials and QuickBooks Online Plus, each with additional features than the previous.

B2BGateway, which has been providing global EDI solutions since 1999 and has been a QuickBooks Gold Developer since 2003, can now offer full EDI integration to all QuickBooks Online users. Having full integration means that users will no longer have to re-key data and can exchange all business documentation such as purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, etc.,electronically with their trading partners.

The advantages of B2BGateway’s full EDI integration solution for QuickBooks Online users are numerous, however, our clients would rate the following as their top three: it saves on labor costs, it reduces errors and it speeds up their ‘order to payment’ cash cycle.

For further information on B2BGateway’s fully integrated EDI solutions for QuickBooks Online, please call +1 (401) 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net