Standard EDI Data Sets Include:
- 832 Depositors finished goods product information, item master
- 943 Shipment details, incoming alert to warehouse from depositor
- 944 Confirmation and details of product received by warehouse
- 940 Order release from depositor, instructing warehouse to ship
- 945 Warehouse advise to depositor that shipment was made
- 856 Used to list the contents of a shipment of goods, as well as, additional information relating to the shipment. The sender of this transaction is the organization responsible for detailing and communicating the required information, sometimes known as ASN (advance ship notice)
EDI explained:
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) enables computer systems to talk between each other by digitally exchanging data via the internet.
There are standardized formats such as x12 and EDIFACT which are the EDI file types that carry the data between business computer systems.
EDI represents a fundamental change in the way companies transact business. It replaces paper-intensive functions with efficient electronic transactions and eliminates the need for printing and mailing business information. By using standard formats and languages, the computerized data can be electronically transmitted between two companies and interpreted automatically.
The process of sending data via EDI requires a series of steps on the part of the sending and receiving partners (known as Trading Partners). Once the foundation of your EDI message is defined, most of these steps will be either automated or proceduralized.
Advantages include:
- Remote internet visibility
- Accurate real time data reporting and shipment status
- Warehouse–client EDI transactions
- RF scanning and bar coding
- Improve inventory management control
- Shorten cycle times
- Cost containment through advanced outsourcing
Services include:
- Wireless infrastructure
- Secured off-site hosting
- License Plating
- Wave planning and releases