EDI in the supply chain

By automating the exchange of essential trading information, EDI in the supply chain delivers many benefits, including cost efficiencies, speed of turnaround, and improved accuracy and transparency.

Fast and secure file transfer supports business relationships, sales performance, inventory operations and overall supply chain management. Not to mention by dispensing with paper-based processes altogether, EDI can legitimately claim to be a green technology.

Through EDI, the Accounts Receivable team of the supplier is seamlessly and automatically connected to the accounts payable system of the buyer. This cuts down the timing of any given transaction from days or weeks to just minutes or hours.

By removing the need for human intervention, the risk of errors is minimised. This has obvious advantages:

In turn, enhanced performance can boost a company’s reputation for efficiency in the eyes of its partners and customers, so strengthening the chances of loyalty and repeat business.

While EDI has become an accepted technology to support large-scale B2B transactions, more and more SMEs are reaping its benefits too. Some small businesses are mandated to use it by a retail partner, with others keen to adopt it anyway as they scale up.

Here at Transalis, we know that most businesses prefer not to get involved with the complex ins and outs of EDI in the supply chain. They just want to enjoy the benefits and rely on a provider to do the heavy lifting.

With us, you do not have to spend time on the technicalities or keep up with regulatory requirements. Instead, you benefit from price transparency, frictionless migration to maintain BAU (Business As Usual), shorter lead-in times for implementation, comprehensive operator training and reliable, ongoing post-sale support. We also offer a dedicated on-boarding process for your trading partners.