James Hawden
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Why Your EDI and B2B Processes Need Analytics
Once your B2B business processes are automated and transactions are flowing electronically (usually leveraging EDI and XML), you will need…
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Is your EDI program strategic? If yes, find out which documents you need to implement. (part 2)
In my last blog on this topic I introduced the Purchase Order Acknowledgment and the Purchase Order Change and discussed…
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How to Avoid Pitfall #6 in your EDI Supplier Enablement Program
In my blog, Six Pitfalls to Avoid When EDI-Enabling Your Suppliers – PART 2, the sixth pitfall I highlighted was…
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Beyond the Buzz: Customers Talk about the 3rd Platform
If you pay attention to the pundits, your head may be humming. The move to the 3rd Platform is reshaping the…
Read more » EDI Hard Facts #6: How Advance Ship Notices and Purchase Order Acknowledgments Improve Supply Chain Performance
The vast majority of respondents in Supply Chain Insights’ recent study “EDI: Workhorse of the Value Chain” said that the…
Read more »EDI Hard Facts #5: How EDI Improves Supply Chain Visibility
82% of respondents in Supply Chain Insights’ new study “EDI: Workhorse of the Value Chain” indicated that one of the…
Read more »EDI Hard Facts #4: How EDI Improves Business Partner Relationships
One of the questions asked in Supply Chain Insights’ recent study “EDI: Workhorse of the Value Chain” was: “How has…
Read more »EDI Hard Facts #3: EDI Reduces Order Receipt to Shipment by 4 Days!
Another compelling benefit cited in Supply Chain Insights’ new study “EDI: Workhorse of the Value Chain” addresses the time that…
Read more »Finally, Some Hard Facts About EDI – (1) EDI Still #1 By Far
Although EDI has been around since the 1980’s, there have been new technologies many thought would replace it. These are…
Read more »The Importance of Being Accurate
I was forwarded an article the other week that highlighted an important area of the order-to-pay process: data accuracy. It…
Read more »A Sample EDI Document Flow in an ERS Program in the Automotive Industry
As promised in my last blog, How EDI ASNs Enable Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS), here’s a look at the wider…
Read more »How EDI ASNs Enable Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS)
Just as with the Cross-Docking, Drop-Shipping and the Direct Store Delivery processes described in earlier posts, the ASN document is…
Read more »SME e-Invoicing Adoption in Europe – Part 3 The Role of Government
Many governments have, or are considering, mandating electronic invoicing and any company doing business with the public sector will be…
Read more »Going global: Feel the fear and just do it!
Only a few years ago, global retailing was regarded as the exclusive domain of only the largest of retailers. Now,…
Read more »B2C Electronic Commerce Battlelines Moves to the Supply Chain
Earlier this week Quidsi, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, announced a new program called Familyhood Plus that bears a close resemblance…
Read more »Why You Should Consider AS2
Electronic exchange of B2B commerce documents will help to eliminate errors, minimize processing time, and provide better visibility into your…
Read more »How Adaptive Case Management Can Help in the Battle for Same Day Delivery
The award for special delivery arguably goes to Santa Claus, but this holiday season delivery may also prove to be…
Read more »Reconsider Your B2B Strategy – Reason 1: Reduce Costs
Whatever the economic conditions, it makes good commercial sense to drive cost from your business processes by identifying inefficiencies and…
Read more »2012 B2B Predictions – So far so good..?
Earlier in the year we offered 2012 predictions in the world of B2B and I was asked for my perspective…
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