Technologies
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 turns out that when certain…
• 3 minute read
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 set of EDI documents typically…
• 3 minute read
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 an important component of a…
• 3 minute read
German Automotive Industry to Move From VDA to Global EDIFACT Messages
The global automotive industry has grown around a collection of regional B2B standards, primarily covering documents and communication protocols. The key automotive regions even had…
• 5 minute read
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 required to issue their invoices…
• 4 minute read
Supply Chain Management Transformation: Technology Shifts the Focus from Process Efficiency to Adding Strategic Value
Cost shedding and process optimization are the typical drivers of supply chain technology purchases. No surprise there. However, according to Gartner, a shift is taking…
• 1 minute read
Creating a “Tabbed” HTML Report Design
I responded to a forum post the other day about having a “tabbed” output so that the user could choose what section of the report…
• 4 minute read
Marketplaces and The New Sell Side of Retail
Not every retailer is enjoying high levels of success with online sales. In fact, many are abandoning their storefronts altogether – particularly small and midsize…
• 3 minute read
How EDI ASNs Enable Warehouse Cross-Docking
The ASN is a useful document if you are looking to support cost-saving business processes like Cross-Docking. Cross-Docking is a logistical practice of transferring materials…
• 3 minute read
The Advance Ship Notice (ASN) — 20/20 Vision
While hindsight may be 20/20, when applied to an enterprise supply chain, it’s not as impactful as foresight. In order to reduce supply chain costs,…
• 3 minute read
Use JSON as a Scripted Data Set
I was doing some work with JSON this weekend and I thought it might be fun to build a scripted data set from a JSON…
• 3 minute read
NACHA Global Payments Forum 2013 – a GXS Waltz in Vienna
In a recent announcement GXS highlighted the reasons behind our new membership to the National Automated Clearing House Association’s Global Payment Forum. Last week, I…
• 4 minute read
Stay in the loop!
Get our most popular content delivered monthly to your inbox.
Sign up
