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…

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…

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…

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…

Not every retailer is enjoying high levels of success with online sales.  In fact, many are abandoning their storefronts altogether – particularly small and midsize…

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…

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,…

Companies of all sizes have found significant cost savings by automating high-volume or time-consuming processes—B2B commerce is no exception. Automating the exchange of business documents…

Large companies in the aerospace, automotive, high tech and industrial manufacturing sector purchase trillions of dollars of goods every year.  Most of the purchases consist…

I continue to be surprised by at how many companies are still not requiring Advanced Shipment Notices (ASNs) from their suppliers.  Advanced shipment notices provide…

When your company exchanges business documents electronically with your trading partners – your customers, suppliers, logistics providers and/or banks – one of the decisions you…

For retailers, meeting customer demand no longer relies on how much free space is in your back room. Online shopping has helped retailers open up…