B2B EDI MANAGEMENT
B2B EDI Management
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B2B EDI Management
B2B EDI (Business-to-Business Electronic Data Interchange) management involves the electronic exchange of business documents, such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notices, between trading partners in a standardized format. Effective B2B EDI management is crucial for streamlining communication, reducing manual errors, and improving efficiency in supply chain processes.
Key components of B2B EDI management include:
- Data Mapping and Translation: Converting business documents from internal formats (e.g., XML, JSON) to standard EDI formats (e.g., ANSI X12, EDIFACT) and vice versa, ensuring seamless communication between trading partners.
- Connectivity: Establishing secure connections, such as AS2, SFTP, or FTPS, to transmit EDI documents between trading partners, ensuring data privacy and integrity.
- Compliance: Ensuring compliance with industry-specific EDI standards and regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GS1, VDA), as well as trading partner requirements, to avoid costly penalties and disruptions in supply chain operations.
- Validation: Validating EDI documents for syntax errors, data completeness, and compliance with predefined business rules before transmission, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Monitoring and Tracking: Monitoring EDI transactions in real-time, tracking document statuses, and providing alerts for exceptions or errors, enabling timely resolution and proactive management of EDI processes.
- Integration with ERP Systems: Integrating EDI capabilities with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics, to automate order processing, inventory management, and financial reconciliation.
- Partner Onboarding and Management: Onboarding new trading partners, configuring EDI connections, and managing partner profiles and communication preferences to facilitate seamless collaboration and data exchange.
- Reporting and Analytics: Generating reports and analytics on EDI transaction volumes, processing times, error rates, and compliance metrics, enabling data-driven insights and continuous improvement of B2B EDI processes.
Effective B2B EDI management requires robust technology solutions, such as EDI software platforms or managed services, as well as collaboration and coordination among trading partners, IT teams, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth and efficient electronic data interchange.
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- We have expertise team on all iPaaS Managed Service needs using Dell Boomi, Mulesoft, SAP CPI, Salesforce etc..
- Have technical skills on API, B2B, A2A, EDI, MDM/Hub, Flow/BPM, Queue/JMS .
- Right now we are working for 3 trusted clients with 40 certified experts holding 20 live projects.
- We have done 20 Innovative POC’s.
- We have a rapid increase in the overall company growth from 2017.
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