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Five Signs Your EDI Isn’t Built for Your Industry

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Tom Penn

EDI has standards for a reason. Transaction types are consistent, the language is shared, and at a high level it all looks the same. But an EDI setup that works technically may still be a poor fit for the way your industry operates. The difference tends to show up at the worst possible times: when […]

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EDI and Supply Chain Integration for CPG and FMCG Brands

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Consumer packaged goods move quickly, and the systems supporting them have to keep pace. A retailer promotion can shift demand almost overnight. If inventory data arrives late, planners may not catch the change until products are already running short, even though the retailer still expects every order and shipment to follow its requirements exactly. That […]

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From Reactive to Relational: Supply Chain Collaboration in VMI

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The way suppliers and distributors approach supply chain collaboration has fundamentally changed over the past decade. Not because relationships changed, but because the underlying operating model did. For generations, the supplier-distributor relationship was built around a simple rhythm: the distributor placed an order when stock ran low, and the supplier filled it. It was reactive […]

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ViDA E-Invoicing: What July 1, 2030, Means for Your Business

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Kaasvi Oberoi

E-invoicing requirements are changing across Europe as more EU countries introduce national mandates. For businesses operating in several markets, this means keeping track of different deadlines and local requirements while making sure their systems can support them. Alongside these national changes, ViDA e-invoicing rules, part of the EU’s VAT in the Digital Age reforms, will […]

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E-Invoicing in Ireland: What the 2028-2030 Mandate Means

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Tom Penn

E-invoicing in Ireland is about to go through of the most significant changes to its VAT administration system in decades. Mandatory electronic invoicing and real-time reporting will be introduced in phases from November 2028, ahead of the European Unio’s VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) requirements in July 2030. The change involves more than replacing […]

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AI in Supply Chain: What Demand Forecasting Looks Like Now

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Tom Penn

Forecasting demand used to mean pulling last year’s numbers, adjusting for seasonality, and hoping the market cooperated. For many companies, that process lived in spreadsheets, relied on a handful of people who had been around long enough to know the patterns, and updated maybe once a month. That approach has a ceiling and most supply […]

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How EDI Technology Works: Standards, Protocols, and Data Exchange

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Tom Penn

A purchase order leaves your ERP. Minutes later it lands in your trading partner’s system, correctly formatted and ready to process. Three things had to happen in between those steps. The document had to be built to a standard your partner uses, sent by a method they accept, and translated into something both systems can […]

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Optimizing the EDI Invoicing Flow With a Hybrid Solution

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Tom Penn

TrueCommerce API provides structured access to invoice data, helping businesses connect it to the systems that need it. Many businesses today use EDI to exchange selected business documents, including EDI invoices, with trading partners, while relying on flat file integrations for other processes. For example, while orders and 3PL workflows are handled through the EDI […]

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Holiday Success Starts Before the Rush: A Retail & Supply Chain Readiness Guide

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Tom Penn

Holiday Success Is Won Before the First Holiday Order Arrives The holiday season doesn’t start in November anymore. Shoppers are browsing earlier, retailers are launching promotions sooner, and customers expect their orders to arrive faster than ever before. By the time peak shopping season hits, the retailers that come out ahead are the ones who […]

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Self-Service Supplier Onboarding: How Does It Work?

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Tom Penn

Onboarding suppliers can involve a surprising amount of administration. Your team may need to collect technical information, explain connection options, answer questions, coordinate testing and follow up with each supplier until they are ready to go live. When this work is managed through emails, spreadsheets and separate systems, onboarding even a relatively small group of […]

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