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Get answers to your questions on EDI - benefits and technical knowledge. What is EDI? What is a VAN? What is a Managed Service? What is an EDI mailbox?

Electronic Data Interchange — or EDI — provides the functionality to securely exchange files between two or more separate locations or businesses.
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AS2 is an industry standard introduced in 2002 to enable data to be sent directly and securely from one location to another. It was introduced as an affordable alternative to traditional EDI using a VAN, and many larger companies now use it to trade with their suppliers in an attempt to reduce costs.
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An EDI hub is usually an organisation that buys multiple products and services and does so by sending orders electronically to its suppliers, and receiving electronic invoices in return.
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An EDI mailbox is a file storage area within a computer which can be uniquely identified from connected mailboxes and VANs in other locations, and where EDI messages are consolidated and stored for retrieval by a vendor or supplier.
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The TrueCommerce drop ship solution is targeted at retailers who are looking to offer their customers a wider product range via a low risk option.
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An EDI Managed Service is the main mechanism that businesses use to outsource their EDI requirements. These arrangements can provide important benefits for those companies without the necessary IT infrastructure to host and operate their own EDI solution.
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In many cases, when an EDI message is being sent from one organisation to another, each are using different industry standards or message sets.
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EDI integration is the electronic communication of business messages, such as orders and invoices, credit notes and ASN’s, internally between your own EDI system and your own back office accounts, warehouse or ERP systems, removing the need for manual re-keying of information.
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A Value Added Network — or VAN — is a secure private network which acts as an intermediary to enable EDI connectivity between trading partners and other VANs.
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There are a few things to think through when adopting EDI, depending on the demands of your business needs. Transaction volume, resources and support are all important factors of consideration when choosing the right solution.
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Using EDI can transform the fortunes of businesses, large and small, with benefits including reduced costs and improved cash flow to name just a few. EDI is a game changer for many businesses.
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EDI is for any business that exchanges business documents with other businesses as part of their trading relationships.
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