- What is EDI?
Electronic Data Interchange — or EDI — provides the functionality to securely exchange files between two or more separate locations or businesses. Click here to find out more >>
- Who is EDI for?
EDI is for any business that exchanges business documents with other businesses as part of their trading relationships. Click here to find out more >>
- What are the benefits of EDI?
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. Click here to find out more >> - How do you get started with EDI?
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. Click here to find out more >> - What is a EDI VAN?
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. Click here to find out more >> - What is an ASN?
An Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) is an electronic notification of an upcoming delivery which is sent directly from a supplier or third-party logistics company to a buyer, in advance of the shipment. Click here to find out more >> - What is EDI integration?
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. Click here to find out more >> - What is EDI translation?
In many cases, when an EDI message is being sent from one organisation to another, each are using different industry standards or message sets. Click here to find out more >> - What is an EDI Managed Service?
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. Click here to find out more >> - What is Drop ship?
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 Click here to find out more >> - What is an EDI mailbox?
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. Click here to find out more >> - What is an EDI hub?
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. Click here to find out more >> - What is AS2 EDI?
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. Click here to find out more >> - What is EDIFACT?
EDIFACT stands for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport and is a standard developed by the United Nations. The EDIFACT standard provides an internationally agreed message format, directories and guidelines for multi-country and multi-industry EDI communications. Click here to find out more >> - What is Tradacoms?
Tradacoms is an EDI standard introduced in 1982 as a precursor to EDIFACT and subsequently maintained and extended by GS1 UK. The development of Tradacoms ended in 1995 in favour of the EDIFACT EANCOM subsets. Click here to find out more >> - What is EDI ANSI X12?
ANSI X12 stands for American National Standards Institute X12 and refers to the American EDI standard developed in 1979. Click here to find out more >> - What is EANCOM?
Developed in 1987, EANCOM was created as a subset of the EDIFACT standard. Click here to find out more >> - What is EDI XML?
EDI via the XML open standard differs greatly to other standards-based EDI, because XML is made up of information gathered into tags rather than having set positions for the data like the EDIFACT and X12 standard. Click here to find out more >> - When to consider changing your EDI provider?
There are a number of important factors that should be considered when reviewing your EDI solution, many of these can have a serious impact on business critical processes within your business. With this in mind, it's important you choose the best solution for your organisation. Click here to find out more >>
- Choosing an EDI provider
Choosing the best EDI provider for your business can be a difficult task, especially if you're not sure what the critical factors of a successful solution are. Click here to find out more >>
AP automation enables all your suppliers (not just the largest ones) to send you electronic invoices. Click here to find out more >>
- What is Stock Management?
Stock management is the function of understanding the stock mix of a company and the different demands on that stock. Click here to find out more >>
- What are Inventory Turns?
Inventory turnover is a ratio showing how many times a company has sold and replaced inventory during a given period. Click here to find out more >> - What is item stratification?
Item Stratification is the process of classifying items based on individual characteristics. Click here to find out more >> - What are Inventory Management Indicators?
Inventory management indicators are key metrics used to provide an overview of your company’s health. Click here to find out more >> - What is an ASN?
An Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) is an electronic notification of an upcoming delivery which is sent directly from a supplier or third-party logistics company to a buyer, in advance of the shipment. Click here to find out more >> - What is CPFR?
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), is a concept that aims to enhance supply chain integration by supporting and assisting joint practices Click here to find out more >> - What is an Inventory report?
An inventory report is a summary of items belonging to a business, or organisation. Click here to find out more >> - What messages are exchanges within your VMI solution?
TrueCommerce use standard business procedures and protocols to exchange data with suppliers and distributors. Click here to find out more >> - What is a minimum pack size?
VMI gives the supplier full visibility of demand along with better information about factors such as lead time, product launches, and packaging changes. Click here to find out more >> - What is a Advanced truck building?
Sophisticated TrueCommerce VMI order building capabilities enable suppliers to reduce one of their biggest supply chain overheads – transportation costs. Click here to find out more >> - What is a Product Activity Report?
A Product Activity Report is a document that highlights current products and inventory, as well as showing how that product’s sales are performing. Click here to find out more >> - What is order rework/ order touches?
Order rework/ order touches refer to the amount of processes a company must redo when fulfilling an order. Click here to find out more >> - What is VMI?
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a streamlined approach to inventory management and order fulfillment. Click here to find out more >> - What are order turns?
Order turns refer to the amount of times your inventory sells out, or needs replenishing. Click here to find out more >> - What is an Inventory Management method?
An Inventory Management method is a tool, technique or strategy used for storing, tracking, delivering, forecasting and ordering inventory or stock. Click here to find out more >>
- What is B2B eCommerce?
The TrueCommerce B2B eCommerce platform is a highly sophisticated solution that combines the aesthetics of B2C ecommerce with the enhanced functionality required by B2B businesses. Click here to find out more >> - What are the benefits of B2B eCommerce?
For all companies trading with other businesses, maximising electronic trading is a key way of harnessing greater efficiencies. Click here to find out more >> - What is Omnichannel?
Omnichannel implies integration and orchestration of channels so that it provides an engaging experience across all channels. Click here to find out more >> - What ERP systems can the TrueCommerce eCommerce solution integrate with?
By combining B2B eCommerce with ERP integration, companies can streamline their internal processes and reduce administrative tasks. Click here to find out more >> - What is a Mandatory purchase promotion?
Companies using the TrueCommerce B2B eCommerce solution can levy intelligent promotions which go beyond traditional promotions Click here to find out more >> - What is a Fully Faceted search?
Companies operating a sophisticated B2B eCommerce webstore need to ensure they maximise their product offerings and make them as accessible as possible to all their customers. Click here to find out more >> - What to look for in an eCommerce provider?
Choosing an eCommerce provider does not have to be a painful process if you know what to look for… Click here to find out more >> - What is Matrix ordering?
Matrix ordering allows your clients to be able to see complete product availability across a full range of products seamlessly. Click here to find out more >> - What pricing strategies can I levy?
Users can take full advantage of the Price Mapping functionality which accounts for your businesses pricing strategies and policies. Click here to find out more >> - What are Real Time Stock ETA’s?
It’s important to be able to provide a reliable, effective and efficient service to your customers, with correct product information available in the right time. Click here to find out more >> - What is back order management?
The TrueCommerce eCommerce solution enables you to clearly show the delivery status and ETA of all items that are being purchased, even if they are out of stock at the time. Click here to find out more >> - What promotional offers can be levied within your solution?
The TrueCommerce promotions engine simplifies traditional promotional campaigns by offering intelligent personalised promotions specific to each customer. Click here to find out more >> - What is a contract order pad?
Order pad management enables your customers to create specific order lists directly from their ERP system. Click here to find out more >> - What are Authoriser controls?
Authoriser controls provide full staff role configuration with approval limits, allowing your business to keep full control of individual employee spend with different suppliers. Click here to find out more >>
- What is Product Information Management (PIM)?
A Product Information Management (PIM) solution provides you with a master repository for product information, helping equip your business to effectively manage and optimise product data in one simple to use solution. Click here to find out more >> - Why use a Product Information Management (PIM) solution?
Explosive growth in digital commerce, increasing legislation and rapid expansion of product assortments are placing far more pressure on organisations to collect, enrich and optimise product content. A PIM from TrueCommmerce enables companies to do this. Click here to find out more >> - When to implement a Product Information Management (PIM) Solution?
The PIM solution from TrueCommerce is ideal for organisations who are looking to grow their business by increasing sales, expanding product assortments and onboarding new channels. Click here to find out more >> - What are the benefits of Product Information Management (PIM)?
Introducing a PIM solution to your business brings many strategic, financial and marketing benefits to your business. Click here to find out more >> - Who is Product Information Management (PIM) for?
Whilst a PIM solution offers benefits for companies of all sizes it offers the most benefit to companies who are struggling with certain problems. Click here to find out more >> - What is a product taxonomy?
Taxonomy is the process of naming and classifying things into groups within a larger system, according to their similarities and differences. Within a Product Information Management (PIM) solution this refers to a way of classifying product information. Click here to find out more >> - What is an intelligent workflow?
A Product Information Management (PIM) workflow consists of sourcing content from a variety of systems and stakeholders, cleansing and consolidating the data with existing product data assets, enriching the product nformation with a variety of incremental attributes. Click here to find out more >> - What is Digital Asset Management (DAM)?
Digital asset management (DAM) is a business process for organising, storing and retrieving digital assets (such as photos, music, videos, animations, podcasts.) Click here to find out more >> - What is the difference between Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Product Information Management (PIM)?
DAM handles digital assets whereas PIM handles product information. Click here to find out more >> - What is PIM integration?
With TrueCommerce you can integrate your PIM Solution to your customer facing ecommerce solution or online marketplace as well as your back end ERP system. Click here to find out more >>