AdvanceFirst have seen their EDI Managed Service operations grow by about 20% in the first quarter of 2013 with logistics, the catering & hospitality sector and food retail leading the way and being the early adopters this year.
The Q1 2013 success triggered this statement about EDI Managed Services from Peter Thomas:
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• Much lower cost of operation of the EDI function
• Full 24×7 back up and system maintenance as standard
• No need to train extra people to provide cover
• Simply send us your output formats and we will translate these into the input format required by your trading partner.
• Your trading partners send us their (varying) formats and we change them all in the single input format required by your systems.
• Greater visibility and control of your trading documents as they pass between yours and your trading partner systems
• Easy to manage system, trading partner or EDI document changes
• Provide a more proactive service to clients – Become easier and more flexible to trade with.
