In-house vs Managed Service EDI
3rd July 2020
Many companies have been doing EDI for up to 30 years, or even longer, and when it all started the options were limited to In-house
Web EDI
The low cost, easy to implement Web EDI solution
The simple, low cost, easy to implement web EDI/supply chain solution for small to medium sized trading communities of suppliers, customers and sales forces.
As the need to involve our clients wider supply chain grows, inevitably it involves AFT providing solutions to many more small to medium sized companies.
The AP2P (Advance Purchase to Pay) solution provides the appropriate EDI software solution for all sizes of companies.
For the smaller users who may not have expensive technology, maybe nothing more than just a browser on a laptop, our Advance Web Trader (AWT) solution is perfect.
- Low cost and easy to implement and operate - AWT can be configured to suit most requirements for document exchange. For example, a client can provide us with the order format they wish to send to their suppliers and the format of invoice they wish to receive in return.
- AFT can tailor a copy of AWT for all the suppliers that is capable of receiving the order format. Then on request generating an invoice from that order.
- AWT can be configured for the exchange of multiple document types.
What stops most small companies from using EDI?
The two biggest issues standing in the way of 100% EDI supply chain integration are those of COST and COMPLEXITY.
Advance Web Trader is designed to overcome these two problems by providing the trading hub with a tailored secure website into which it deposits orders for typically small to medium sized suppliers.
These suppliers can then utilise any standard PC with a web browser to access the website and download trading documents such as orders and remittance advices, whilst at the same time creating other trading documents such as invoices, or advance shipping notifications to their customer.
Cost
This issue is overcome by the supplier not needing any specialist software and the use of the Web Trader system can be minimal depending on the wishes of the customer.
Complexity
Is overcome very easily as the supplier only needs a PC and a web browser to access the secure website.
Benefits of Web EDI
- Much lower cost of implementation and operation
- Provides immediate benefits to supplier and customer
- Allows a supplier to be more reactive to customer requirements
- Easy to operate with little or no training
- Requires only a browser on a laptop or PC
- Less overhead on operational and back-up staff
- Can be fully integrated into back office systems at a later date
How AdvanceFirst break down the barriers to EDI adoption for SME’s
If your company has a trading community it would like to trade with electronically, gaining all the associated benefits, such as simplified trading processes and an improved, more responsive supply chain, then you should be talking to AdvanceFirst Technologies.
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