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Articles by Brooke Lester

Brooke Lester

Brooke is the Marketing and Sales Support Manager at Remedi Electronic Commerce Group. Brooke joined Remedi in 2012 bringing with her experience and knowledge of EDI and B2B Integration from having spent the early years of her career as an EDI consultant. She is responsible for coordinating Remedi’s marketing efforts related to blogs, newsletters, customer networking events, conferences, educational material, and the IBM Premier Business Partner relationship.

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Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup of EDI, EFT, FEDI, and ACH

Posted by Brooke Lester on Jul 7, 2022 11:25 AM

When it comes to electronic payments, there is a virtual alphabet soup: EDI, EFT, FEDI, and ACH. What do they stand for? Are they interchangeable?

EDI, FEDI, EFT, and ACH are not the same. This post clarifies the similarities and differences between them. Here are the details.

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Financial EDI: The Quick Guide

Posted by Brooke Lester on Jul 7, 2022 10:15 AM

In today’s highly globalized world, businesses and even governments need a fast and simple way to transmit payments to one another. What is the solution? The answer is financial EDI.

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How EDI can Improve your Trucking Business

Posted by Brooke Lester on Jul 6, 2022 4:15 PM

Fast, accurate data transmission is crucial to business operations in the trucking industry. With millions of transactions between shippers, brokers, and carriers at any given time, keeping on top of the correct information is paramount to a trucking business' success. Thus, Electronic Data Interchange, a digital 'language' used to exchange documentation between at least two computer systems, is an essential tool for trucking companies. EDI allows players in the trucking space the ability to transfer shipping manifests, status updates, invoices, remittances, and more -- no matter where in the world they or the receiving party may be located.

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How EDI can help with Ocean Freight Challenges

Posted by Brooke Lester on Jun 29, 2022 3:00 PM

As an ocean freight forwarder, you face a unique set of hurdles in your business. From coordinating with multiple suppliers and customers to ensuring that all of your documentation is in order, you have a lot on your plate to monitor and control. If any one of these elements falls through the cracks, it can severely impact your bottom line.

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What is Advanced Ship Notice (ASN) 856?

Posted by Brooke Lester on Jun 22, 2022 2:27 PM

Today's highly globalized supply chain ecosystem has made it critical for trading partners to maintain advanced levels of communication throughout the product lifecycle. Seamless information flow from suppliers to distributors and retailers is essential to optimize supply chain visibility and manage inventory levels efficiently without compromising customer satisfaction.

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