B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

As a key facilitator of the flow of information between trading partners, Electronic Data Interchange simplifies business processes and improves efficiency. Today the technology is critical for key players in the supply chain.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) are two sides of the same coin. ERP solutions consolidate processes, manage resources, and create a single version of truth for company data. On the other hand, EDI is the globally accepted protocol for transmitting electronic documents within and between businesses.

Onboarding is an important component in the context of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). A thoroughly organized process of setting up new trading partners in an EDI system provides a solid foundation ensuring seamless electronic document exchange. An optimal approach to partner onboarding ensures that a company’s trading partners can achieve increased operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and automated, error-free data exchange. A company with an effective onboarding process can more easily add new trading partners and strengthen relationships, ensuring long-term collaboration.

The pandemic had a significant impact on the way companies conduct business. Over 3 years later, the post-pandemic economy continues to influence business processes including EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), MFT (Managed File Transfer), and API (Application Programming Interface) solutions with managed EDI services emerging as the most important.

Since its debut more than 50 years ago, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has transformed the face of supply chain logistics -- for the better. Across industries, EDI eases the burdens of supply chain management: It saves money, reduces errors, speeds goods movement and improves customer satisfaction. And the future for EDI is even brighter.