B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

Every so often major players in EDI have business improvement initiatives that impact EDI standards, communications, industry initiatives, or technology deployment. These initiatives often have a ripple effect across the Supply Chain impacting an entire block of trading partners in an industry. These initiatives can be mandated upgrades to a given X12 EDI standard version, industry initiatives related to data synchronization and GS1, RFID technology deployed in conjunction with EDI, or communications protocol, encryption, and certificate changes such as that found in SHA-2 implementation.

One of the most common questions about corporate training is always, “Should we outsource it or keep it in-house?” The same holds true for EDI training. 

There is no better call to make than to offer someone a position. I have been a recruiter for 15 years and still love helping people find employment. However, as all things, some aspects of the job get easier and some get more difficult. I have noticed that it is harder and harder to get references from a candidates prior employers. Why did the word “Reference” become such a negative word in our society?

You have finally concluded that you need dedicated personnel for your EDI system. The question is, where do you find these employees? You have a couple of options. 

Raise your hand if this scenario sounds familiar. You want to implement an EDI system, but you are not sure exactly where to start. This is where EDI professionals come in; they help you choose the right EDI solution for you and ensure that it operates properly so that your company gets the greatest ROI from it.