B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

The retail industry has transformed tremendously in the past few decades; back in the 1980s, it would have been unthinkable to order merchandise from your computer. Yet today, buyers do it from our mobile phones all the time.

 
One of our most frequently asked questions is "How long is it going to take?"  There is a misconception that it takes months and months to complete an integration conversion project, when it can take as little as seven weeks!  There are several factors that affect the timeline, but let's lay out a scenario for a 284-hour conversion from Gentran:Server Windows to B2B Integrator.

The supply chain has changed irrevocably, thanks to technological advances. Digital supply chains are more efficient, allowing companies to be more agile and profitable than ever before. An EDI system, especially a cloud-based one, plays a crucial role in making today’s supply chain more transparent and sustainable for tomorrow.

When it comes to investing in new technology, you want to be absolutely certain that this very large expenditure will be well worth it. There is no exception to this rule, including when you are preparing to implement an EDI system. 

We get calls on a weekly basis from prospective clients asking us about our Managed Services and Outsourcing Cloud offerings for our customers. They typically want to know the benefits for their IT teams and how it will impact their bottom line. There is quite a bit to consider when trying to make a company wide decision to keep your EDI in house or outsource and potentially move to the cloud.