B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

EDI systems make firms more efficient, productive, and profitable. An integral part of implementing an EDI system is data mapping. 

If you are unfamiliar with EDI, the term “data mapping” might sound intimidating. This article explores its role in EDI implementation and how it works. 

It is a conundrum: you implement an EDI system in order to make doing business with your suppliers easier, yet you need their buy-in to ensure that they utilize the system and that you receive ROI on it. How do you overcome this challenge? 

If you are going to be implementing an EDI system for the first time, you might feel as though you are swimming in an alphabet soup of jargon and abbreviations. Some of these terms seem familiar from everyday speech, but they have a different or deeper meaning than you may realize. 

Last week the Remedi team wrapped up another great show at the annual IBM InterConnect Conference in Las Vegas.  The Remedi team had a busy week connecting with Remedi clients and prospects, IBM team reps, and executives.  A few highlights from the week included the Keynote Event speakers with Ginni Rometty & Will Smith, all the great IBM and customer led B2B sessions, and even the end of week wrap up event with the Zac Brown Band concert.  The entire week was extremely informative and fun. 

It may be sad to admit, but the legacy systems which your company invested money, time, and effort into deploying may no longer be getting the job done. Perhaps they cannot scale, it is difficult to access and share information, or the vendor does not provide support any longer.