EDI Implementation: How Infocon Systems implements EDI with your suppliers
- June 10, 2021 / by Infocon Systems
At Infocon Systems, we take pride in making EDI easy for our customers. The biggest part of fulfilling that goal is ensuring that EDI implementation is simple and stress-free. We take care of the heavy lifting and make the entire process turnkey. There is no software that you need to buy, install, or maintain. Everything you need for EDI implementation and capabilities runs on the Infocon Systems secure world class web servers with 99.9% uptime & high-availability. Only an Internet connection is needed.
To improve efficiency, more and more customers require their suppliers have the ability to reliably exchange EDI documents. Becoming EDI capable involves buying or outsourcing the following components:
- EDI communication software
- Mailbox for EDI transactions
- Communication networks like Van (Value Added Network), AS2, or FTP -- based on trading partner requirements
- A server or PC, communication devices, and peripherals
- Monitored security, backups and redundant power
- EDI Translation Management software
- Personnel training on how to use above software and communication devices
- Development and testing of maps with each EDI trading partner for all EDI document types.
Infocon Systems makes this process of EDI implementation fast and simple.
How Infocon Systems handles EDI implementations
By using Infocon Systems for your EDI needs, everything is taken care of for you. We reduce your costs and increase your efficiency by:
- Completely automating the document flow between you and your trading partners
- Taking care of all set up, mapping and testing with your trading partners
- Free upgrades to new versions of EDI as required by your trading partners
- Removing the need for you to invest in new hardware
- Eliminating the requirement to train new staffing
- No lengthy contracts
- No hidden fees
- No software for you to purchase or maintain
How Long Will Infocon Systems Take To Implement EDI?
We fast-track your EDI implementation to usually take 2 to 7 business days. Our team will implement all of the EDI transactions your trading partner requires. You will no longer need to enter your orders manually and can automatically trade documents such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping information between you and your trading partners.
Our Customer Support Team will set up your company on our secure servers, establish EDI communication with your partners, and perform extensive testing on all of the required EDI transactions. Your trading or retail partners will know you are EDI capable when we contact their EDI department at the beginning of the implementation process. Full EDI compliance will be in place after testing is complete.
Fast and Easy EDI Implementation
The Infocon Systems speciality: we handle everything for you. We develop all the EDI components for businesses of any size and across any industry. Backed by a dedicated team of experts for over 30 years, Infocon can integrate with any accounting, ERP, WMS, or e-commerce system and design custom solutions to ensure a seamless workflow between its customers and their trading partners.
To learn more on how we implement EDI for trading partners, please contact our sales department +1 888-339-0722 or email us at sales@infoconn.com