Ace Hardware EDI: How does a business become EDI compliant with Ace Hardware

Founded in 1924, Ace Hardware Corporation is an American hardware retailers' cooperative that offers a wide range of products & services paint, lawn and garden, tools, local niche services etc. Ace Hardware requires suppliers to conduct business via EDI; the supplier won’t be able to move forward without EDI.

Ideal for small to midsize businesses, Infocon Systems reduces the manual labor of paper exchanges and meets Ace Hardware EDI needs without requiring in-house EDI ..

How EDI works with Ace Hardware?

Ace Hardware Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is essential to maintaining competitive advantage. To be a vendor of Ace Hardware, you’ll need to exchange EDI data over the Internet using AS2. Suppliers require to complete, sign, and return EDI Agreement and Trading Partner Profile to Ace Hardware. Upon receipt, Ace Hardware will process the forms and EDI Recruiters will contact suppliers to explain the testing process including time frame. Ace Hardware supports AS2 with HTTP and HTTP/s to exchange EDI data over the Internet.

The commitment to EDI covers all aspects of relationship with Ace Hardware vendor partners, including:

• Electronic exchange of purchase orders.
• Receipt of Advance Ship Notices, which streamline order processing and expediting.
• Sharing of Stock Status, helping suppliers pre plan for Ace Hardware’s Purchase orders.
• Payment of vendor invoices electronically via EFT and Remittance Advice Data.

Basic EDI documents for EDI setup with Ace Hardware Ace Hardware supports multiple transaction types. These translate to the below EDI documents.

• EDI 810 Invoice
• EDI 850 Purchase Order
• EDI 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement
• EDI 856 Advance Shipment Notice
• EDI 820 Remittance Advice Map
• EDI 997 Acknowledgement
• Branded packing slips for drop shipments
• GS1-128 barcode shipping labels(formerly called UCC-128)

How to exchange EDI documents with Ace Hardware

• In the first step Ace Hardware sends a purchase order (850) to the seller. To confirm receipt of the EDI 850, the seller sends an EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgment.
• Ace Hardware can send a purchase order (850) to the seller, but this transaction set is optimal.
• The seller packs the merchandise and attaches a GS1-128 shipping label to the individual carton. This label provides information regarding the contents of the carton.
• An EDI 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement is sent by a seller to Ace Hardware in response to an EDI 850 Purchase Order.
• For providing information regarding the contents of the carton, the seller attaches a GS1-128 shipping label to the individual carton.
• Seller sends an Advanced Shipping Notice (EDI 856) to communicate the shipment is on route to the destination.
• Lastly, the seller sends the electronic invoice (810), which is sent to Ace Hardware for payment.

To learn more about how Infocon Systems can take care of your EDI needs for Ace Hardware, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at +1 888-339-0722 or email sales@infoconn.com. We’d love to hear from you.