Agenda 1.What EDI really is? 2.EDI vs. 3.Standards 4.Specifications 5.Transmission 6. Example 7. Advantages 8. Barriers 9. EDI in Poland
What is EDI?
Easy mechanism to: BUY SELL TRAD E
Can’t I just use ? Unstuctured format of data Ordinary information Structured format Bills of lading, invoices, checks EDI
Standards TRANSMISSIONSOFTWARE MESSAGE FLOWDOCUMENT FORMAT STANDARDS
Four major EDI standards UN/EDIFACT ANSI ASC X12 (X12) TRADACOMS ODETTE
The standards prescribe:
Specifications TRADING PARTNERS MESSAGE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
Transmission VALUE ADDED NETWORK (VAN) INTERNET PROTOCOLS BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS (BBS)
EDI 810 Implementation Guide ISA*00* *00* *30* *16* *990104*1532*U*00401* *1*T*> // ISA - Interchange Control Header GS*IN* TO* * *1532*1*X* // GS - Functional Group Control Header ST*810*0001 // ST - Transaction Set Header BIG* *3662*****N6 // BIG - Beginning Segment for Invoice N1*BT*The Scheduling Coordinator, Inc // N1 - Name N3*53241 Hamilton Dr // N3 - Address Information N4*Palo Alto*CA*95622*US // N4 - Geographic Location N1*RE*Bank of America- (Mkt and GMC) N3*1850 Gateway Boulevard N4*Concord*CA*94520*US
EDI 810 Implementation Guide REF*11* // REF - Reference identification REF*01* ITD*03***** // ITD – Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale IT1*1*1*EA* // IT1 - Baseline Item Data (Invoice) PID*X****RMR Scheduling Coordinator - Estimated RMR // PID – Product/Item Description TDS* // TDS - Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time CTT*1 // CTT – Transaction Totals SE*16*0001 // SE - Transaction Set Trailer GE*1*1 // GE - Functional Group Trailer IEA*1* //IEA - Interchange Control Trailer
Advantages Money savings Increased efficiency
Money savings less human interactions less paper documents, meetings, faxes postage and storing costs reduction
Increased efficiency error’s reduction greater speed (just-in-time delivery) manipulating data electronically
Barriers to implementation initial costs changes in previous business process variety of standards trading partners involvment
EDI in Poland
Companies using EDI Retailors Automotiv Industry & Logistics
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTETNION! Anna Kalinowska Marek Warpechowski Wojciech Dańczyszyn