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EDI Benefits

The benefits of using EDI are being realised by an increasing number of companies and organisations. Many of them transmit a substantial percentage of their critical business documents via EDI.

One of the major goals in creating EDI was to reduce the great volume of business paperwork and many of the clerical tasks involved in processing paper documents. Substantial productivity improvements and/or direct cost savings in company operations have resulted from the use of this technology.

There are many benefits associated with using EDI including:
  • Reduction in paperwork
  • Elimination of manual processes
  • Fewer errors during the exchange of information
  • Increased speed of business processes
  • Increased visibilty of business processes and documents
These inherent benefits in EDI translate to real business benefits i.e. saving you money

Reducing the paperwork can bring many benefits in terms of lower stationery and consumables costs, reduced need for document storage, no lost documents and no postage costs.

Reduction in staffing costs as fewer staff are needed to run an EDI system compared to manual paper based processes.

Improved customer relationships as EDI ensures a more efficient order process - with EDI there are no lost or un-readable paper orders or invoices

Increased speed of document transfer brings faster payment for goods as your partners receive your invoices quicker, cancellations and order changes can also easily be made.

Speed and visibilty improvements allow for a reduction in lead times which bring many benefits of their own such as less storage space and fewer stock outs.

Better planning of production runs due to greater visibility of what’s being ordered and what’s forecasted to be ordered.

Your customers gain visibility of the status of their orders

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