EDI: Top Tips, Upcoming Events and Success Stories

Get ready to perfect EDI implementation with our tips! Learn how to assess your business needs, prioritize security, plan for business growth and invest in training to future-proof your company. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for upcoming industry events – and don't miss out on exclusive insights and resources, including an EDI hiring scorecard and success stories from Remedi clients.

Overcoming Common EDI Challenges: Tips and Best Practices from the Experts

Overcome common challenges in EDI implementation and management. From system integration issues to compliance hurdles, we get into practical solutions to help you streamline your EDI processes. Learn strategies to boost data accuracy, improve partner communication and mitigate your risks.

Whether you're encountering difficulties with EDI mapping or struggling with complicated trading partner requirements, our comprehensive guide provides usable tips to guide you get around common EDI hurdles. Click through to the full article to get in-depth knowledge to optimize your EDI operations for maximum efficiency and productivity. Read full article.

Top Tips

The 10 Questions to Answer Before Your Next EDI Project

Read on for some of our best guidance on getting ready for an EDI project.

• Evaluate your business needs: Before starting an EDI implementation project, assess your particular business requirements. Consider factors such as volume of transactions, trading partner relationships and industry compliance standards to tailor your plan to you and your company.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities: Define the roles and responsibilities of everyone who will be involved in the EDI implementation process. Determine who will oversee mapping configurations, manage trading-partner communications and handle troubleshooting issues.
• Prioritize data security: Data security is paramount in EDI transactions. Prioritize measures such as encryption, authentication protocols, and regular security audits to safeguard sensitive information from potential breaches and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.
• Plan for growth: Anticipate scalability needs when designing your EDI implementation project plan. Choose flexible systems and protocols capable of adapting to changing business requirements and accommodating increasing transaction volumes without significant disruptions.
• Invest in training: Provide comprehensive training and ongoing support for all team members involved in EDI processes. Make sure they have the knowledge and resources they need to troubleshoot issues efficiently and improve system performance.

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What’s New

Upcoming EDI Conferences

Join your peers for networking and implementable learnings at these two upcoming conferences. Make sure to stop by the Remedi booth at GS1 Connect!

GS1 Connect: Thrive?

June 4th - 6th? – Orlando, Florida

At GS1 Connect: Thrive, you can meet GS1 standards experts and members of your trading-partner community and learn how to optimize your supply chain. Be on the lookout for Remedi – we will be an exhibitor at this year’s Thrive so stop by our booth! Register now.?

NEECOM Virtual Spring Conference

May 23rd – Virtual

12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET

This online, half-day event, put on by the board of the New England Electronic Commerce Users’ Group, will feature discussions on business-to-business topics such as Electronic Data Interchange, Application Programming Interfaces, AI and more. NEECOM is currently seeking speakers on these topics, so if you have experience speaking on these or related issues, reach out.

Details, including registration information, are coming soon. Other information can be found here.

Insights and Spotlights

Filling EDI positions is no easy task. What should you look for in applicants for different EDI-related openings at your business? Let our EDI hiring scorecard help! This one-sheet chart lists specific qualities, education requirements and skill sets our experts highly recommend you seek out in candidates for five different EDI jobs: developer, analyst, specialist, coordinator and administrator.

For example, does a prospective hire for an EDI specialist at your firm show good attention to detail? Are they highly organized with strong interpersonal skills and excellent problem-solving capabilities? If the answer is yes to all or most, move on to suggested educational requirements, then recommended skill sets. Lacking a single attribute doesn’t necessarily have to disqualify an otherwise good fit, but let our chart be your candidate-evaluation starting point!

Clients and Partners

Success Stories: How Remedi's Consulting Bolstered Businesses

Remedi's consulting services revitalized a global automotive technology supplier's business with a tailored EDI solution. By engaging an experienced EDI consultant, we helped our client address mapping errors and trading partner backlogs within just six weeks – to coincide with a major restructuring of the company.

The specialist handpicked by Remedi ensured smooth integration with trading partners – and helped our client meet SLA commitments with outsourced integration vendors. The result was better communication, increased productivity and more efficient error resolution, all of which bolstered our client’s competitiveness in the global automotive industry. Read full article.