A Brief Overview On EDI Outsourcing

2007-05-02 10:04:19

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EDI stands for electronic data interchange, which is the exchange of information between computers within different companies. The information usually comes in the form of a document in its electronic format. These include financial documentation, shipping documentation, health insurance claims, design specifications or other documents.

For EDI to take place an EDI software or EDI system needs to be implemented within an organization. The company will need to set up a computer network, purchase computer hardware and obtain EDI software. The company will also need to invest some money for EDI training. High costs are involved in setting up an independent EDI system. As a result most medium and small sized companies choose to seek help from EDI outsourcing companies.

There are many EDI outsourcing companies in the market that are capable of setting up an EDI system. EDI outsourcing companies can provide a wide range of services. An EDI outsourcing company can provide a service for the submission of purchase orders between companies. An EDI outsourcing company can also take over the operations of an entire department. These companies can provide an EDI system that help generate a faster order processing system.

EDI outsourcing companies only charge you a fixed monthly fee. This is only a fraction of what companies would normally spend for all the equipment and manpower. EDI outsourcing provides a company with lower operational costs. The expenses for paper and postage are greatly reduced because all information is sent and received electronically. EDI outsourcing also saves you labor costs because documents that require manual data entry, reconciliation and review are eliminated. As you get used to an EDI system that EDI outsourcing companies implement you will discover more benefits.

Organizations should be cautious about seeking the services of an EDI outsourcing company. The company that is selected should be reputable, have many years of experience and have modern technology.


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