Through EDI services, we support and improve the digital transformation of the operational exchange of documents and data.
At the heart of the offer is a set of functions through the Web EDI Supplier Portal and by using any offer, suppliers benefit from optimal digital connections with the corresponding ERP system and are integrated into its business applications.This provides companies with valuable information not only about their own inventories, but also strengthens their supplier relationships so that they are always up-to-date regarding any changes in their supply chain. Because this is done digitally, automatically and revision-proofed, this “supply chain” is far more resilient than traditional paper-based corporate communications. Additionally it lowers operational costs and boosts profits. And through the digital Web EDI Supplier Portal, better and faster communication management helps to counteract supply bottlenecks.
On July 12, 2022, the “Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung” (IAB) published a study on the extent to which interruptions or disruptions in the ability to supply industrial primary products or materials affected production in Germany. However, the influences of the Ukraine war were not taken into account because the study only covered the calendar year 2021. Nevertheless, 70 percent of all companies surveyed reported impairments to their supply chain in 2021. Interestingly, the size of a company seems to play an important role. If the companies had more than 250 employees, 80 percent of them were affected more frequently by delivery failures. The reason for this is presumably because they had a large supplier network of direct and indirect suppliers, which exacerbated the level of risk. The failure rate for smaller companies was lower at 67 percent. It can be assumed here that most smaller organisations had either very few suppliers or only one supplier who had difficulties fulfilling its orders.
But how can supply bottlenecks be countered?
“First of all, it is important to understand the extent to which current inventories are sufficient to maintain production. To allow this calculation you should create the digital conditions whereby the current stock level can always be viewed,” explains Fran Karlo Strajher, REDOK.
Once you have achieved this, you can focus on the management of your suppliers. Here, the scalable Extended EDI with its SupplierPortal is immediaugktely available to help you , and at a low cost.” Our SupplierPortal digitizes all connections within the supplier relationship – even if some of the suppliers are only operating on an analog basis. This allows the company to see the current delivery status of its orders with the click of a button,” he adds: The information as to whether an order has been received, read and confirmed by the supplier is immediately available on the computer: along with the details of when he wants to deliver and with which logistics provider.
Last but not least, the SupplierPortal uses logistics IoT to show the current location of the delivery within the supply chain, so that you stay “à Jour”. All of this happens fully automatically, without the need to print out a document. “That’s because our SupplierPortal stores documents in the e-archive in an revision-proof manner that can be retrieved at any time and is easy to find!” is how Fran Karlo Strajher describes this important feature of EDI’s SupplierPortal. It also facilitates communication with authorities, suppliers and customers through many interfaces and protocols.