EDI AND THE OMNI-CHANNEL SUPPLY CHAIN

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1 YOUR GLOBAL EDI NETWORK EDI AND THE OMNI-CHANNEL SUPPLY CHAIN B2BGATEWAY August 11, 2015 NORTH AMERICA // +1 (401) EUROPE // +353 (0) AUSTRALIA //

2 TODAY S AGENDA & PRESENTERS 1 What is EDI? 2 Where does EDI fit into the marketplace? 3 What is The Omi-Channel? 4 How Does EDI Help The Omni-Channel? 5 B2BGateway Fact Sheet 6 Trading Partners 7 Customer Service 8 Questions & Answers 9 B2BGateway Contact Information Jon Bellemore SMB Sales Executive Dante Dell Agnese AU Sales Director

3 WHAT IS EDI? IT SOUNDS SIMPLE EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is defined as the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means It is used to transfer electronic documents such as Purchase Orders, Invoices, Advance Shipping Notices (ASNs), and many more from one computer system to another, ie from one trading partner to another trading partner RETAILER EDI USER RETAILER

4 BUT IT CAN BE VERY COMPLEX Each trading partner specifies their required communication method and which documents they require to complete EDI transactions This can make the EDI process very complex as illustrated below AS2 AS2 Server AS2 EDIFACT Encryption Annual Licensing Certification Consultant VAN Van Mailbox Setup Mailbox EDIFACT Mapping Tools Modem Phone Consultant FTP FTP Server FTP Credential EDIFACT Mapping Tools Consultant EDI USER FTPS FTPS Encryption Certificate EDIFACT Mapping Tools Consultant

5 B2BGATEWAY MAKES IT EASY AS2 VAN FTP FTPS AS2 Server Van FTP FTPS Server AS2 X-12 Ver 5010Encryption Annual Licensing Certification Consultant Mailbox Setup Mailbox X-12 Ver Mapping Modem Consultant FTP 4040 X-12 Ver Tools Mapping Phone Consultant Encryption Credential 4010 X-12 Ver Tools Mapping Consultant Certificate 3040 Tools EDI USER

6 EDIFACT Format WHERE DOES EDI FIT INTO THE MARKETPLACE? (ONLINE RETAILER) (BOX STORE RETAILER) ORDERS SLSRPT INVOIC ORDCHG (FACTORY) ORDRSP INVRPT ORDERS INVOIC SLSRPT INVRPT EDI USER INVOIC Invoice ORDERS Outgoing PO / Incoming SO SLSRPT Product Activity Data INVRPT Inventory Inquiry ORDRSP PO Acknowledgement DESADV Advanced Ship Notice ORDCHG Purchase Order Change INSDES Warehouse Ship Order DESADV Warehouse Ship Advice (SHOPPING CART) (THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS)

7 BUT IT CAN BE VERY COMPLEX Each trading partner specifies their required communication method and which documents they require to complete EDI transactions This can make the EDI process very complex as illustrated below AS2 AS2 Server AS2 X-12 Ver 5010Encryption Annual Licensing Certification Consultant VAN Van Mailbox Setup Mailbox X-12 Ver 4040 Mapping Tools Modem Phone Consultant FTP FTP Server FTP Credential X-12 Ver 4010 Mapping Tools Consultant EDI USER FTPS FTPS Encryption Certificate X-12 Ver 3040 Mapping Tools Consultant

8 B2BGATEWAY MAKES IT EASY AS2 VAN FTP AS2 Server Van FTP FTPS Server AS2 X-12 Ver 5010Encryption Annual Licensing Certification Consultant Mailbox Setup Mailbox X-12 Ver Mapping Modem Consultant FTP 4040 X-12 Ver Tools Mapping Phone Consultant Encryption Credential 4010 X-12 Ver Tools Mapping Consultant Certificate 3040 Tools EDI USER FTPS

9 X12 Format WHERE DOES EDI FIT INTO THE MARKETPLACE? (ONLINE RETAILER) (BOX STORE RETAILER) (FACTORY) Invoice 850 Outgoing PO / Incoming SO 852 Product Activity Data 846 Inventory Inquiry 855 PO Acknowledgement 856 Advanced Ship Notice 860 Purchase Order Change 940 Warehouse Ship Order 945 Warehouse Ship Advice (SHOPPING CART) (THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS)

10 WHAT IS THE OMNI-CHANNEL? The Omni-Channel is the evolution of multi-channel retailing, but is concentrated more on a seamless approach to the consumer experience through all available shopping channels; for example: Mobile internet devices Computers Bricks-and-mortar Television Radio Direct mail Sales catalogs, etc Retailers are meeting the new customer demands by deploying specialized supply chain strategies and software solutions Today s suppliers must be able to support the Omni-Channel retailers new demands or face the possibility of extinction over the coming years

11 ECOMMERCE SITES ONLINE MARKETPLACES WHAT IS THE OMNI-CHANNEL? The major challenge for today s suppliers, in order to meet the retailers' new Omni-Channel needs, is to get their goods and services to the correct channel as quickly and as accurately as possible and, needless to say, in the most cost effective manner INVRPT INVOIC ORDERS CLIENT ERP / WMS / OMS USING B2BGATEWAY EDI SERVICES ORDERS DROP SHIP PURCHASE ORDER DROP SHIP SUPPLIER ORDERSP INSDES INVRPT ORDERS DESADV DESADV WAREHOUSE / 3PL ORDERS AND SHIPMENTS REACHING YOUR CUSTOMERS! INVOIC ORDERS BOX STORE

12 HOW DOES EDI HELP THE OMNI-CHANNEL? Fully integrated EDI solutions deliver full end to end seamless connectivity between the supplier and all parties in the supply chain From box store retailers (Wal-Mart, Coles, Woolworths, etc) To online retailers (Amazon, Kogancomau, etc) To manufacturers, third party logistics providers (3PL) and even online shopping carts (which may be powered by online platform providers such as 3dcart, Volusion, Magento, Shopify, etc) Using EDI allows all business documentation needed such as Purchase Orders (ORDERS) Invoices (INVOIC) Inventory Updates (INVRPT) Warehouse Shipping Orders (INSDES) Advanced Shipping Notices (DESADV) and so forth to be exchanged seamlessly and without error

13 HOW DOES EDI HELP THE OMNI-CHANNEL? As EDI introduces full automation there is: No need for the supply chain partners to re-key data The supplier benefits greatly from increased speed increased accuracy greater visibility reduced labor costs While the omni-channel retailer is assured that they will get the right product to the right customer in the right time frame and within agreed costs

14 B2BGATEWAY FACT SHEET B2BGateway has been doing EDI since 1999, offering EDI and supply chain integration solutions to thousands of clients across the globe Here are some other interesting facts about our EDI experience: GS1 Accredited EDI Solution Provider B2BGateway processes over $30-billion dollars in transactions each month Thousands of client / TP partner relationships worldwide and can handle ALL international standards that may be required X12, EDIFACT, Tradacom, PEPPOL, etc

15 TRADING PARTNERS B2BGatewayNet currently supports over 25,000 EDI relationships and presently works with hundreds of trading partners See our full list of Trading Partners across all verticals at wwwb2bgatewaynet/tradingpartnersasp - New trading partner relationships are added daily

16 CUSTOMER SERVICE B2BGateway has been providing excellent customer service to all of our clients, including Brightpearl and we will continue to do so in the future B2BGateway has developed two new teams to help clients with setting up and maintaining their trading partner relationships Available Support Setup phase dedicated project manager Rapid Response Team available for when issues need immediate attention Support is available 24/7 all year long and in your time zone These support features are included in the monthly fee at no extra cost

17 TOP 5 ADVANTAGES OF EDI Greater Accuracy by removing need to re-key data B2BGateway offers cloud-based, fullyintegrated EDI and automated supply chain solutions to all NetSuite users Integration with supply chain tools such as ERP, WMS, 3PL Greater Speed through electronic communication Our solutions, which remove the need to rekey data, are widely used in Wholesale Distribution, Retail, Manufacturing, Third Party Logistics (3PL), Automotive and Government industries Faster Payment from your Trading Partners Environmentally Friendly - reduce reliance on paper

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