EDI Integration for Consumer Packaged Goods and Hardlines

Comprehensive, flexible solution

Vantage Point EDI is a comprehensive and flexible solution that can meet your retail customers’ increasingly complex requirements for status information. Vantage Point EDI’s ability to integrate complex compliance documents such as SDQ purchase orders and ASNs easily and without customization makes Vantage Point EDI a perfect choice for users of our supported ERP solutions.

Benefits of Vantage Point EDI for Consumer Packaged Goods include:

Complete transit management solution with Routing Request, Vendor Managed Inventory, Inbound Payment Integration, Outbound Invoices, Cross Dock, Drop Ship, and SDQ Order Handling, Order Status Reporting, Purchase Order Acknowledgement and Purchase Order Change Acknowledgements
Complete ASN packing solution with UCC128 compliance labeling, VICS Bill of Lading, Price/Catalog, Inventory Status and Advanced Point-Of-Sale Reporting
Supports X12, EDIFACT and international document sets to and from your trading partners
End-to-end solution including network service that reaches partners through AS2, FTP, traditional VANs and virtually any communications protocol via Data Masons

Lean manufacturing through increased efficiency

The “out-of-the-box” functionality supplements key accounting functions such as ASN automation and production forecast release management. This functionality can be leveraged to reduce costs and maximize IT investments in transactions with all of your company’s trading partners. Featuring a simple installation without the need for customization, Vantage Point EDI is a cost-effective solution with a low total cost of ownership.

Unlimited connectivity and integration with major retailers

Vantage Point EDI is particularly well suited to companies doing business with big box retailers such as JCPenney and Home Depot and online businesses such as Walmart.com and Amazon.com. Vantage Point EDI enables unlimited transaction processing while meeting complex mandates such as Vendor Managed Inventory, Order Status reporting and Inventory Status inquiries, all without document and transaction fees.

Retail industry expertise

Data Masons’ expert staff includes retail EDI industry veterans who can provide the solutions and guidance to make your company’s EDI a competitive advantage. Additionally, Data Masons manages all of your company’s ongoing EDI compliance so you can focus on growing your business, not on EDI hassles.

EDI Made Simple: A New Approach to EDI

If you're about to bring EDI into your processes, this brief will help you avoid the potential pitfalls often encountered. If you’ve attempted to implement EDI already, you’ll likely recognize at least some of the problems we describe, and gain from our explanations on how to avoid them.This paper will present a clear, simple path to successful implementation of a highly productive and profitable EDI initiative in your company.

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Choosing an EDI Solution: Build or Buy?

Choosing an EDI software solution for your company is a serious undertaking. The right choice results in a smooth and painless process with strong positive ROI. The wrong choice can have detrimental effects for years with poor ROI and ongoing operational and support issues. One key question we often hear is “Should we build it or buy it?”.

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Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting an EDI eCommerce Solution

Don’t be caught unprepared with your upcoming EDI project. From the provider and solution, to your business needs post-implementation, a company can prevent costly headaches by being as thorough as possible in their pre-implementation research.

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Integration Without Customization: 3 Keys to Automated Integration for ERP and EDI

This paper will present the key components of a successful automated integration solution for ERP and EDI without customizations. After reading this paper you'll learn: - how to gain a competitive advantage with this approach to EDI and ERP integration - and how purchasing tools which force customizations to your ERP system can leave you responsible for costly and time consuming modifications to the systems. Following this best practice approach to integration can help you on your way to experience integration success.