Evaluating Your EDI Options: Full-Service EDI & EDI Managed Services
The Seven Building Blocks of Full-Service EDI
What’s the difference between EDI managed services and full-service EDI?
EDI managed services are a cloud-based EDI solution in which the EDI provider is responsible for the developing and maintaining the core technology, but requires internal staffing for the day-to-day customization, optimization and operations of the technology.
Full-service EDI is a cloud-based solution and associated staffing resources that customize, optimize and operate the technology. In this model, the EDI provider carries out a complete business function on behalf of the customer.
THE CHALLENGE
Which type of EDI solution is right for your business?
THE APPROACH
A side by side comparison of the EDI solutions.
THE SOLUTION
A complete evaluation of EDI providers and the pros & cons of their offerings.
Full-service EDI solutions have seven primary components:
- Technology
- Trading partner expertise
- Design and configuration
- Trading partner communication
- Testing and launch
- Proactive monitoring and analysis
- Ongoing resource access
Full-service EDI providers deliver cloud-based technology and associated staffing resources that customize, optimize and operate the technology. Use these definitions and qualifying questions to make an apples-to-apples comparison between solution providers.
Choosing an EDI provider can be a challenge.
The right solution allows you to offload operational and technical details that are part of managing an EDI function.
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