Our eBook, “Automate Digital Supply Chains with a Modern Cloud ERP Business Platform Featuring Embedded EDI,” is your go-to guide for navigating the complexities of EDI with the help of ERP solutions like Acumatica with embedded EDI from SPS Commerce.

What you’ll learn

This eBook is packed with insights and practical strategies to help suppliers streamline their operations and comply with EDI requirements. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect:

The essentials of EDI

Dive into the fundamentals. Learn how EDI replaces traditional paper-based processes, reducing time, errors and costs associated with manual data entry. Discover why EDI is essential for your business and how it can transform your operations.

The real impact of EDI on your business

Explore the tangible benefits of embedded EDI within your Acumatica ERP system, from increasing sales opportunities and reducing cycle times to decreasing errors and improving efficiency.

Navigating EDI standards and requirements

EDI compliance can be complex, especially with varying standards from different trading partners. This eBook explains how to handle these differences seamlessly, ensuring you meet the unique requirements of partners like Kroger, Amazon and Walmart.

Common EDI transactions explained

Gain a clear understanding of common EDI transactions such as the 810 Invoice, 850 Purchase Order and 856 Advance Ship Notice. This knowledge is crucial for ensuring smooth operations and maintaining good relationships with your trading partners.

Avoiding common EDI mistakes

Implementing EDI can be tricky, and mistakes can be costly. The eBook highlights common pitfalls and provides strategies to avoid them, ensuring your EDI implementation is smooth and successful.

Why download the free eBook?

While this blog gives you a sneak peek, the full eBook offers detailed explanations, practical tips and real-world examples.

• Comprehensive insights
  Get a thorough understanding of EDI and its impact on your business.
• Practical guidance
  Learn actionable strategies to maximize the benefits of EDI.
• Expert Advice
  Benefit from the expertise of industry-leading ERP and EDI providers, Acumatica and SPS Commerce.

Don’t miss the opportunity to simplify your EDI integrations and transform your business operations. Download the full eBook today and realize the full potential of embedded EDI with Acumatica and SPS Commerce.

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Here were some of our top takeaways:

New logo. New era.

The show kicked off with a keynote address by John Case, Acumatica CEO, where he introduced a refreshed logo to indicate the innovations coming in this “new era.”

“We believe the new mark better reflects our market momentum and our forward-looking approach and represents an evolution of who we are as a Community — moving forward together, with clarity and purpose,” said Case.

Focus on sustainability

A key theme at this year’s event was sustainability which was highlighted during the annual Hackathon—an event for developers, marketers and anyone else who’d like to join, hosted the day before Acumatica Summit starts. This year’s theme focused on sustainability and how to meet the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Representing SPS, Acumatica MVP Patrick Chen was on the winning team (aptly named Sustainable Shippers). They built a solution to minimize the number of packages needed for shipping, reducing overall waste.

Blurring the lines in retail

Another theme dealing with emerging trends in retail highlighted the idea that the lines are blurring in retail. It’s no longer just about shipping wholesale B2B or just shipping eCommerce. Almost everyone is expanding or reinventing their business to ship directly to the consumer or to expand their overall presence.

A few of the other emerging trends include:

• Competitive market – The market is becoming even more competitive as companies move into new sales channels (e.g., large distributors/suppliers going direct-to-consumer).
• Demanding customers – Consumers want more flexible delivery and payment methods.
• Complex operations – The fulfillment process is gaining complexity as the market is changing and lines are blurring.
• Profit margins – The pressure on profit margins is driven by competition and the cost of fulfilling orders across channels.
• Workforce constraints – The labor market has also become increasingly competitive.

At SPS, we’ve also seen the retail world become more and more complex over the last few years. Consumers want to buy items where they want to buy them, when they want to buy them and at the best price possible. At face value that seems simple enough, but acquiring and maintaining the systems and processes to pull it off can be incredibly complex.

Awards

SPS is honored to have won ISV Partner of the Year: Distribution. In addition, we’re thrilled to be part of the President’s Club for another year! These awards attest to the ongoing success of our partnership with Acumatica.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t also recognize some of our amazing partners who also won awards at the conference, including:  Algorithm Inc., ASWi, Blytheco, Crestwood Associates, Net at Work, NexTec Group, SWK Technologies, Inc, and WM Synergy LLC.

We look forward to seeing everyone next year!

Interested in learning more about full-service EDI for Acumatica? Visit our Acumatica page for more details.