- 21. OpenText, GXS, and ECGrid
- (EDI)
- We've voiced our opinion regarding the policies and actions that both GXS and ECGrid (Loren Data) have been maneuvering around over the last several months. In our last blog we recommended that GXS, through ...
- 22. Can’t We Just Execute an EDI Solution Already???
- (Blogs)
- A couple of weeks ago I shared snippets of EDI technologies available today that give organizations more choices to meet their EDI needs. But have you thought about your internal business partner processes ...
- 23. The Importance of Integration
- (Integration)
- Integration is always a hot topic for the supply chain. It's a powerful tool to improve profitability by reducing costs. Like a lot of ideas, though, its effectiveness depends quite a bit on context. What ...
- 24. Fearless Predictions for 2014
- (Blogs)
- It’s that time of year. Industry experts, high level consultants, research institutions, and famous pundits make predictions about the upcoming year, while conveniently failing to mention how their predictions ...
- 25. GXS - A New Start? Again?
- (EDI)
- In the same year that Francisco Partners LP declared "We carried out a market check with JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and although the valuations we received were reasonable, we did not think they were ...
- 26. Our Best Articles of 2013
- (Management)
- One thing about working in supply chain, EDI, or electronic commerce: it’s always interesting. 2013 is nearly ‘in the books’ and it was no exception. Luckily for you, the ec-bp.com writing staff produced ...
- 27. Getting IT Together
- (Technology)
- Supply chain connectivity, transparency, visibility, and overall success depends on connecting the various pieces of your company's IT infrastructure. And yes, EDI is a segment of IT. It's also a segment ...
- 28. Moving the Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- I've read quite a bit lately about changes in the way the supply chain is (or will be) connected. A lot of that conversation is centered around visibility - or more precisely the lack of visibility. What's ...
- 29. The Internet of Things and Supply Chains
- (News)
- A couple months ago, we wrote about the Internet of Things (read it HERE) and its increasing impact on our lives. In a great, short article on the GXS blog site, Mark Morley gets a little more specific ...
- 30. Build and Test Your Specs
- (EDI)
- In this earlier story we described a unique option available through ec-bp.com that allows trading partners to collaborate in creating and testing their EDI documents. The service is available at no charge ...
- 31. EDI Document Testing - Paying the Piper
- (EDI)
- ... available directly from the ec-bp.com menu “EDI Specs”. Once connected to the site, users can search for existing documents and specifications, create their own personalized account, create and modify ...
- 32. EDI Specifications and Testing
- (EDI)
- ... on a timely basis. ec-bp.com offers 2 services that can help with keeping up with the changes your trading partners require. Compliance Clearinghouse has been supplying announcements of document changes ...
- 33. Should You Ditch Your CI Programs?
- (News)
- We're always on the lookout for alternative opinions here at EC-BP.com. Although the title of the article "Why Continuous Improvement May Need to be Discontinued' is more provocative than its content warrants, ...
- 34. A Kill Switch for X12
- (EDI)
- EDI pricing is one of those things that's hard to pin down. ec-bp.com has supported the lowering of costs of EDI since its first issue 10 years ago. We recently posted a story about how GXS intends to stop ...
- 35. The Buzz About Omnichannel
- (Retail)
- Is ‘omnichannel’ a sea change, or just a clever name for a reality that’s been around for awhile? After consuming dozens of articles on the subject and reflecting on my own experiences, I’d say it’s some ...
- 36. EDI Costs are Rising
- (EDI)
- Recently ec-bp.com hosted a webinar about transaction costing. The topic is a perennial one with the EDI and supply chain professionals. In that webinar Tony Dukes provided an explanation of a cost analysis ...
- 37. Tracking Your Products Can Bring You Closer to Your Customers
- (Management)
- ... And getting off to a false start with the wrong system can be even more painful. Various systems are available from a variety of providers and ec-bp.com would like to know what solutions you've found to ...
- 38. The Importance of Trading Partner Cred
- (Management)
- ... and suppliers need to make the right decisions about what companies they partner with every time... not just most of the time. And that's why ec-bp.com is introducing the Trading Partner Scale. What's the ...
- 39. ec-bp and Social Media
- (Technology)
- ec-bp has been participating in social media for nearly as long as the platforms have existed... that is, I've been participating in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google + since each of them became available ...
- 40. Is the Battle Over?
- (Blogs)
- So, I was sitting around thinking about what’s going on with that EDI vs. XML topic. I’ve been out of the trenches for about 3 years now, it’s raining outside and I can’t work on my golf game, so why ...
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