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Do We Need VANs? With supply chain platforms providing the E to E linkage and Managed File Transfer Services- do VANS still play a role? The pros and cons of VANs, AS2, FTP, Electronic Commerce Communications Providers. We will be evaluating TRANSPORT, not mapping, Web portals, or other services which could be performed by a VAN as well as by other EDI service providers. |
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What Your EDI Skills Can Lead To
Recently I have been seeing what my almost thirty years of EDI experience has prepared me for. Working with a private corporation that operates with an almost virtual national headquarters, I have been challenged with a wide variety of assignments. The skill that got me into this was a good rapport with the senior manager of the corporation (an LLC). I attribute my acquiring this skill because an EDI person is constantly working with both business managers and technical managers. See the full article on What Your EDI Skills Can Lead To |
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What is an ECCP?
It stands for “Electronic Commerce Communications Provider”. As you might have guessed, it is “Cloud-based”. It is a neat way of handling all your EDI communications in a centralized and efficient manner. ECCP replaces a VAN for you; but if your trading partner utilizes a VAN, an ECCP still interfaces with your partner through his VAN. An ECCP is far less laborintensive for you than either AS2 or MFT (Managed File Transfer). Back when dinosaurs still roamed through computer rooms, VAN's provided “Value Add” in that they were secure; always available; provided a common link between partners; and rooted out bad or misdirected data. Much of the EDI community sticks with a VAN because it is an outsourced operation and because many of us hold to the old saying: “If it ain't broke, don't fix it.” Many similarities exist between a VAN and an ECCP: (1) manage (outsource) client's connections (including AS2 and MFT); (2) standardized services; (3) act as a neutral third party and trace/log all messages (although an ECCP, by nature of its technology, far excels a VAN). An ECCP is “X%” cheaper than a VAN. I pick 40% as my number, but it varies. The real savings over AS2 and MFT is in your own labor costs (renewing AS2 connections, trouble shooting MFT transmissions, etc.) There are several highly motivated and proficient vendors in the field. All are constantly improving their services. New ideas, concepts and improvements are popping up. For instance, a directory service (see my previous blog about whoisedi.com). The ECCP, through a Web Services API, provides for flexibility in EDI transit.; as opposed to the usual externally configured “per connection” approach. With an ECCP, communications can be built in rather than added on. The result is that you can implement each communications path under software control (hence less errors, better traceability). Progress by ECCP's can go a long way toward making EDI as common a routine as the “Shopping Cart” is in Web Commerce. A common complaint of developers has been not being able to call and connect to the World from within their application. EDI was once exclusive to big business; connecting to their own suppliers, distributors, etc. But EDI is progressing across the spectrum of medium and small businesses. But there are many challenges as these businesses do not have the funding or the clout that big businesses have. As an example, nationwide companies who sell tools have been into EDI for a long time. Now, what if a hardware distributor in a large city wanted to create an EDI trading circle with all the small hardware stores in his region? Why not? It is all a paper/FAX and checks environment now. Lot of manual effort.....great opportunity to “work. See the full article on What is an ECCP See my other blogs See other blogs about EDI |
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WAL*MART Strenghtens Its Supply Chain
I read with interest where Wal*Mart is changing its philosophy on receiving product from their suppliers. Wal*Mart hasn’t said anything more than announcing a new trucking plan. They say it’s all about squeezing out costs by keeping Wal*Mart’s own trucks busy and by accepting delivery of merchandise at the supplier’s loading dock instead of at a Wal*Mart distribution center. Wal-Mart figures it can cut wholesale prices by 6 percent if it hauls the merchandise itself. The company is also telling their suppliers they can concentrate on what they do best: manufacturing product for Wal*Mart. See the full article on WAL*MART Strenghtens Its Supply Chain |
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Insourcing and the Supply Chain We all know what Outsourcing is, but now a new trend is popping up: Insourcing. The definition of insourcing is simple but the ramifications are complex. We recently wrote about agile manufacturing and used an example of General Electric's historic Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky — a plant that was on the verge of shutting down just four years ago. They are "re-shoreing" electric water heaters and when you look at the total system costs (including the supply chain), they will be cheaper than "made in China". Read more: about Insourcing and the Supply Chain |
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EDI,IT and the Business Yes, I have talked about this subject before. Yes, I will talk about it again. WHY! Because a successful EDI program can only happen when EDI, IT and their stakeholders all are in harmony. |
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How Business Analytics is Being Delivered In The EDI World
Business intelligence / analytics coupled with data aggregation are not new terms. They have depended directly on the business system (like SAP) hence indirectly on the EDI system. They go back before EDI: a lot of them were once called “Decision Support Systems”. I wanted to find one that did all this and was directly tied into an EDI system, but I didn't have one in mind. Then I “ran into” one in a “Webinar” sponsored by Loren Data. See the full article on How Business Analytics is Being Delivered In The EDI World |
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2012 Model for Supply Chain Management
I am developing what I expect the “model year 2012” SCM system should encompass. In a Supply Chain Management system, EDI and ERP are intrinsically tied together. Therefore, I am planning to evaluate the SCM SYSTEM, not just the EDI module or the ERP module. Shown below are the selection criteria I would want to be fulfilled. Right now this evaluation is kind of skimpy: sort of need to add to add more salami between the bread. Based on your comments, I may add, subtract or modify these requirements. (1) Entire system will be Cloud-based. (2) ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), and CRM (Customer Relationship Management), if included, are SaaS. Expected modules are: manufacturing, logistics, finance and procurement. (3) EDI is SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). (4) EDI and ERP interface is “seamless”. (5) Trading Partner interface can be Cloud-based, using an ECCP (Electronic Commerce Communications Provider). Adding trading partners should be done “underprogram control”. (6) For “Legacy” Trading Partners, there must be a VAN (Value Added Network) interface. The current externally configured VAN structure (big solutions, long contracts) is better implemented as a Web Services API (Application Programming Interface). In other words, no FAX's to VANs to establish relationships. See the full article on 2012 Model for Supply Chain Management See my other blogs See other blogs about EDI |
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5 Must-haves to be a Supply Chain Manager
First of all, let's list the possible elements in the supply chain you will manage: logistics (transportation, warehousing, at least); procurement; supply chain management systems (procurement, production, fulfillment and distribution processes, including EDI); CRM; ERP. Your primary requirement is to manage the flow of goods, information and services in order to deliver maximum value to the customer while minimizing the cost to the company. See the full article on 5 Must-haves to be a Supply Chain Manager |
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Does the Supply Chain Department Need the IT Department?
I have been involved with “Cloud-based” thinking over the past several months, plus I have seen the level of IT expertise among the (younger) workers in Supply Chain organizations. This has led me to a really radical thought: does the Supply Chain Business need the IT Department? |
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C-Level for SCM?
C-level is used to describe high-ranking executive titles within an organization. C, in this context, stands for Chief. We have a CIO (Chief Information Officer), a CTO (Chief Technology Officer), a CMO (Chief Marketing Officer), a CFO (Chief Financial Officer), a CCO (Chief Compliance Officer), a CFO (Chief Knowledge Officer), a CSO (Chief Security Officer) , a COO (Chief Operating Officer) and, of course, a CEO. What is the head of Supply Chain Management going to be called? More importantly, is SCM a "C-Level" or is SCM a "corporate utility"? The "Chief Supply Chain Officer" (CSCO) needs to be involved in developing the business strategy rather than just somebody else’s strategy. Maybe the COO is really the CSCO? That is a possibility too. See the full article on C-Level for SCM? |
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Required Attire for a Remote Workforce
Ever wonder how your telecommuting colleagues really live? Turns out, many of them actually do work in their pajamas. They also tend to love their work-life balance – to the point where they’d take a pay cut to maintain the status quo. This is a “must read” for both remote workers and for their office-bound managers. |
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EDI Workers Over 50
Why does there tend to be a bias against hiring older workers? Does this bias come from the hiring companies or the agencies? We will be interviewing a senior person in a placement agency, who was previously a human resources manager in a large multi-national company. This will be VERY interesting. When I first approached her, her comment to me was “How did you know I was over 50?” See the full article on EDI Workers Over 50 |
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What Can Supply Chain Management Learn From On-Line Video Games
One of the biggest sources of entertainment today is on-line video games. I don't mean the single player or two players type, but the group versions. No, it is not just kids; many adults play too (rather than playing bridge or golf). There is a huge amount of collaboration and social networking going on too. The Extended Supply Chain has much to learn from them. With the Extended Supply Chain (ESC), we are stressing the importance of collaboration, communications, knowledge-sharing. To do it right, we need to change our corporate cultures. The “gamers” are there already with their culture. They go through two stages of learning: (1) the techniques of the game itself; and (2) the social aspect of the game (i.e. collaboration). |
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Deming's 14 Points and the Supply Chain
Quality pioneer W. Edward Deming is best known for the improvements he made in the post World War 2 Japan, but he also worked with many American companies. In his book: "Out of the Crisis", Dr. W. Edwards Deming shows 14 steps toward an improved management. It is not easy in the American Culture to establish such changes. Perhaps that barrier is keeping the American Industry from achieving as impressive results as the ones reached by the Japanese. While he wrote primarily for the “four walls” of traditional manufacturing, his 14 points apply to the extended supply chains that now exist. Let's take a look at his 14 Points and see how they apply to the Extended Supply Chain: |
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