All suppliers are expected to be EDI capable by the OEMs. They want the electronic supply chain to be one without weak links. For many companies, particularly Tier 1 suppliers, this EDI requirement is nothing new. It's only been within the last couple of years that work has progressed on going deeper into the supply chain. What mystifies me is that it has taken so long.
Time is now at a premium.
EDI can save big money in processing time and inventory requirements, in the offices and on the factory floors, so the question is no longer if or when , but how . It includes six items. Fundamentally, they can be categorized into two groups. That's the bare bones. What you really need is a capability that goes beyond a mode wherein the EDI message is received, then someone on your staff sitting down and rekeying it in to your business system.