Introduction ANSI stands for American National Standard Institute founded by the Accredited Standards Committee (ANSI) in 1979 to develop uniform standards for the inter-industry electronic exchange of business transactions, namely electronic data interchange (EDI). ANSI ASC X12 standards are a set of standards and rules that determine a specific syntax for structuring and transferring business […]
What is a GPC? The Global Product Classification (GPC) is part of the GS1 System of supply chain standards. GPC is the chosen standard classification system for the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN). How does the GPC work? The GPC standard helps global trading partners to group or categorize products in the same way, everywhere […]
Define EDI Standards EDI communication standards are the requirements for the format and composition of EDI documents. EDI standards delineate the correct order and location of units of data in each EDI document. Because EDI documents must be processed by computers rather than humans, a standard format must be used so that the computer will be […]
Define EDI Compliance EDI compliance refers to a business’s capacity to accurately send and receive EDI transactions according to the requirements of its EDI trading partners. Each document must adhere to a specific EDI format to ensure the successful exchange of EDI documents. Why Do I Need to be EDI Compliant? Today you would be […]
GTIN stands for Global Trade Item Number. The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) can be used by a company to uniquely identify all of its trade items. GS1 defines trade items as products or services that are priced, ordered or invoiced at any point in the supply chain. GS1 Global Registry holds information on who […]