What is an EDI VAN (Value Added Network)

What is an EDI VAN (Value Added Network)?

What is an EDI VAN? An EDI VAN (value-added network) is a third-party service provider that facilitates the exchange of electronic data between trading partners. It acts as an intermediary between two parties, providing secure and reliable communication and data transfer services. A VAN can offer a range of services such as, Data encryption Message Validation […]

Considering Moving to a New ERP System (2)

Considering Moving to a New ERP System?

Introduction to EDI ERP System Integration Many companies realize the importance of streamlining their supply chain processes – the myriad of benefits reaped from automating manual processes to better manage large volumes of paperwork, reduce hours of administrative duties, and reduce the potential for errors that could be encountered at any step of the supply […]

The Security of EDI Data

The Security of EDI Data

Introduction to EDI Security Since 1975, corporations of all sizes have put their trust in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to exchange commercial transactions with their trading partner community, and since 1984, they have relied and put their trust in Value Added Networks (VANs) to move these transactions in a Store & Forward model for data […]