Post on 15-Aug-2015
• Presentation • IHBMA
• GS1 Ireland
• DIY EDI Plan
• Next Steps Data Pool
Information is not Power,
Sharing Information is the
Real Power
Why EDI ?
“It is only fair to warn you that if you get the Job, there would be a lot of filing involved”
Merchant Buying Group / Retailer Supplier
Type
Post
Scan
Post
Open Post
Type
Example :- The Invoicing Run – Currently
Atlas Products International
Supplier
Member
EDI
EDI
20%
20%
The Invoicing Run – How it can be
80%
80%
80%
Buying Group / Retailer
Atlas Products International
Supplier
EDI
EDI
80%
80%
20%
10%
10%
The Invoicing Run – What to Avoid
Buying Group / Retailer
Member
Supplier
Merchant
Buying Group /
Retailer
EDI Invoices Invoices
Orders Orders
Electronic Ordering? – Easy for Merchants
A powerful persuader for Suppliers
Jim Copeland,
Chief Executive,
Irish Hardware & Building Materials Association,
Elmville, Upper Kilmacud Road,
Dundrum, Dublin 14.
Ireland.
Ph 00 353 1 2980969 Fax 00 353 1 2986103
Email j.copeland@ihbma.ie Web www.ihbma.ie