ISA E-Business Implementation Guide

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Five reasons to use the ISA eBusiness Implementation Guideline

1. Reduces channel costs
2. Eliminates manual re-keying of data
3. Improves inventory management
4. Allows tracking of custom-designed items
5. Saves time and money

Reduces channel costs

As more companies follow the practices outlined in the ISA eBusiness Implementation Guideline, it will help lower channel costs. When companies agree to use the same procedures for tracking goods and services, submitting purchase orders and invoices, exchanging price/sales catalogs and other daily business processes, it eliminates the need for one-off transactions and multiple programming efforts.

Eliminates manual re-keying of data

Using the EDI transaction sets contained in the ISA eBusiness Guideline can help channel partners avoid operator errors that result from manual data entry efforts. Companies also don't face the time and expense of creating individual EDI maps for different business relationships. Transferring data electronically in a standardized format allows businesses to seamlessly exchange accurate item and price information.

Improves inventory management

Assigning Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN) to products that are manufactured, sold, delivered, warehoused and billed throughout the industrial supply chain helps improve inventory management. The GTIN simplifies the process for managing and tracking inventory whether it's in transit, on your shelves or in a channel partner's possession.

Allows tracking of custom-designed items

Many products sold in the industrial supply channel are one-of-a-kind, made-to-order items. Until now, there has been no universally accepted format for tracking custom industrial supply items. The ISA eBusiness Implementation Guideline contains detailed instructions on how to assign unique numbers to track one-of-a-kind, made-to-order items anywhere in the world.

Saves time and money

Adopting the practices outlined in the ISA eBusiness Implementation Guideline can help your company save time and money. It will lower your IT and data entry costs, and reduce manpower requirements and administrative efforts. If every company in the industrial supply channel adopts the ISA eBusiness Guidelines, we all benefit!