Bringing Big Business to Small Companies
John KachayloVice President, Strategic Accounts & MarketingTrueCommerce
My large customers dictate how we do business
They want me to adopt EDI for receiving orders and
sending invoices
Of course I’ll do it… but what is EDI and where
do I go to get started?
What are we solving for the customer?
My large customers dictate how we do business
They want me to adopt EDI for receiving orders and
sending invoices
Of course I’ll do it… but what is EDI and where
do I go to get started?
I can’t handle this if it is too complex to use & maintain!
I don’t want to have to perform double entry of data
This better not be too expensive to setup and use!
What are we solving for the customer?
Without EDI:
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)Electronic (computer to computer) exchange
of business transactions
With EDI:
EDI provides a common “language” for a company’s computer system to “talk” to another company’s computer system
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)Electronic (computer to computer) exchange
of business transactions
Manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors Selling to large accounts Focused on growth
Who needs EDI
EDI is often a requirement of doing business Fines may apply to non-EDI transactions Manually entering data is expensive Data entry errors are costly
Why they need EDI
Common EDI Transactions Purchase Order (850) Invoice (810) Advance Ship Notice or ASN (856) Functional Acknowledgement (997)
Key Benefits of Using EDI
Expedient transmissions Automated data entry Receipt verification Data validation Compliance
The pain associated with EDI:Complexity and Cost
Traditional EDI Solution
Support & Maintenance
Support & Maintenance
Support & Maintenance
Four Required Components
QuickBooksQuickBooks
The TrueCommerce Solution
TranslationMapping Network
Support & Maintenance
Support & Maintenance
Support & Maintenance
Four Required Components
From One Source
QuickBooksQuickBooks
The TrueCommerce Solution
BSP EPPTransaction Manager TC.Net
Professional Services Team
Four Required Components
From One Source
QuickBooksQuickBooks
The TrueCommerce Solution
Four Required Components
From One Source
QuickBooksQuickBooks
BSP EPPTransaction Manager TC.Net
Professional Services Team
How TrueCommerce Makes EDI Painless:
Complexity:Everything needed from one source in a simple, user-friendly solution
Cost:Total Cost of Ownership that’s 30% to 60% less than traditional options
Pricing TrueCommerce Transaction Manager Software required to send and receive EDI transactions with one trading partner (includes one EPP)
$795
Electronic Partner Plug-in (EPP) Mapping software required per additional trading partner
$300
(includes 25 transactions, additional transactions: $0.50 each)
TC.Net Base monthly network plan for processing transactions $49.95
Pricing Unlimited phone and e-mail technical and implementation support for life of product FREE
Annual software maintenance and mapping updates as required FREE
Annual network contract and fee None
Early network cancellation fee None
Simple. Affordable. Painless.