Supply Chain Management: Sales Forecasting Methods and Best Practices
Depending on who you are speaking with, and the context of your conversation, sales forecasting can mean A LOT of different things; a salesman...
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Adrian Montgomery Thu, Jan 03, 2013
Question: Roger, although we are EDI enabled, a lot of our small suppliers still send us their invoices in paper format. This creates a huge strain on our accounts department, especially as some of the lines we carry are seasonal and create spikes in our working year. We have talked to these suppliers about becoming EDI compliant, but have found a lot of resistance due to their low volume, lack of IT knowledge and apprehension of costs. Do you know of any products that could help us automate our supply chain with these small suppliers in a cost effective manner?
Answer: Hi Phil, I understand the pressure and strain that manual data entry must put on your resources and accounts receivable department, not alone with seasonal spikes, but all year round.
Having heard this problem many times before, our organization B2BGateway has developed a web based EDI Supplier Portal that will help your organization eliminate paper and automate your supply chain with your small and/or seasonal suppliers. The B2BGateway EDI Supplier Portal will allow your organization to:
What are the benefits for your suppliers?
For further information on B2BGateway’s web based EDI Supplier Portal please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net
Roger Leyden is Director of European Sales & Marketing at B2BGateway
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