Linking EDI to Business Central? No problem!
How do you link your warehouse through EDI when all you have are the specifications? By calling EasyStep2! At the request of TBA, we recently developed an EDI connector for Business Central. Using this, they can send Okami Bio food supplements to Carrefour warehouses. We asked Neil Ingram from TBA about his experience working with EasyStep2.
Linking EDI to Business Central? No problem!
How do you link your warehouse through EDI when all you have are the specifications? By calling EasyStep2! At the request of TBA, we recently developed an EDI connector for Business Central. Using this, they can send Okami Bio food supplements to Carrefour warehouses. We asked Neil Ingram from TBA about his experience working with EasyStep2.
Linking EDI to Business Central? No problem!
How do you link your warehouse through EDI when all you have are the specifications? By calling EasyStep2! At the request of TBA, we recently developed an EDI connector for Business Central. Using this, they can send Okami Bio food supplements to Carrefour warehouses. We asked Neil Ingram from TBA about his experience working with EasyStep2.
"Via a recommendation we came in contact with EasyStep2."
Neal: "We had just started to implement Business Central for TBA. Excepting some large enterprises, Microsoft does not sell licenses for their ERP system directly to businesses. You need a Microsoft partner for that. Via a recommendation we came in contact with EasyStep2.”
"Via a recommendation we came in contact with EasyStep2."
Neal: "We had just started to implement Business Central for TBA. Excepting some large enterprises, Microsoft does not sell licenses for their ERP system directly to businesses. You need a Microsoft partner for that. Via a recommendation we came in contact with EasyStep2.”
"Via a recommendation we came in contact with EasyStep2."
Neal: "We had just started to implement Business Central for TBA. Excepting some large enterprises, Microsoft does not sell licenses for their ERP system directly to businesses. You need a Microsoft partner for that. Via a recommendation we came in contact with EasyStep2.”
Selling vegan food supplements all over the world
TBA is an acronym for Trade Bridge Atlantic. It is an international food trading company. One of the brands they manage is Okami Bio. This brand, based in Spain, sells vegan food supplements made entirely from natural ingredients. TBA exports these products all over the world. Okami Bio is sold in Dubai, Morocco, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal, to name a few countries.
Selling vegan food supplements all over the world
TBA is an acronym for Trade Bridge Atlantic. It is an international food trading company. One of the brands they manage is Okami Bio. This brand, based in Spain, sells vegan food supplements made entirely from natural ingredients. TBA exports these products all over the world. Okami Bio is sold in Dubai, Morocco, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal, to name a few countries.
Selling vegan food supplements all over the world
TBA is an acronym for Trade Bridge Atlantic. It is an international food trading company. One of the brands they manage is Okami Bio. This brand, based in Spain, sells vegan food supplements made entirely from natural ingredients. TBA exports these products all over the world. Okami Bio is sold in Dubai, Morocco, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal, to name a few countries.
“If you work with thousands of suppliers, you don't want to be on the phone with them all day.”
“If you work with thousands of suppliers, you don't want to be on the phone with them all day.”
“If you work with thousands of suppliers, you don't want to be on the phone with them all day.”
“If you work with thousands of suppliers, you don't want to be on the phone with them all day.”
Connecting Microsoft products to processes
TBA was implementing standard ERP components including financial, inventory and warehouse management modules. During this process EasyStep2 proved to be a partner that could do more than just deliver licenses. They were quite good at linking Microsoft products to the business processes of TBA.
Linking Business Central via EDI
That skillset proved to be fortuitous. Neil: "While the implementation of Business Central was ticking along, we signed a deal with Carrefour. There was a catch. They demanded that all transactions were processed through EDI. That is understandable. If you work with thousands of suppliers, you don't want to be on the phone with them all day. You want all these transactions to happen smoothly through IT.” In short, TBA had to link Business Central through EDI.
EasyStep2 can implement EDI
TBA had not previously used EDI. EasyStep2 had expertise in this field. They offered to help. Setting up the connection turned out to be quite a challenge. Carrefour only offered a specification of their EDI. They did not have people available to offer support via telephone or videocall. EasyStep2 had to get the interface working purely on the basis of the specification.
Connecting Microsoft products to processes
TBA was implementing standard ERP components including financial, inventory and warehouse management modules. During this process EasyStep2 proved to be a partner that could do more than just deliver licenses. They were quite good at linking Microsoft products to the business processes of TBA.
Linking Business Central via EDI
That skillset proved to be fortuitous. Neil: "While the implementation of Business Central was ticking along, we signed a deal with Carrefour. There was a catch. They demanded that all transactions were processed through EDI. That is understandable. If you work with thousands of suppliers, you don't want to be on the phone with them all day. You want all these transactions to happen smoothly through IT.” In short, TBA had to link Business Central through EDI.
EasyStep2 can implement EDI
TBA had not previously used EDI. EasyStep2 had expertise in this field. They offered to help. Setting up the connection turned out to be quite a challenge. Carrefour only offered a specification of their EDI. They did not have people available to offer support via telephone or videocall. EasyStep2 had to get the interface working purely on the basis of the specification.
Connecting Microsoft products to processes
TBA was implementing standard ERP components including financial, inventory and warehouse management modules. During this process EasyStep2 proved to be a partner that could do more than just deliver licenses. They were quite good at linking Microsoft products to the business processes of TBA.
Linking Business Central via EDI
That skillset proved to be fortuitous. Neil: "While the implementation of Business Central was ticking along, we signed a deal with Carrefour. There was a catch. They demanded that all transactions were processed through EDI. That is understandable. If you work with thousands of suppliers, you don't want to be on the phone with them all day. You want all these transactions to happen smoothly through IT.” In short, TBA had to link Business Central through EDI.
EasyStep2 can implement EDI
TBA had not previously used EDI. EasyStep2 had expertise in this field. They offered to help. Setting up the connection turned out to be quite a challenge. Carrefour only offered a specification of their EDI. They did not have people available to offer support via telephone or videocall. EasyStep2 had to get the interface working purely on the basis of the specification.
EDI interface for Business Central
With perseverance, knowledge of EDI and a healthy dose of trial & error EasyStep2 succeeded. Neil: "Bottom line is, it’s all up-and-running now. EasyStep2 is good at what is does and works at competitive rates. Thanks to their solution our relationship with Carrefour is starting to pick up very nicely. The EDI interface for Business Central currently processes 1,000 orders a week.”
Business Central will easily handle expanding demand
Ultimately, TBA wants to increase the number of orders from Carrefour to 2,000 per week. Parallel to this, negotiations are underway to sell another 2 or 3 Okami Bio products to Carrefour. By working with Business Central, TBA can easily handle expanding demand. Neal: "I am convinced that we can scale our solution. But even if that turns out to be difficult, I know who I can turn to for help.”
EDI interface for Business Central
With perseverance, knowledge of EDI and a healthy dose of trial & error EasyStep2 succeeded. Neil: "Bottom line is, it’s all up-and-running now. EasyStep2 is good at what is does and works at competitive rates. Thanks to their solution our relationship with Carrefour is starting to pick up very nicely. The EDI interface for Business Central currently processes 1,000 orders a week.”
Business Central will easily handle expanding demand
Ultimately, TBA wants to increase the number of orders from Carrefour to 2,000 per week. Parallel to this, negotiations are underway to sell another 2 or 3 Okami Bio products to Carrefour. By working with Business Central, TBA can easily handle expanding demand. Neal: "I am convinced that we can scale our solution. But even if that turns out to be difficult, I know who I can turn to for help.”
EDI interface for Business Central
With perseverance, knowledge of EDI and a healthy dose of trial & error EasyStep2 succeeded. Neil: "Bottom line is, it’s all up-and-running now. EasyStep2 is good at what is does and works at competitive rates. Thanks to their solution our relationship with Carrefour is starting to pick up very nicely. The EDI interface for Business Central currently processes 1,000 orders a week.”
Business Central will easily handle expanding demand
Ultimately, TBA wants to increase the number of orders from Carrefour to 2,000 per week. Parallel to this, negotiations are underway to sell another 2 or 3 Okami Bio products to Carrefour. By working with Business Central, TBA can easily handle expanding demand. Neal: "I am convinced that we can scale our solution. But even if that turns out to be difficult, I know who I can turn to for help.”
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Know where you stand with Industry 4.0?
Manufacturing and logistic companies have focused on innovation, and that goes very quickly. Reason enough to ask again this year how things stand. Fill in the survey below and share with us where your organisation stands. If you leave your email address at the end, we will send you our findings.