Electronic Data Interchange

"WOW Logistics has provided IT solutions that meet our real world supply chain requirements. Timeliness and availability of relevant data are two critical factors that fuel quicker supply chain response times. WOW's IT staff provides the necessary data solutions that meet those expectations while helping to reduce lead times and costs. WOW is a preferred partner that helps respond more effectively and efficiently to our customer's needs with creative IT solutions."

Pat Lovesee
Supply Chain Manager
Great Northern Corp.

Electronic Data Interchange is the computer-to-computer exchange of structured information from one computer application to another by electronic means and with a minimum of human intervention. In common usage, EDI is understood to mean specific interchange methods agreed upon by national or international standards bodies for the transfer of business transaction data, with one typical application being the automated purchase of goods and services.

Increasingly, the electronic exchange of documents is used for receipts, shipments and inventory status information, whether as ASCII files, ANSI ASC X12 transaction sets, EMBARC or XML files. The Communications module used by WOW Logistics automatically sends files to and receives files from the customer or an intermediary, sends acknowledgements and processes the data.

Incoming Transaction Sets		Outgoing Transaction Sets
816	Consignee Maintenance	210	Motor Carrier Freight Invoice
846	Inventory Inquiry/Advice	214	Trans Carrier Shipment Status Message
850	Purchase Order	812	Credit/Debit Adjustment
856	Ship Notice/Manifest	846	Inventory Inquiry/Advice
864	Text Message	852	Warehouse Activity Report
875	Purchase Order	856	Advance Ship Notice
888	Item Maintenance	870	Order Status Report
940	Warehouse Shipping Order	941	Inventory Status Report
943	Warehouse Stock Transfer Shipment Advice	942	Warehouse Activity Report
994	Administrative Message	944	Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice
997	Functional Acknowledgement	945	Warehouse Shipping Advice
999	Acceptance/Rejection Advice	947	Warehouse Inventory Adjustment Advice
		997	Functional Acknowledgement
		999	Acceptance/Rejection Advice