What is Electronic Data Interchange? 

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the digital exchange of business documents—such as purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, and invoices—between trading partners in a standardized electronic format. 

EDI accelerates transactions, reduces errors, enhances compliance, and strengthens supply chain efficiency by eliminating manual processes. 

With over 35 years of experience and hundreds of years of combined experience across our team of experts, Epicor EDI solutions provide seamless automation and integration for businesses across manufacturing, distribution, retail, logistics, and healthcare. 

Key Benefits of EDI – Powered by Epicor 

1. Cost Savings & Efficiency

Manual data entry, paper-based processes, and redundant tasks increase costs, the possibility of mistakes, and slow business operations. Epicor EDI automates and streamlines transactions, delivering: 

  • Lower administrative costs by eliminating manual data processing. 
  • Reduced chargebacks and penalties by ensuring accurate and compliant transactions. 
  • Faster order fulfillment and shorter payment cycles through automation. 

The Epicor Advantage: Epicor EDI seamlessly integrates with Epicor ERPs—but we don't stop there. Our solutions connect with SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Sage, and virtually any ERP system. Beyond ERP, we integrate with AP systems, warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory management platforms, transportation management systems (TMS), and other critical back-office applications to ensure end-to-end automation across your business. Epicor EDI keeps your operations connected, efficient, and compliant regardless of your tech stack. 

2. Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience with EDI

In today's unpredictable market, supply chain disruptions, demand fluctuations, and compliance risks can severely impact operations. Without real-time visibility into transactions and partner activities, businesses face costly delays, chargebacks, and inefficiencies. 

How Epicor EDI Strengthens Your Supply Chain: 

  • Proactive Issue Resolution: Identify and resolve errors before they escalate, reducing delays and preventing costly chargebacks. 
  • End-to-end Transparency: Track orders, shipments, and invoices across all trading partners with centralized dashboards and analytics. 
  • Risk Reduction & Compliance: Meet trading partner and regulatory requirements with automated checks, standardized data formats, and audit trails. 
  • Agility & Responsiveness: React faster to demand shifts, supply chain bottlenecks, and logistics disruptions with real-time alerts and insights. 

The Epicor Advantage: IntelligentXchange (IX) transforms raw EDI data into actionable business intelligence, empowering teams to anticipate risks, optimize workflows, and strengthen supplier collaboration. 

3. Improved Speed & Compliance

The moving parts of orders never stop; delays and errors can cost millions. Epicor EDI ensures quick, accurate, and compliant transactions by: 

  • Processing transactions in minutes instead of days.
  • Standardizing data formats to minimize discrepancies. 
  • Automating compliance checks to meet trading partner and regulatory requirements. 

The Epicor Advantage: Epicor's Tier-1 Value Added Network (VAN) ensures secure, reliable, and compliant B2B communication. 

4. Security & Risk Reduction

Security and compliance are at the core of every Epicor EDI solution. Whether you're processing high-volume transactions, exchanging financial data, or managing supplier communications, Epicor ensures that every transaction meets or exceeds industry security standards. Our EDI solutions are built with advanced encryption, role-based access controls, audit trails, and compliance with global data security mandates to protect your business from breaches, fraud, and costly penalties. 

  • End-to-end encryption protects critical business data. 
  • Automated security updates minimize vulnerabilities. 
  • Tier-1 Value Added Network (VAN): A secure, scalable network ensuring compliance with trading partner mandates. 
  • Standardized protocols (AS2, X12, EDIFACT) ensure compliance with industry regulations. 

The Epicor Advantage: With Epicor EDI, businesses gain enterprise-grade security, full regulatory compliance, and advanced risk management, ensuring seamless, protected B2B transactions at every stage. 

5. Scalability & Growth

Growing your business shouldn't mean adding more complexity, costs, or manual processes. The key to sustainable growth is efficiency—optimizing operations so you can handle more transactions, onboard new partners faster, and expand your reach without increasing overhead. 

How Epicor EDI Helps You Scale Efficiently: 

  • Seamless Partner Onboarding: Quickly integrate new trading partners, suppliers, and customers without adding manual work to your team. 
  • Automated Workflows: Reduce reliance on manual data entry and exception handling, freeing up internal teams for higher-value tasks. 
  • Flexible EDI Management: Whether you want a fully managed, self-service, or a hybrid approach, Epicor provides the right level of support and automation to fit your business needs. 

The Epicor Advantage: 

  • HQXchange (HQX) provides a comprehensive, future-proof EDI platform that grows with your business. 
  • ManagedXchange (MX) offers fully managed EDI services, allowing companies to scale without additional IT resources. 

With Epicor EDI, your business gains the agility to adapt, expand, and optimize operations—without added complexity or cost. 

Why Choose Epicor for Your EDI and Integration Needs? 

When it comes to EDI, businesses need a solution that seamlessly integrates with their existing systems, simplifies compliance, and enhances supply chain efficiency. Epicor EDI solutions—built through strategic acquisitions of 1 EDI Source and Data Interchange—bring decades of expertise in EDI automation, supply chain visibility, and ERP connectivity.  

What Sets Epicor EDI Apart? 

  • Deep ERP Integration KnowledgeDesigned to work seamlessly with Epicor ERP while also integrating with SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, and other major ERP systems. 
  • Flexible EDI Management – Choose between fully managed, self-service, or a hybrid approach, to match your business needs. 
  • Cloud-First, Scalable Solutions – Grow your business with a modern, cloud hosted EDI solution that supports multi-enterprise connectivity and real-time data exchange. 
  • Proven Supply Chain Expertise – Backed by the long-standing EDI expertise of 1 EDI Source and Data Interchange, combined with Epicor's manufacturing and distribution experts.  

With Epicor EDI, you get a trusted, ERP-friendly solution that helps you simplify EDI complexity, reduce manual processes, and scale efficiently—all while ensuring compliance and security. 

 

Nicole Groenke
Field Marketing Consultant, Epicor Cross - Platform Solutions

Nicole Groenke is a Field Marketing Consultant with the Epicor Cross Platform Solutions team. She is an experienced digital marketing professional who loves to use creativity and innovation to reach her goals.

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