Electronic Data Interchange
Speed information flow, reduce costs and improve accuracy with electronic data interchange from Bosch
Electronic data interchange (EDI) facilitates computer-to-computer exchange of electronic documents — such as purchase orders, advance shipment notices, and invoices — without human intervention or paper documents. EDI eliminates manual re-keying of data, cuts order processing costs, increases data accuracy, improves cycle times, and makes just-in-time deliveries possible.
EDI Benefits
Cost Savings: Overhead costs can be lowered by reducing human handling of documents, decreasing printing and paper use, as well as eliminating errors due to re-keying of information.
Increased Security: The exchange of critical business or personal information can be more secure using encryption and digital signatures.
Improved Accuracy: Errors are reduced when manual and duplicate entry is eliminated. With internal integration, orders flow through the entire workflow exactly as they were prepared.
Available EDI transactions
Bosch uses a third-party EDI service provider — Sterling Commerce — that supplies a communication link between companies for exchanging electronic transmissions. Possible transactions include:
Transaction Description Inbound/Outbound
| EDI Transaction Number | Transaction | Description | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDI Transaction Number 850 | Transaction Purchase Order | Description Used to initiate a one-time purchase of product(s) | Direction Inbound to Bosch |
| EDI Transaction Number 997 | Transaction Functional Acknowledgement | Description Acknowledges the receipt of the purchase order | Direction Outbound from Bosch |
| EDI Transaction Number 855 | Transaction Purchase Order Acknowledgement | Description Acknowledges a customer’s purchase order, quantity, and price changes | Direction Outbound from Bosch |
| EDI Transaction Number 856 | Transaction Advanced Shipment Notice/Manifest (ASN) | Description Notifies the customer when product has shipped and the method of shipping | Direction Outbound from Bosch |
| EDI Transaction Number 810 | Transaction Notify of Invoice | Description Notification of Credit/Debit adjustment transactions | Direction Outbound from Bosch |
| EDI Transaction Number 832 | Transaction Sales Catalog | Description Provides up to date product and pricing information | Direction Outbound from Bosch |