The modern warehouse must adapt to volatility, support speed, and drive visibility across the supply chain.

When it comes to supply chain optimization, the integration of electronic data interchange and order management systems is crucial to achieving better communications with trading partners.

EDI stands at the vanguard of digital supply chain evolution.

Freight brokerage and transportation management company TI & NTG needed to streamline multiple legacy systems for interacting with customers and carriers. 

Mike Jarrett, chief executive officer and president of Jarrett Logistics, talks about the scope and purpose of the modern-day supply chain control tower.

For years, businesses have debated which is superior — EDI or API — but as companies evolve and require a more diverse set of tools, they realize that both play an important role.

As Integration Platform as a Service develops, artificial intelligence and machine learning will continue to play a major role in data integration and analysis.

Supply chain organizations neglecting to meet EDI compliance mandates risk significant financial consequences, in addition to potentially damaging trust-based relationships with customers and partners.

Imagine if you could establish a connection to a modern EDI trading network and could start testing immediately and be live in days rather than weeks or months.  

The future of EDI involves migrating in the same direction as other business technologies — toward cloud-based interoperable networks.