How Will Outsourcing EDI Managed Services Work for My Business?

• Technical Expertise

  With existing standards constantly evolving, as trading partners undertake their own technology at a pace to suit their own business needs, the technical infrastructure of a supply chain is constantly in flux. B2B outsourcing insulates companies from ongoing technical complexity by placing the responsibility for supporting multiple standards in the hands of the outsourcing service provider.

• Extending IT departments

  B2B outsourcing immediately extends the capabilities of your IT department, especially in small and mid-sized businesses that simply cannot afford the overhead of a dedicated B2B support team. Your in-house IT staff is left free to focus on activities that will deliver unique value and offer competitive advantages to your company.

• Supports accelerated growth

  Companies that are able to meet new market opportunities or quickly respond to supply chain disruptions are likely to outperform their competition. To do this requires a flexible B2B platform, processes that have been proven over the long term, and a global support organization to provide B2B technical and business expertise. A proven B2B outsource partner can offer dedicated EDI management services to help bring on board and manage trading partners quickly and smoothly.

• Lowers the investment risk.

  B2B outsourcing ensures that the cost of a B2B e-commerce solution becomes a predictable and stable expense, utilizing monthly fees which are often linked to the volume of transactions being processed or the network capacity employed.

• Keeping up-to-date with B2B solutions

  B2B outsourcing providers are committed to continually improving the B2B capabilities and service levels they offer. This technological advantage will greatly exceed any commitment achieved and maintained internally by your IT department.

• Minimizing upfront investment

  B2B outsourcing allows businesses to leverage the existing infrastructure of the B2B outsourcer with minimal capital investment in technology, new staff and offsets future skill set training when developing or expanding B2B capabilities. Leveraging existing infrastructure also delivers the bottom-line benefits of your B2B program – such as savings on transaction handling costs and fewer errors in transactions – savings that will be accrued in months rather than years.