Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Arrow streamlines business transactions through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and RosettaNet, enabling secure, accurate, and real-time exchange of documents. As an industry leader, Arrow helps customers reduce costs, improve efficiency, and strengthen supplier relationships. By adopting these standards, businesses can simplify procurement, accelerate
Enabling Greater Speed & Reliability
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) refers to the computer-to-computer transmission of business documents in a standard format. It enables electronic exchange of business information for greater speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
Arrow has led the industry in establishing EDI-based connections with customers and suppliers to accelerate the exchange of production forecasts, purchase orders (and acknowledgments), invoices, and other standard business documents.
Key Benefits of EDI
- Reduced document transmission costs
- Improved transaction accuracy
- Shorter transaction cycle times
- Establishes an electronic platform for future trading activities
Ideal EDI Customers
- Organizations with high procurement transaction volume, cost, and cycle time
- Companies facing data accuracy issues in procurement-related transmissions
- Businesses that need consistent and systematic forecast data sharing for supplier-managed inventory programs
- Companies seeking secure, electronic transmission of common business transactions
RosettaNet
Driving Real-Time Communications
Arrow is a founding member of RosettaNet, a global industry consortium of more than 350 IT, electronic components, and semiconductor manufacturing companies. This non-profit organization develops and implements open e-business process standards for supply chain collaboration. By helping to define and promote these standards, Arrow has played a key role in shaping how companies communicate and transact across the electronics industry. Today, RosettaNet continues to drive innovation by enabling seamless integration, reducing inefficiencies, and creating a stronger foundation for digital supply chain partnerships.
What RosettaNet Provides
- Industry-wide, standardized processes for electronic information sharing
- Real-time, one-to-many connections for supply chain participants
- A common language for more efficient collaboration
Benefits of RosettaNet Adoption
- Lower costs and improved productivity
- Streamlined, flexible trading-partner relationships
- Faster, more uniform purchasing practices for end users
- Companies seeking secure, electronic transmission of common business transactions
For more details on RosettaNet standards, visit www.rosettanet.org
To explore how Arrow’s EDI services can benefit your organization, contact your local Arrow sales office at 1-800-777-2776.