CIPH Partners with IDEA e-Solutions as Our Industry’s e-Solutions Provider of Choice for the Canadian Plumbing and Heating Industry Do you want to save 30-60% off your Value Added Network costs? Are you interested in easily sharing product data with customized pricing data to your customers? Is harmonization of your B2B data a challenge today? Is e-business solutions still the feared cost center in your business… If you’ve said YES to any of these questions, then IDEA e-Solutions is your source… CIPH has partnered with IDEA e-Solutions to bring to the Canadian plumbing and heating industry, solutions that will help our members find data and cost savings and efficiencies in your electronic data transaction infrastructure. Our first step to offering cost cutting solutions for your business is to leverage IDEA’s online document exchange solution, the Industry Data Exchange (IDX). The IDX enables your company to exchange business documents (orders, invoices, ship notices, etc.) electronically with your partners via electronic data interchange (EDI). You can also track and report business metrics through IDEA’s secure web-based application to reduce the time and errors associated with receiving standard stock orders, and to eliminate manual pricing adjustments. If you or your trading partners are not EDIcapable, you can still use IDX to automate business processes. IDEA offers customized services for manufacturers including consulting, outsourcing and educational programs that supplement your technical staff. About IDEA: IDEA was established in 1998 to serve the electrical industry by creating data standards and solutions that facilitate efficient electronic business transactions. Since then, IDEA has helped hundreds of manufacturers and distributors in various industries cut costs from their supply chain. CIPH and IDEA will work together to create a framework for CIPH members to establish and adopt industry data standards. Find out more about IDEA: