SOLUTIONS
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Advantage Sales and Marketing
(ASM) is a leading sales and
marketing agency in North America
offering a distinctive advantage to our
clients in the CPG space.
For more than 20 years, ASM has
demonstrated a commitment to its
clients and customers by being a
leader in supporting CPG technology
leading to maximum results.
priority and processed before
invoices.
Advantage has the capability to auto
release an order without touch if the
order is received and meets criteria
defined within the rules assigned to
that relationship. Invoices sent to
Advantage automatically update any
quantity and price changes in the
OMS, resulting in time savings.
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is
the exchange of business documents
between companies. EDI replaces
mailing of paper documents and is
much more cost effective.
Advantage has the ability to monitor
duplicate purchase orders and can
print reporting using 855 purchase
order acknowledgements. Other
automated reports are generated to
ASM EDI or Customer Service teams
Advantage EDI is fully integrated with with various information including
the Order Management System (OMS) orders ready to process, overdue
for orders, invoices, promotion,
acknowledgements and specific
pricing and product activity. We are
problems with a particular order.
fully automated – inbound and
outbound – for EDI, AS2 and direct
FTP connections. We process data
separately by set - so orders are given
ASM EDI Features & Benefits
AS2 Summary of Benefits
Cheaper than paper copies
Faster Method
More Accurate Orders
Improved Customer Service
Full Automation-Limited to No Human Interaction
Experienced ASM internal EDI database team
Less Manual Keying or Handling of Documents
AS2 capable (EDI via internet)
No VAN charges
Data is Encrypted
Direct connection to Customer or Client
Data flow is constant: Internet is 24/7
Great flexibility with Rule Processing
EDI Analyst Controls to purge as needed
Carbon Copies of Orders or Invoices
EDI BINARY COMMUNICATION CODES
875 – Purchase Order
850 – Purchase Order
860 – Purchase Order Change
855 – Purchase Order Ackg
810 – Invoice
880 – Invoice
997 – Functional Acknowledgment
879 – Price Change
889 – Promotion Announcement
812 – Credit / Debit Adjustments
816 – Organizational Relationships
832 – Price/Sales Catalog
856 – Advance Shipment Notification
940 – Warehouse Shipping Order
945 – Warehouse Shipping Advice
ASM ORDER TO INVOICE PROCESS
Order is received and validated electronically.
Released if accurate without manual intervention.
If inaccurate, pushed through resolution workflow.
Elevated to sales for resolution through sales portal if
necessary.
Scorecarding based on root cause analysis.
Order adjusted in OMS system and communicated to
customer to update their system.
Invoice generated and sent electronically.
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ASM Facts
•$1.6B in Revenue / $65B in Retail Sales
•1,200+ Clients
•38,000+ Associates / 70+ Offices (US/Canada)
•Established in 1987
EDI Facts
•ISA Sender Receiver: Qualifier-01/ID-180636714
•GS Sender Receiver Code: 7148331874
•VAN-Kleinschmidt
•AS2-GXS BizManager 3.2.2
•Transmission Hourly: M-F 6:45-8:45 EST
•Customers: 300+ including Walmart
BPO Services
Full Scope or Staff Augmentation
•EDI Services
•Order Processing
•Customer Service
•Invoice Management
•Deduction Management
•Trade Support
•Revenue & Collections
•Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
•Data Synchronization
Why ASM?
•Reduced Costs
•Improved DSO
•Client/customer satisfaction
•Favorable contract erms
•Experienced and proven transitions
•Service excellence – US based resources
•Recognized satisfied clients
•Technology and process improvements
•KPI reporting and effective governance
•Subject matter experts
To learn more about ASM’s VMI Services:
Sandy Yob
Vice President, Order to Cash
sandy.yob@asmnet.com
616.831.5050
Jack Florek
Director of OMS (Order Mgmt Sys)
508-698-5715
jack.florek@asmnet.com