Resistance to EDI – And How RDS Can Help Overcome Those Barriers
Companies may resist electronic data interchange (EDI) for a number of reasons, including:
- Cost: EDI can be expensive to implement, and there are additional costs associated with development, organizational structure, and digitizing data.
- Complexity: EDI can be technically complex, and there are compatibility issues.
- Return on investment: Companies may be concerned about the return on investment for EDI.
- Lack of staff: Companies may not have enough staff to implement EDI.
- Security concerns: EDI may increase a company’s dependence on trading partners and technology, which can lead to security concerns.
- EDI standards: EDI standards are constantly changing, and companies may be reluctant to migrate to newer versions.
EDI can improve the efficiency, accuracy, and security of transactions, and reduce costs and errors. However, companies need to ensure that their systems can understand each other, and that they use standardized formatting and compatible technology.
RDS offers a bridge between your current systems, and EDI, on a Pay As You Go basis with no setup fees. This greatly reduces the costs involved in accessing the many benefits of EDI, and all but eliminates that otherwise steep learning curve, in implementing new systems.
We take on the complexity of designing the perfect solution to your data entry problems, saving you and your staff valuable time and resources.
If you have any reservations about automating your data entry processes, or moving your ordering and invoicing to EDI, RDS and our partners have a solution for you.
