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Profiles in Successful EDI Integration to Dynamics GP by Data Masons. Presenters: Glenn McPeak & Dennis Bruce. Your Presenters.
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Profiles in Successful EDI Integration to Dynamics GP by Data Masons Presenters: Glenn McPeak & Dennis Bruce
Your Presenters • Glenn McPeak – Senior EDI Specialist25 Years of ERP/EDI Integration & Compliance Experience8 Years of GP ExperienceParticipated on Several Microsoft Dynamics Product Planning Committees • Dennis Bruce - Director of Business Development13 Years of Experience in the Microsoft Dynamics Channel Solution Expert for EDI & ERP Integration for Dynamics
Agenda • Introductions • Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities of EDI Integrations • Types of EDI Partner Relationships with GP – What is Possible? • Industry Specific Challenges • Customer Success Profile: Boundtree Medical (Partner: Socius 1)Tescom (Partner: Rich Solutions)Burgaflex (Partner: Summit Stream)National Geographic (Partner: Straight Arrow Consulting)
Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities of EDI Integrations • EDI Integration is Challenging. Why? • Inconsistencies in the Use of “standards” • Business Models are changing faster than software • Performance can make or break • It Might require invasive changes to GP or Expensive… But…. • You can more easily change your business model • Business Document Integration can offer huge savings • Errors can be reduced dramatically • Processing can happen 24/7
Types of EDI Partner Relationships with GP – What is Possible? • Customers • Suppliers • Banks • Public Warehouses • Freight Companies • Documents – PO’s, Invoices, PO Acks, Product Catalogs, Address changes, messages, errors, all sorts of freight documents, inventory planning data and much more.. • The beauty is it can all be checked and you can manage your process flow by exception
Boundtree Medical (Partner: Socius 1) • Large provider of medical products and controlled substances to hospitals and healthcare distributors • Migration from a legacy system to GP and Vantage Point EDI enabled them to redirect activities of 5 FTE’s • Thousands of transactions per day – Inbound and Outbound PO, Invoices, ASN’s, PO Acknowledgements • Manage by Exception • Able to manage their “authorized customer” management in Vantage Point before orders can be created for unauthorized products
Tescom (Partner: Rich Solutions) • Repairs Electronic Equipment for major Telecommunication Companies like Verizon and AT&T • Dynamics GP 2010 • Integration of PO’s to RMA’s In GP • Outbound ASN’s and Invoices
Burgaflex (Partner: Summit Stream) • Tier One Automotive Supplier – manufactures air conditioning and hydraulic hoses • Planning Schedules and Forecasts Inbound • PO’s Inbound • Outbound ASN’s with AIAG Labeling • Outbound Inventory Stock Information • Kanban driven replenishment
National Geographic Learning(Straight Arrow Consulting) • Produces Books for Education Market • Completely Outsourced Logistics – EDI enabled • Customer and Supplier Facing EDI • EDI with GP so successful corporate parent is considering adoption of GP for other divisions
EDI Inbound Documents FTP, AS2, VAN, ETC. GP Tables Dynamics GP eConnect Vantage Point EDI™ CustomTables / Fields Maps Maintained By Data Masons or User/Partner
EDI Outbound Documents SQL View FTP, AS2, VAN,ETC. GP Tables Vantage Point EDI™ Maps Maintained By Data Masons or User/ Partner Or eConnect CustomFields
Data Masons Software • Produces Books for Education Market • Completely Outsourced Logistics – EDI enabled • Customer and Supplier Facing EDI • EDI with GP so successful corporate parent is considering adoption of GP for other divisions
Contact Information Glenn McPeak Tel: 866-575-1631 x902 Email: glenn.mcpeak@datamasons.com Dennis Bruce Tel: 866-575-1631 x951 Email: dennis.bruce@datamasons.com