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ERP Integration

When it comes to creating a seamless integrated supply chain, connecting an in-house ERP system to an external supply chain is key. This enables the smooth flow of information between the ERP and the trading partner's system, ensuring real-time updates without any delays. By doing so, inconsistencies across the extended supply chain are significantly reduced.

Now, let's explore some typical scenarios where ERP integrations are needed:

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1. External Orders Import: Bring EDI orders from customers into the ERP system for efficient processing.


2. Shipment Updates: Keep the ERP system updated with shipment information from 3PL warehouses.


3. Accounts Receivable: Send ERP-generated AR invoices to customers effortlessly.


4. Electronic Purchase Orders: Enable electronic transmission of purchase orders to suppliers.


5. Purchase Order Receipts: Ensure the seamless update of purchase order receipts reported by warehouses (3PL) into the ERP system.


6. Manufacturing Requests: Send manufacturing requests (work orders) to contract manufacturers for streamlined production.


7. Manufacturing Confirmation: Get real-time updates on manufacturing confirmation from contract manufacturers, allowing for accurate ERP system updates.


8. Accounts Payable: Seamlessly integrate AP invoices from suppliers back into the ERP system.

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To connect various systems in the supply chain effectively, multiple technologies are available, including:

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1. Electronic Data Integration (EDI): Commonly used for communicating transactions, EDI X12 provides standard messages like purchase orders (850) and advance shipment notices (856).


2. Extended Markup Language (XML): Widely used for order communication, XML allows trading partners to define message structures through XSD or XML schema.


3. Web Service API: Instant transaction-level integration that ensures immediate propagation of changes across systems.


4. Value Added Network (VAN): A public network where one trading partner posts an EDI message for another to pick up.


5. File Transfer Mechanisms: Securely transfer files between sender and receiver using FTP, SFTP, or AS2.

Once messages are received, they should be automatically processed into the ERP system's backend. This ensures efficient integration across all ERP systems.

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TPSynergy takes out all these complexities and makes it easy for your supply chain to be electronically integrated. See our Supply Chain Integration as a Service (IAAS) to learn more.

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How does it benefit your supply chain?

  • Removes latency and time lag between customers and suppliers in communicating supply chain transactions

  • Purchase orders, order acknowledgments, ASNs, receipts, and inventory statuses are all synchronized between systems automatically

  • Manual data entry, associated errors, and delay is removed

  • Supplier performance and metrics improve drastically

  • Manual data entry, associated errors, and delay is removed

  • Changes in demand are propagated quickly to the entire supply chain resulting in increased customer response and satisfaction.

  • It all matters for On-Time Delivery.

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