B2B Integration
Target EDI Requirements: A Vendor's Guide
Target EDI requirements for vendors: the document set, DPCI item cross-referencing, structured compliance charges, and where Target vendors stumble.
B2B Integration
Amazon Vendor Central EDI: The Complete Vendor Guide
Amazon Vendor Central runs on EDI: the 850/855/856/810 flow, the 860 change cycle, chargebacks and shortage claims, and where vendors lose margin.
B2B Integration
Walmart EDI Requirements: What Suppliers Need to Know
What Walmart requires from EDI suppliers: the document set, ASN and GS1-128 label discipline, OTIF impact, and where new suppliers get hurt by deductions.
B2B Integration
Odoo EDI Integration: APIs, Versions, and First Retailers
How EDI connects to Odoo: sale.order and stock.picking API integration, version drift, and the first-retailer problem Odoo companies hit.
B2B Integration
JD Edwards EDI Integration: E1, World, and the F47 Tables
How EDI connects to JD Edwards: the F47 interface table architecture, EnterpriseOne vs. World, batch timing, and where JDE EDI projects run into trouble.
B2B Integration
Infor EDI Integration: SyteLine, M3, LN, and VISUAL
How EDI connects to Infor's product family: SyteLine, M3, LN, and VISUAL differences, ION middleware, and where Infor EDI projects run into trouble.
B2B Integration
Rose Rocket EDI Integration for Growing Carriers
How EDI connects to Rose Rocket's cloud-native TMS: real-time load tender and status flows, and where these integrations typically stall for growing carriers.
B2B Integration
Turvo EDI Integration: Real-Time Load Tenders & Status
How EDI connects to Turvo's API-first TMS: real-time load tender and status flows, and where Turvo EDI integrations typically stall.
B2B Integration
McLeod EDI Integration: Load Tenders to Freight Invoices
How EDI connects to McLeod: load tender, status, and freight invoice document flows (204/990/214/210), and where McLeod EDI integrations typically stall.
B2B Integration
Dynamics 365 EDI Integration: Business Central & F&O
How EDI connects to Dynamics 365: Business Central vs. Finance & Operations differences, document mapping, and where D365 integrations typically stall.
B2B Integration
SAP EDI Integration: IDocs, S/4HANA, and ECC Explained
How EDI connects to SAP through IDocs: the ORDERS05/DESADV/INVOIC mapping, S/4HANA vs. ECC differences, and where SAP EDI integrations typically stall.
B2B Integration
NetSuite EDI Integration: How It Actually Works
How EDI integrates with NetSuite: SuiteScript vs. API, which document types map to which records, and where NetSuite EDI projects stall.
B2B Integration
What Is a Value Added Network (VAN) in EDI?
A Value Added Network (VAN) is a secure network that routes EDI documents between trading partners. How VANs work, what they cost, and when one makes sense.
EDI Strategy
EDI Onboarding Timeline: Your First 90 Days With Foundational
A realistic week-by-week look at onboarding: discovery, map testing, phased go-live, and hypercare before settling into steady state.
EDI Strategy
How to Switch EDI Providers Without Disrupting Operations
Switching EDI providers without disruption: what to collect before giving notice, how parallel testing and partner-silent cutover work, and the real risks.
B2B Integration
EDI Integration by ERP Platform
See how Foundational connects EDI to SAP, NetSuite, Dynamics 365, Infor, and more ERP and TMS platforms — mapped to your system, not a generic template.
B2B Integration
Why ERP Alone Is Not a B2B Strategy
Your ERP runs internal operations, but trading partner onboarding, monitoring, exceptions, and map changes require a broader B2B integration strategy.
Case Studies
Nucor: EDI at Steel Manufacturing Scale
How Foundational delivers high-availability managed EDI for Nucor — one of America's largest steel producers — with rapid map turnaround cited by their team.
Case Studies
DF Stauffer: Cutting Chargebacks by 85%
DF Stauffer cut customer chargebacks by as much as 85% after handing full EDI operations to Foundational — mapping, monitoring, and compliance fully managed.
Case Studies
Herr's Foods: 24 to 130 Trading Partners
From 24 to 130 EDI trading partners: Herr's Foods scaled their network by replacing an on-premise translator with Foundational's fully managed EDI service.
Case Studies
McNeilus Steel: 500% EDI Expansion Case Study
McNeilus Steel expanded their EDI scope by 500% after moving to Foundational's managed service — transforming purchasing, receiving, and sales order processing.
B2B Integration
What Does Managed EDI Actually Cost?
Managed EDI costs explained: one-time setup fees, fixed monthly rates, VAN kilocharacter charges, map changes, and the questions to ask any provider.
B2B Integration
Best Managed EDI Providers in 2026: An Honest Guide
An honest 2026 comparison of six managed EDI providers — from retail networks to API platforms to true managed services — and how to pick the right model.
B2B Integration
EDI Chargebacks: Why They Happen and How to Reduce Them
EDI chargebacks often begin as small operational failures: late ASNs, mismatched invoices, rejected documents, missing acknowledgments, and unclear ownership.
B2B Integration
EDI Pricing Models: Costs, Fees, and Hidden Charges
Per-transaction EDI pricing looks simple and becomes a budget problem as you grow. A clear breakdown of EDI pricing models and what to ask every provider.
B2B Integration
Why Mid-Market Manufacturers Outgrow Volume EDI Platforms
Mid-market manufacturers often outgrow volume EDI platforms when pricing, support queues, rigid maps, and internal ownership no longer fit their operations.
B2B Integration
What Does a Managed EDI Provider Actually Do?
What a managed EDI provider actually does — trading partner onboarding, mapping, ERP integration, compliance, and 24/7 monitoring explained.
B2B Integration
In-House vs Outsourced EDI: The True Cost, Risk, and ROI
For mid-market manufacturers and distributors, in-house vs. outsourced EDI impacts cost, risk, staffing, onboarding speed, and scalability.
B2B Integration
How to Choose an EDI Outsourcing Partner
How to choose the right EDI outsourcing partner: avoid hidden costs, close integration gaps, and find a managed EDI provider that scales.
B2B Integration
The Complete EDI Outsourcing Guide
A practical guide to EDI outsourcing: what managed providers own, when outsourcing makes sense, how pricing works, and how to choose the right model.
B2B Integration
How ERP-Integrated EDI Reduces Supply Chain Errors
ERP-integrated EDI reduces supply chain errors by connecting trading partner documents to the system of record while preserving clear operating ownership.
B2B Integration
Why Manufacturers Choose Managed EDI Services
Manufacturers choose managed EDI when trading partner onboarding, monitoring, exceptions, and map changes become too much for internal teams to own.
Resources
EDI and B2B Integration Glossary
Plain-English glossary of EDI, B2B integration, and e-business terms, from AS2 and X12 to APIs, ERP integration, and partner onboarding.
B2B Integration
The Three Stages of EDI Maturity
A practical EDI maturity model: compliance-driven EDI, operational EDI, and managed integration as a scalable operating model.