Advantages

Setting up EDI is real within the company like a formative and structured project. In truth, it often requires a reorganisation of information circuits and is joined in a more global company strategy favouring the quality approach.

Outside of this « flat discount » of the organisation of the company's activities, the EDI offers undeniable advantages on the level of stock management, financial and administrative management, and customer services.

Improvement of storage management	Faster transactions Faster speed of stock rotation Better organisation of production and stock management (towards a constant flow)
Improvement of financial situation	Reduction of administrative costs Reduction in payment delays Better following of internal accounting and financial flow Economy owing to reduction in capital mobilised Reduction of communication invoices by fax, telephone, telex, ...
Improvement of administrative management	Reduction in errors due to paper handling Better interaction between the different services
Improvement in customer services	Faster treatment of orders More rapid information of a better quality Reliable relations

In this context, setting up EDI is a source of productivity and means a competitive advantage for companies which have this option.