--- title: EDI pro tips, essential guides, expert advice - eZCom Software | admin (12) description: Articles related to the supply chain industry and EDI education (12) --- [![eZCom Software](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ezcomsoftware_july2022/images/eZCom-Logo.png?width=300&name=eZCom-Logo.png "eZCom Software")](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/) - Solutions - [EDI Software: Lingo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-software-lingo/) - [D2C / Drop Ship](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/d2c/) - [Integrations](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - [RESTful API](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/api/) - Connections - [Trading Partners](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/trading-partners/) - [Integrations](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - About - [Why eZCom](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/why-ezcom/#top) - [Testimonials](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/our-reviews/) - [Awards](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/awards/) - [Partnerships](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partners/) - Resources - [Resources Home](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/resources/) - [Blog](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/articles/) - [Case Studies](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/case-studies/) - [What is EDI](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-101/) - [FAQs](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/faq/) - [EDI Documents](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-documents-and-transactions/) - [GS1 FAQ](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/gs1-faq/) - [In-House Vs. 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Full Service EDI](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/in-house-versus-full-service-edi/) - [Thriving During Economic Cycles by Optimizing Your EDI Process](https://go.ezcomsoftware.com/is-your-edi-underpowered-thriving-during-economic-cycles) - [Schedule a Demo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/demo/) # admin ## EDI pro tips, essential guides, expert advice - eZCom Software - [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) - [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education) - [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) - [News Releases](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/news-releases) [![Person working on a computer](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Growing%20company.jpg) Person working on a computer](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-integrations-help-companies-scale) [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education), [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) [How EDI Integrations Help Rapid Growth Companies Scale](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-integrations-help-companies-scale) [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-integrations-help-companies-scale) Get Our Newsletter! Sign up for the latest Supply Chain Industry Articles with EDI Education and Information delivered straight to your inbox. [![Your First EDI Order—Prepare For Success](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Your%20First%20EDI%20Order%E2%80%94Prepare%20For%20Success.png) Your First EDI Order—Prepare For Success](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/prepare-for-success) [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education) [Your First EDI Order—Prepare For Success](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/prepare-for-success) Zappos or Whole Foods, Wegmans or Bed Bath & Beyond — building a brand means building solid retail relationships. When you have a nascent brand, your focus is squarely on creating something that has unique and enduring appeal. As it grows, however, the strength of your retail relationships becomes almost as important as the qualities of your product or line… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/prepare-for-success) March 30, 2018 [![Amazon? BuybuyBaby? Bergdorf Goodman?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/resied-hand-featured-image-1.png) Amazon? BuybuyBaby? Bergdorf Goodman?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/every-trading-partner-is-different) [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) [Amazon? BuybuyBaby? Bergdorf Goodman?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/every-trading-partner-is-different) Every Trading Partner is different — so is their EDI. One thing about EDI that suppliers quickly learn is that rarely do two retailers have the same requirements. That means whenever you add Trading Partners, you’ll need to adapt to their standards if you want to continue to do business with them… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/every-trading-partner-is-different) March 23, 2018 [![New Target DVS requirements for the 855](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/16x9-target-1.png) New Target DVS requirements for the 855](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/target-dvs-purchase-order-acknowledgement) [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education) [New Target DVS requirements for the 855](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/target-dvs-purchase-order-acknowledgement) EDI Purchase Order Acknowledgement Did you know that Target DVS recently changed their requirements for sending the EDI Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)? And guess what? If you’re a supplier, you now have even less time to get it to them. In fact, their new requirements demand that you send it — and they receive it — within 30 minutes… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/target-dvs-purchase-order-acknowledgement) March 21, 2018 [![EDI, fulfillment, UPCs, labels. Read on if you'd prefer to avoid all of it.](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/resized-get-inertia-featured-image-1.png) EDI, fulfillment, UPCs, labels. Read on if you'd prefer to avoid all of it.](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-fulfillment-get-inertia) [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) [EDI, fulfillment, UPCs, labels. Read on if you'd prefer to avoid all of it.](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-fulfillment-get-inertia) It’s hardly a revelation that time is the most precious resource in business. When your business or your brand starts to gain traction, the excitement of success is often tempered by the fact that you and your staff are suddenly pulled in all kinds of different directions. Before long, every day seems like a crazy juggling act and there are more and more balls in the air… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-fulfillment-get-inertia) February 22, 2018 [![EDI and Not Missing the Window](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/resized-compliance-featured-image-1.png) EDI and Not Missing the Window](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-and-not-missing-the-window) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [EDI and Not Missing the Window](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-and-not-missing-the-window) OTIF. It means On Time In Full. Others call it DIFOT. Delivered In Full On Time. No matter what name you give it, for suppliers trying to meet delivery standards, it could mean something else. Like OMG. As in OMG, I need to deliver when? And how much? And how much does it cost me if I don’t meet the requirements? Standards are becoming tougher and tougher. Many retailers, trying to handle the rapid shifts in consumer demand, want goods to arrive within a very specific window of time. And that window is only getting smaller. Walmart Introduces New EDI Specifications In July of 2017, Walmart changed its EDI specifications, and now requires orders to arrive within a two-day window… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-and-not-missing-the-window) February 20, 2018 [![Brick and Mortar Update: Tomorrow’s Digital Trends and Today’s Challenges](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/resized-brick-featured-image-1.png) Brick and Mortar Update: Tomorrow’s Digital Trends and Today’s Challenges](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tomorrows-digital-trends) [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education) [Brick and Mortar Update: Tomorrow’s Digital Trends and Today’s Challenges](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tomorrows-digital-trends) Tomorrow‘s Digital Trends and Today’s Challenges Technology has forever disrupted traditional retail models, and the emergence of the ‘digital store’ dominates today’s industry discussion. Most presentations at the upcoming NRF Big Show center on the topic, headlines proclaim it, analysts debate it, companies mandate it, and retail executives lose sleep over it… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tomorrows-digital-trends) December 27, 2017 [![Omnichannel Retailing for Suppliers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/resized-omni-featured-image-1.png) Omnichannel Retailing for Suppliers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/order-management) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Omnichannel Retailing for Suppliers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/order-management) Turning Order Management into a Strategic Business Tool Omnichannel retail calls for seamlessly and efficiently meeting the needs of customers at every stage and every touchpoint in the retail process. As this paradigm becomes increasingly entrenched as the dominant way retailers do business, suppliers must adapt to remain competitive. Efficiency is the name of the game. The key is to find ways to dramatically streamline all order management processes while still remaining agile, compliant and keeping costs down. This is a tall order, but suppliers who succeed will not only maintain their trading partnerships, but can expect closer relationships with their current retail partners, opportunities with new partners, and an overall increase in business… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/order-management) December 22, 2017 [![Omnichannel Retailing for Suppliers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/resized-omni2-featured-image-1.png) Omnichannel Retailing for Suppliers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/omnichannel-retailing-for-suppliers-successful-drop-ship-fulfillment-update) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Omnichannel Retailing for Suppliers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/omnichannel-retailing-for-suppliers-successful-drop-ship-fulfillment-update) Successful Drop Ship Fulfillment Giant e-tailers like Amazon and Zappos have forever changed the retailing landscape. Consumers expect and demand maximum convenience, lower prices, a wide array of merchandise to choose from, and the ability to get products quickly. With the increasing pressure and fight for market share, more and more traditional retailers are implementing the ‘omnichannel’ model to provide customers the best of all worlds. As these retailers endeavor to seamlessly and efficiently meet the needs of customers at every stage and every touchpoint in the retail process, their supplier partners must support them in order to remain competitive… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/omnichannel-retailing-for-suppliers-successful-drop-ship-fulfillment-update) December 22, 2017 [Prev](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/author/admin/page/11) [8](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/author/admin/page/8) [9](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/author/admin/page/9) [10](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/author/admin/page/10) [11](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/author/admin/page/11) [12](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/author/admin/page/12) Next - Solutions - [Connect to Retailers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/retailers/) - [Connect to Consumers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/d2c/) - [Integrate Business Systems](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - [Customize Integrations with our API](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/api/) - Lingo Platform - [Get Started](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/new-to-edi/) - [Ready to Switch?](https://ezcomsoftware.com/edi-change/) - Integrations - [ERP](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#erperp) - [Accounting](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#accounting) - [Inventory](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#inventory) - [Shipping](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#shipping) - [3PL/WMS](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#3plwms) - [Online Commerce](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#ecommerce) - About - [Why eZCom](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/why-ezcom/) - [Testimonials](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/our-reviews/) - [Resources](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/resources/) - [Becoming a Partner](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partner-program/) - [Partners](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partners/) - [Retailers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/retailers/) - [Blog](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/) - [Contact Us](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/contact-2/) - [Request A Demo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/demo/) - [Lingo Log In](https://myweborders.com/) ### Contact Sales [201-731-1800](tel:201-731-1800), Option 1 [877-765-3564](tel:877-765-3564) [sales@ezcomsoftware.com](mailto:sales@ezcomsoftware.com) ### Contact Support [201-731-1800,](tel:201-731-1800,) Option 2 [support@ezcomsoftware.com](mailto:support@ezcomsoftware.com) Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern Time [25 Rockwood Place, Suite 420](https://goo.gl/maps/Lu5ggu1uJPuFMmR56) [Englewood, New Jersey 07631](https://goo.gl/maps/Lu5ggu1uJPuFMmR56) © 2026 eZCom Software Inc. **[Terms & Conditions](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/terms-and-conditions/)|[Privacy Policy](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/privacy-policy/)** - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ezcom-software-inc-) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ezcomsoftware?lang=en) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNdWAzIOUWo-PMAWhPJQutw) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ezcomsoftwareinc/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ezcomsoftware/)