eZCom Software Blog

At eZCom Software, we offer an API license to help our clients integrate their business systems with our EDI solutions. These integrations streamline order management, shipments, invoices, and more – ultimately improving efficiency and accuracy. Let’s run down what it takes to set up and maintain an API license and what the associated costs go towards. What Does the API License Include? When customers request an API license, eZCom provides them with an API key that grants access to our system. From there, customers can build their own integrations, automating processes such as order management, shipments, invoices, and inventory. The API also integrates with various internal systems, including ERPs, WMSs, and accounting software, allowing for a truly connected business environment…

For businesses selling to retailers via EDI, managing inventory and orders across multiple channels can be a significant challenge. While Shopify excels at keeping inventory up to date for online platforms with native integrations, it struggles to map to the thousands of retailers involved in EDI transactions. This gap can make it difficult for businesses to maintain accurate inventory levels across all channels. That’s where eZCom's Lingo comes in. Lingo provides a powerful inventory sync feature that updates all inventory levels from your EDI-connected retailers, as well as other platforms, directly into Shopify. By leveraging Lingo, you can transform Shopify into a mini ERP, ensuring seamless synchronization of inventory, orders, and shipments, and keeping your operations running smoothly. What is…

Supply chain demand planning is the crystal ball of the business world. Imagine if every time you went grocery shopping, you knew exactly how much milk, bread, and eggs you'd need for the week ahead. That's what demand planning does for companies, but on a much larger scale. At its core, demand planning is all about predicting what customers will want and when they'll want it. Sounds like a guessing game, right? Yes… But not really…

In today's dynamic business landscape, supply chain visibility is no longer just a buzzword; it's a necessity. With consumers demanding transparency and agility, brands must prioritize improving their supply chain visibility to stay competitive and resilient. Fortunately, there are several straightforward strategies that brands can adopt to enhance that visibility. Let’s dig in…

For many beauty, health, wellness and apparel brands, November and December tend to see the highest volume thanks to Black Friday and the holidays. But with Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, February and May aren’t far behind. Whether they’re major or mini, these seasonal peaks can strain any organization across a range of departments – accounting, ecommerce, inventory, compliance… you name it. The keys to reducing that strain? Integration and automation. More specifically, integration and automation powered by EDI. Let’s run through some of the most common EDI integrations and automations that can help your business handle seasonal peaks…

We occasionally encounter brands that have old systems. They're running on a legacy ERP. Their EDI platform is on-site instead of cloud-based. They do their accounting in spreadsheets. These old systems persist for a variety of reasons. Some will tell us that’s just how they’ve always done things. Others are hesitant to invest in upgrades even though they know they should. But the reality is this:…

When a business is required to bake EDI into their system, they usually start by… Figuring out what EDI exactly is, and… Gathering an understanding of the features they need…

In today’s omnichannel world of retail, keeping things simple feels impossible. You’re processing orders wholesale. You have an eCommerce platform where you sell direct. You sell through online marketplaces like Amazon. And there will probably be something new tomorrow. But there’s an unexpected way to simplify the chaos and bring everything into one place. And chances are, it’s already a part of one piece of your workflow……

You’ve just been told you need to get EDI, or electronic data interchange, set up for your business. Where do you start? With the basics: What is EDI? What are your options? Which one makes the most sense for you?…