DOVER, N.J., and DES MOINES, Iowa – Icas Computer Systems, a longtime provider of business management software for aftermarket distribution companies, and GCommerce Inc. have developed a joint electronic document interchange (EDI) solution that is designed to enable automotive aftermarket distributors, in both the U.S. and Mexico, to exchange electronic purchase orders (POs), acknowledgements and advance shipping notices (ASNs) with hundreds of aftermarket manufacturers. GCommerce provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) EDI solutions designed to streamline distribution supply chain operations.
EDI technology enables distributors to reduce the extra time and expense, as well as eliminate potential errors, associated with exchanging procurement documents/information via fax, voice communication, e-mail or mail. This new bundled solution from Icas and GCommerce will allow distributors to electronically generate and send purchase orders, and the manufacturer to send acknowledgements and ASNs, directly from/to their PaceSetter Systems. The new solution requires no additional hardware, translation software or monthly fees for the distributor, according to the two companies.
