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EDI Glossary
Essential EDI terms and definitions for modern supply chain management.
Supply Chain
3PL
3rd-Party Logistics
Third-Party Logistics - An external company that manages logistics operations including warehousing and fulfillment for other organizations
Example
Amazon FBA warehouses managing inventory for sellers
EDI Standards
Accredited Standards Committee X12
ASC X12 X12 Committee
Group authorized by ANSI to develop and maintain EDI standards used primarily in United States
Example
Committee developing standards like EDI 850 and 810 formats
EDI
Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)
EDI 856 Ship Notice/Manifest Delivery Notice Dispatch Advice
EDI 856 transaction that provides detailed information about shipped goods including contents packaging carrier and tracking details
Example
Sent before goods arrive to help retailers prepare for receiving
Inventory Management
ABC Code
Inventory Classification Movement Code
Classification system indicating how quickly stock or product moves through warehouse with fast movers having high turnover
Example
Class A items are fast movers requiring frequent replenishment
Inventory Management
Aggregate Inventory Management
Stock Grouping Category Management
Method of managing stock by grouping products into three categories: finished goods work-in-process and raw materials
Example
Managing inventory across finished goods WIP and raw materials categories
Financial
Allowance
Trade Allowance Promotional Allowance
Charges added to invoice due to previously agreed upon terms
Example
Agreed 5% discount reflected as allowance on invoice
EDI Standards
Alpha Character Set
Alphabetic Characters
Character set containing letters and may include control and special characters but no numeric characters
Example
Used in fields requiring only letters such as name fields
Inventory Management
Allocated Inventory
Reserved Stock Committed Inventory
Inventory reserved for specific orders or customers that cannot be used to fulfill other orders
Example
Units set aside for a confirmed Target order cannot be sold to Kroger
EDI Standards
Alphanumeric Character Set
Mixed Characters
Character set composed of both letters and numeric characters and may include control and special characters
Example
Product codes combining letters and numbers like SKU ABC123
EDI Standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ANSI Standards Body
Organization established to define maintain and coordinate standards in the United States
Example
ANSI X12 committee overseeing EDI standards development
EDI Standards
ANSI
ANSI Standards Body
American National Standards Institute - Organization chartered to develop uniform standards for inter-industry electronic exchange of business transactions
Example
ANSI 5010 version commonly used for healthcare EDI with X12 standards used by 300,000+ companies worldwide
EDI Transaction
APERAK
Application Acknowledgement Error Report
Application Error and Acknowledgement Message - EDIFACT message informing issuer their message was received but rejected due to errors or acknowledging receipt
Example
System reporting errors encountered during message processing
Technology
API
Application Program Interface
Application Programming Interface - A set of protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other
Example
Modern alternative to EDI for real-time data exchange
Technology
Application Program
Business Application Software
Software application designed to process specific business function
Example
Mortgage processing system or inventory management application
EDI Standards
ASC
Standards Committee
Accredited Standards Committee - Team chartered by ANSI to develop specific sets of EDI standards
Example
ASC X12 committee developing North American EDI standards
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Supply Chain
3PL
3rd-Party Logistics
Third-Party Logistics - An external company that manages logistics operations including warehousing and fulfillment for other organizations
Example
Amazon FBA warehouses managing inventory for sellers
EDI Standards
Accredited Standards Committee X12
ASC X12 X12 Committee
Group authorized by ANSI to develop and maintain EDI standards used primarily in United States
Example
Committee developing standards like EDI 850 and 810 formats
EDI
Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)
EDI 856 Ship Notice/Manifest Delivery Notice Dispatch Advice
EDI 856 transaction that provides detailed information about shipped goods including contents packaging carrier and tracking details
Example
Sent before goods arrive to help retailers prepare for receiving
Inventory Management
ABC Code
Inventory Classification Movement Code
Classification system indicating how quickly stock or product moves through warehouse with fast movers having high turnover
Example
Class A items are fast movers requiring frequent replenishment
Inventory Management
Aggregate Inventory Management
Stock Grouping Category Management
Method of managing stock by grouping products into three categories: finished goods work-in-process and raw materials
Example
Managing inventory across finished goods WIP and raw materials categories
Financial
Allowance
Trade Allowance Promotional Allowance
Charges added to invoice due to previously agreed upon terms
Example
Agreed 5% discount reflected as allowance on invoice
EDI Standards
Alpha Character Set
Alphabetic Characters
Character set containing letters and may include control and special characters but no numeric characters
Example
Used in fields requiring only letters such as name fields
Inventory Management
Allocated Inventory
Reserved Stock Committed Inventory
Inventory reserved for specific orders or customers that cannot be used to fulfill other orders
Example
Units set aside for a confirmed Target order cannot be sold to Kroger
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Resources
EDI Glossary
Essential EDI terms and definitions for modern supply chain management.
Supply Chain
3PL
3rd-Party Logistics
Third-Party Logistics - An external company that manages logistics operations including warehousing and fulfillment for other organizations
Example
Amazon FBA warehouses managing inventory for sellers
EDI Standards
Accredited Standards Committee X12
ASC X12 X12 Committee
Group authorized by ANSI to develop and maintain EDI standards used primarily in United States
Example
Committee developing standards like EDI 850 and 810 formats
EDI
Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)
EDI 856 Ship Notice/Manifest Delivery Notice Dispatch Advice
EDI 856 transaction that provides detailed information about shipped goods including contents packaging carrier and tracking details
Example
Sent before goods arrive to help retailers prepare for receiving
Inventory Management
ABC Code
Inventory Classification Movement Code
Classification system indicating how quickly stock or product moves through warehouse with fast movers having high turnover
Example
Class A items are fast movers requiring frequent replenishment
Inventory Management
Aggregate Inventory Management
Stock Grouping Category Management
Method of managing stock by grouping products into three categories: finished goods work-in-process and raw materials
Example
Managing inventory across finished goods WIP and raw materials categories
Financial
Allowance
Trade Allowance Promotional Allowance
Charges added to invoice due to previously agreed upon terms
Example
Agreed 5% discount reflected as allowance on invoice
EDI Standards
Alpha Character Set
Alphabetic Characters
Character set containing letters and may include control and special characters but no numeric characters
Example
Used in fields requiring only letters such as name fields
Inventory Management
Allocated Inventory
Reserved Stock Committed Inventory
Inventory reserved for specific orders or customers that cannot be used to fulfill other orders
Example
Units set aside for a confirmed Target order cannot be sold to Kroger
EDI Standards
Alphanumeric Character Set
Mixed Characters
Character set composed of both letters and numeric characters and may include control and special characters
Example
Product codes combining letters and numbers like SKU ABC123
EDI Standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ANSI Standards Body
Organization established to define maintain and coordinate standards in the United States
Example
ANSI X12 committee overseeing EDI standards development
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