A report from Transalis: Agile business in a time of rapid change
A report from Transalis, detailing how to curate an agile business for the future by harnessing supply chain technology.
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What makes a business agile enough to handle rapid change?
Business agility depends on effective planning rather than reacting once disruption hits. The report explains how EDI helps organisations adapt trading processes quickly, supporting new sales channels such as direct-to-consumer and ecommerce, integrating with internal systems, and managing cross-border trading challenges, so the business can keep moving at pace when market conditions shift.
The events of the past 18-months have highlighted that an organisations’ ability to adopt agile business processes is essential to their on-going survival and growth.
Our recent report explores how EDI can support rapid change and demonstrates how agile businesses have leveraged EDI to their advantage.
Successful business agility comes through effective planning.
During this period of rapid change, businesses have turned towards D2C channels and ecommerce to survive. However, according to recent research by Transalis* businesses have highlighted concerns that their current EDI provider will not be able to support the supply chain changes they require to remain competitive into the future.
Our latest report details how you can harness the full benefits of EDI technology for an agile business, with manageable digital transformation, integrations into internal systems, and mitigating cross-border challenges after Brexit.
Frequently asked questions
- Why do businesses worry about their EDI provider during periods of change?
Research referenced in the report found that a share of businesses had concerns their existing EDI provider would not be able to support the supply chain changes needed to stay competitive. This makes provider flexibility and responsiveness an important factor when planning for future growth or new sales channels.
- How does moving into direct-to-consumer sales affect supply chain processes?
Expanding into direct-to-consumer and ecommerce channels adds new order volumes and trading relationships that manual processes struggle to keep up with. The report explains how EDI can support this shift by keeping order, invoice and stock data moving automatically as new channels are added.
- What role does integration with internal systems play in business agility?
Connecting an EDI solution directly to internal systems means information does not have to be rekeyed or checked manually between platforms, which speeds up decision making. The report identifies this kind of integration as a key part of building manageable digital transformation and long-term agility.
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