VAN (Value Added Network) is a provider of EDI-as-a-Service. It is a secure, outsourced network that enables you to exchange EDI documents with your business partners.
VANs simplify EDI setup and communication by reducing the number of parties you must work with.
Instead of learning and adhering to each partner’s document exchange standards individually, you simply deal with a single VAN, which acts as a translator.
Are you on VAN
- Are your Transaction volumes increasing
- Are you exceeding the specified transaction volumes
- Is onboarding a Partner taking too long
- Are you frustrated with lack of visibility over the onboarding process
- Is it an inflexible and slow onboarding process
Then, its time to bring your EDI in-house (on-premise) with Direct AS2
Direct EDI software solutions enable you to set up EDI connections with no middle-man or service costs, using AS2 (Applicability Statement 2) and other protocols, to establish a secure line with your business partners.
Direct EDI and AS2 solutions are designed for EDI mapping and translation as well as the actual file transfer.
They provide you total ownership of your operation.
Summary of Benefits of Direct EDI
Cost Saving: Direct EDI solutions are significantly less expensive when you have larger numbers of transactions.
Control and Speed: With Direct EDI, you have full control because these solutions empower you to make changes yourself.
Greater Automation: Direct EDI solutions allow you to integrate with your backend systems, such as your ERP, CRM, and accounting tools
Typical Steps in Bringing Your EDI Inhouse
- Clients will initiate their first EDI transactions with one or two partners using a VAN.
- As they reach a certain volume, many simply outgrow VAN providers, finding the combination of manual EDI and transaction fees onerous.
- They select an EDI software solution to facilitate direct EDI with each partner.
- After implementing EDI with a software solution for one or two partners, client will find they’ve slashed their EDI costs and migrate more partners to the EDI software solution.
