CASE STUDY
The Briscoes Group (Briscoes, Rebel Sport, Living & Giving)
INDUSTRY: Retail | SOLUTION: EDIStech B2B EDI and Order Management Web Portal (Allegro)
A multi-faceted EDI system has been invaluable for The Briscoes Group to realise productivity gains through efficiencies in their supply chain.
Business Pain Points:
- Significant resources allocated to Data Entry
- Data Keying errors causing reprocessing at Support Office
- Delays and wrong stock arriving to stores leading to heightened frustrations at store level.
EDIS Solution:
- Implemented an automated EDI solution for Suppliers to receive Purchase Orders from the Briscoes Group directly into their ERP systems.
- Built an Order Management Web Portal for use by Suppliers not capable of an automated EDI implementation for purchase orders.
- Data entered into the Web Portal by Suppliers is sent to The Briscoes Group by EDIStech in a fully EDI compliant format.
The Briscoes Group offers two EDI solutions – Catering for all supplier needs.
In 2011, The Briscoes Group engaged EDIStech to design and build a multi- faceted EDI solution for purchase orders that caters for both large and small suppliers. Large suppliers are encouraged to implement an automated EDI solution whereby they receive Briscoes orders in a standard file format via EDIStech.
The Supplier would then need to engage an EDI provider (sometimes EDIStech) to translate that file into the format that their ERP system can import. The Supplier then needs to respond to that order indicating what and when goods will be supplied. The Purchase Order Response (POR) is sent to EDIStech, who validates and translates the data into the standard format the Briscoes ERP system can upload.
For smaller suppliers that for whatever reason do not or cannot implement an automated EDI system, EDIStech has created an Order Management Web Portal called Allegro. The Briscoes Group will create an order and EDIStech places this order into the Portal. The EDIStech system sends an email to the supplier advising an order is available on the portal for them to fulfill. POR details are entered into the Portal by the Supplier. EDIStech processes the entered data and generates the Briscoes standard format POR that the Briscoes ERP system can upload.
