{"id":6796,"date":"2019-12-04T04:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T09:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2026-01-16T05:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:50:07","slug":"4-need-to-know-supply-chain-trends-for-edi-and-warehousing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/4-need-to-know-supply-chain-trends-for-edi-and-warehousing\/","title":{"rendered":"4 supply chain trends for EDI and warehousing Canadian businesses need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/category\/trends-insights\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Trends &amp; Insights<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4 supply chain trends for EDI and warehousing Canadian businesses need to know\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-12-04T04:41:01-05:00\">December 4, 2019<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"4 supply chain trends for EDI and warehousing Canadian businesses need to know\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/4-need-to-know-supply-chain-trends-for-edi-and-warehousing\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/author\/owen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/fr-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/Owen_sage-advice-002.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Owen Sweeney<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Today, more than ever, the pressure on distributors and manufacturers to meet supply chain requirements of their trading partners and customers is at an all-time high, and the success of these relationships is reliant on the systems that automate and simplify order management and order fulfillment processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the top 4 supply chain trends to keep your eyes on when evaluating an EDI and Warehousing solution that can future-proof your supply chain investments and help grow your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-ecommerce-amp-drop-shipping\">1. eCommerce &amp; drop shipping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s challenging supply chain environment, orders are coming from multiple sources &#8211; including eCommerce stores. To easily manage eCommerce orders (Amazon, Shopify, Walmart.com, etc.) and ship items via small parcel carriers (FedEx, UPS, etc.), suppliers require a flexible solution to consolidate, orchestrate, and automate these processes without the complexity and high costs of customized software solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-globalization\">2. Globalization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Expanding into new markets and new countries requires businesses to scale effectively as sales order volumes grow. With an easy-to-deploy, modular, and configurable solution &#8211; integrated to Sage &#8211; businesses can respond quickly to market changes without disruption to their existing practices. Choosing the wrong solution can result in the reinvestment of large sums of money to retrofit customized IT environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-inventory-management-for-sales-order-fulfillment\">3. Inventory management for sales order fulfillment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visibility to \u2018item quantity\u2019 and \u2018item location\u2019 are critical for any warehouse. Do you have this type of real-time inventory visibility to fulfill and ship orders on time, every time? Without a properly organized and automated warehouse, suppliers are not able to effectively deliver the right products, at the right time, at the right price &#8211; with the same or fewer resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-transportation-logistics\">4. Transportation logistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With changing consumer needs across all markets and countries, suppliers require solutions that will give them the flexibility to fulfill and ship orders the same day or next day, while efficiently managing multiple carrier services (Small Parcel, FTL, LTL) and the applicable freight fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not having a fully connected, automated front office (EDI) and back office (Warehousing) solution comes at a cost. It prevents your business from working as efficiently, effectively and competitively as it should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">EDI and warehousing solutions for your business<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want more information on how to automate the supply chain in your organization?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/cp\/edisoft\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta-id-6797\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-button-location=\"cta_box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Learn more about EDI and warehousing solutions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-681636510-1064x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"warehouse supervisor works with two colleagues to look at tracking data\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-681636510-1064x810.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cta-content__title\">Get a roundup of our best business advice in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-8949a954-88b2-43bb-8b8a-77c53eb34350\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, more than ever, the pressure on distributors and manufacturers to meet supply chain requirements of their trading partners and customers is at an all-time high, and the success of these relationships is reliant on the systems that automate and simplify order management and order fulfillment processes. 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