Descartes Acquires Drivin, Expands Latin America TMS
Descartes bought last-mile platform Drivin on July 6, 2026. See what its third TMS deal in 16 months means for EDI and carrier data integration.
Do You Still Need EDI 862 If You Send 830s?
Do automotive suppliers need EDI 862 alongside EDI 830? This FAQ explains what each message does, where 866 and the 856 ASN fit, and what breaks if you skip one.
Sending an EDIFACT IFTMIN Transport Order, Step by Step
Learn to map, build, and send an EDIFACT IFTMIN transport instruction to a carrier over AS2, with real segment examples and MDN error fixes.
OFTP2 explained: the automotive industry's EDI protocol
OFTP2 is the file-transfer protocol behind automotive EDI. Learn how it differs from AS2, who uses it, and when your business needs it.
SPS Commerce Explores a Sale Amid Activist Pressure
SPS Commerce is exploring a sale after activist pressure. What EDI teams using its retail network should check before contracts renew.
Do You Still Need EDI 210 for Freight Audits?
Learn whether EDI 210 is still required for freight invoice auditing in 2026, how it works with API carrier feeds, and when to automate matching.
Automating the EDI 204, 990 and 214 Tender Cycle
Learn how to configure, send, and test an EDI 204 load tender through 990 acceptance and 214 status updates over AS2, step by step.
What Is an EDI VAN? A Plain Explainer
What an EDI VAN is, how it differs from AS2 and API connections, and when supply chain teams still need one in 2026.
Stedi Raises $50M Series C for API-First EDI
Stedi closed a $50M Series C for API-native EDI. See what this funding signals for supply chain teams evaluating API-first B2B integration.
Why Does EDI 856 Cause So Many Chargebacks?
Learn why the EDI 856 ASN drives more retail chargebacks than any other transaction set, and the fixes for timing, SSCC, and quantity errors.
The AI-Powered Error Detection Framework for EDI Automation: How to Build Intelligent Document Validation Systems That Eliminate 90% of Manual Exception Handling and Prevent the $2.3M Data Quality Disasters Breaking Supply Chain Operations in 2026
Your EDI validation team just processed 347 documents this morning. Twelve required manual review, four triggered compliance alerts, and one nearly derailed a $200K purchase order due to a missing ship-to code. ML algorithms can detect recurring patterns of errors based on historical data, helping to avoid costly disruptions downstream.
The Critical EDI Orchestration Gap Assessment Framework: How to Evaluate Platform Capabilities That Transform Document Exchange Into True Supply Chain Coordination and Prevent the 73% Implementation Failure Rate in 2026
When EDI systems fail to deliver supply chain orchestration capabilities, 73% of discrete manufacturing ERP implementations fail, often because organizations treat document exchange as equivalent to end-to-end business coordination. Data movement does not equal execution. Legacy integration platforms were built to connect systems and exchange documents. They do that job