EDI 855: Purchase Order Acknowledgment

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Acknowledgment Transaction Set (855) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established business and industry practice relative to a seller's acknowledgment of a buyer's purchase order. This transaction set can also be used as notification of a vendor generated order. This usage advises a buyer that a vendor has or will ship merchandise as prearranged in their partnership.




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ASPECTS OF SALES ORDERS
IMPROVED BY EDI


ACCURACY - 97%      
PRODUCTIVITY - 92%      
RESPONSE/CYCLE TIMES - 81%      
SALES ACROSS COMPANY BORDERS - 75%      
ABILITY TO TRACK/TRACE GOODS - 67%      

ASPECTS OF PURCHASE ORDERS
IMPROVED BY EDI


ACCURACY - 91%      
PRODUCTIVITY - 77%      
RESPONSE/CYCLE TIMES - 74%      
SALES ACROSS COMPANY BORDERS - 65%      
ABILITY TO TRACK/TRACE GOODS - 74%      
* Supply Chain Insights, LLC; B2B Study, June-September 2013. Survey of Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors & others currently using EDI.

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