DiCentral And 3PL Central Announce Strategic Partnership To Provide Customers With Integrated EDI And WMS Solution
DiCentral Corporation, the fastest growing provider of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and 3PL Central, a provider of an on-demand 3PL software, recently announced the formation of a strategic partnership to provide EDI integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS) software. This new strategic relationship will provide Third Party Logistics providers (3PLs) with an integrated web-based solution to manage warehouse operations and the EDI requirements for each client they serve.
According to Eric Braswell, senior director of global channels for DiCentral, "With this joint solution, trading documents for suppliers are automatically routed to both the appropriate distribution facility as well as the 3PL Central Warehouse Management System for tracking and fulfillment." Noted Steven Katz, vice president of sales and marketing for 3PL Central, "We were looking for an EDI provider partner who understood the critical role 3PLs play in the supply chain. With more and more manufacturers outsourcing both their EDI and warehousing services, there is a natural fit with DiCentral."
With the joint DiCentral and 3PL Central solution, EDI orders from major retailers such as WalMart, Home Depot, and JCPenney will automatically be routed by DiCentral to the appropriate 3PL – as well as electronically transmitted into their 3PL Central warehouse management system used by 3PLs and public warehouses. The joint solution results in:
- Quicker order fulfillment
- Better accuracy by eliminating the need for retyping orders
- Greater control through real-time inventory reports
- No software or hardware to purchase since both offerings are 100% web-based
- Streamlined retailer compliance from initial EDI document transmission to warehouse printing of UCC-128 labels
About 3PL Central
3PL Central is a new breed of 3PL software provider offering on-demand supply chain software focused on the needs of 3PLs, public and third party warehouses. 3PL Central provides a variety of software including 3PL Warehouse Manager, the first on-demand Warehouse Management System (WMS) focused on providing public warehouse operations enterprise-class WMS functionality. All of 3PL Central's products are offered via an on-demand, or Software as a Service (SaaS) model, enabling 3PLs and public warehouses access to cutting edge software at a low monthly fee and significantly reducing the total cost of ownership of supply chain execution software from the traditional "buy, upgrade and maintain" software cycle.
About DiCentral
Founded in 2000, today DiCentral is the fastest growing company in the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) industry segment. A broad range of web-hosted software solutions enables buyers, suppliers, and logistics providers to seamlessly exchange data throughout their supply chain network. These data integration solutions are scalable to the size, growth, and unique requirements of each business. In addition, DiCentral develops and markets a complementary suite of supply chain applications for EDI testing, Distribution and Logistics, Vendor Managed Inventory, Scan-Based Trading, Replenishment and Data Synchronization.
SOURCE: 3PL Central