Blair and Direct EDI Partner to Optimize Supply Chain by September 30, 2009

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 31, 2009 -- Blair®, a division of Orchard Brands®, and Direct EDI, Inc. a leading EDI service provider , today announced a partnership to help supply chain vendors become EDI compliant and improve partnership relations. Direct EDI was selected to help vendors become EDI compliant because of their extensive enablement experience and user-friendly EDI solutions designed to meet suppliers’ needs, including Web-based and Integrated EDI solutions with no software to purchase or maintain.

Blair suppliers not completing EDI set up or compliance testing through Direct EDI before September 30, 2009, may be subject to a manual, paper-document processing fee.

Blair requires three transaction sets: 850 Purchase Order, 856 Advance Ship Notice, & 997 Functional Acknowledgement and UCC 128 shipping label.

Direct EDI’s solutions include Web EDI, outsourced and integrated EDI services, and EDI enablement.

Web EDI, by Direct EDI, Inc., receives purchase orders and transmits invoices instantly via the web, eliminating fulfillment delays. Direct EDI’s extensive network of retail, manufacturers and grocery trading partners allows businesses to consolidate their EDI needs under one provider. The result is a significant reduction in paperwork and costs, dramatic compliance improvements, and a better overall experience for suppliers and EDI managers.

Any business with simple Internet access can be up and running in just days, with this easy-to-use solution. Web EDI’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) minimizes the strain on IT departments while connecting all points of the supply chain community via the Web. Web EDI significantly reduces costs associated with charge backs, delayed sales, non-compliant transactions, and paper handling.

The following features are included with a Web EDI service free of charge:
• Email notification for incoming documents

• Printer friendly Excel versions of Purchase Orders
• All optional EDI transactions for sales reporting, inventory levels, etc.
• On demand invoice summary report
• Storage and archiving of all EDI documents
About Direct EDI, Inc.

Direct EDI helps companies achieve 100% paperless EDI invoicing without any "heavy lifting". Direct EDI specializes in migrating businesses from paper-based processes to EDI compliant solutions via our popular Web EDI solution, Outsourced EDI Services, and EDI Integration Services. Our integrated EDI Services improve workflow across 2 or more applications such as MAS500, SAP, Great Plains, Soloman, and other business applications, such as logistics software. Direct EDI is used by some of the leading Fortune 1000 companies and connects thousands of retailers, manufacturers, merchandise suppliers, and service providers in its community of supply chain trading partners.

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