subject: Edi 210 Billing And What It Means For Shipping [print this page] Although many people do not realize it, the software that your courier company uses can be one of the single greatest influencing factors on how positive an experience you have with that company. Software affects almost every single interaction that you have with a courier company, which is why when you're trying to select an LA courier, one of the things you should look the absolute closest at is what kind of software features they can offer you. Of those, many will make sense when you first read about their descriptions, such as the ability to place orders online. Others though you might not understand at first, and so might not understand how important they are. A good example of this is EDI 210 billing.
EDI stands for electronic data interchange. This is something that while it may not directly influence how easy it is for you to place orders with the courier company, will still make your life much easier during the course of your entire business relationship with the courier company. This is becoming an industry accepted method of billing, and a courier that has not yet implemented it into their system is falling behind the times.
The brilliance of EDI 210 billing is its enabling of the courier company to provide all of the required information directly to your accounting software. Some might just see this as a way to save paper, but it is actually so much more than that. First, it saves time, both on your end and on the courier company's end. This means both companies are saving on money which means lower rates and more time for your employees to complete more important tasks.
When information is communicated directly between two pieces of software it accomplishes another important task. It helps to greatly reduce the margin of error. Accounting errors can account for a great deal of loss, both of time and money. Every time a transaction is handled by a person there is a chance for them to make an error. When the data is instead seamlessly transferred between the courier software and your own accounting program, you know there is no chance for a mistake to be made.
EDI 210 billing is something that you should demand of your courier company. If you find a courier company that is not providing this service, you may want to continue looking until you find a courier that has as part of their system.
by: Harold Raynard
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