From The CEO
Dear Customers and Partners,
With the surfacing of economic improvement, it’s time to empower your supply chain for effective management of inevitable increased customer demand. DiCentral can equip you with the support and tools you need to propel your operations to the next level. From advanced EDI enablement programs to data integration and sales analysis, we can accommodate your specific supply chain processes and needs, allowing you to lead your operation to industry success.
Explore the power and revenue generating potential DiCentral has to offer…
Thuy Mai, CEO
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July 2009 Newsletter
DiCentral Named Among 100 Great Supply Chain Partners
We are pleased to announce that DiCentral has been named one of SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2009. Selection to this prominent list is based on customer nominations for being a result-driven supply chain solution provider.
SupplyChainBrain’s 7th Annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners Program is the result of a six-month on-line poll in which supply chain professionals are asked to nominate vendors and service providers whose solutions have made a significant impact on their company’s efficiency, customer service and overall supply chain performance.
Special thanks goes out to our valuable clients. We are more committed than ever to serving your EDI and supply chain management needs.
EDI Enablement with Kinray
“I only wish I had contacted DiCentral sooner” – Mike Nieves, Kinray EDI Coordinator
Mike Nieves at Kinray has been the EDI coordinator for 3 years. He recognized the benefits of an EDI program early in his tenure. Kinray had made changes to their internal program to reduce overall EDI network costs and this effort had brought $250,000 savings in one year. Mike could see that buyer and supplier would experience cost saving from an automated, error free process especially when they were able to integrate the information within their network.
Kinray had already begun the process of automating suppliers on several EDI initiatives:
850 Purchase Order – Order Receipt and Acknowledgment was a lengthy manual business procedure. Automating this process with the manufacturer had allowed Kinray to re-allocate resources to assist the buyer with product and inventory analysis.
856 Advance Ship Notice – All products are now specifically identified and efficiently managed for inventory and product returns.
810 Invoice - Kinray was able to take advantage of Invoicing terms and keep current on payouts to the manufacturer. Overall Cash flow became more current.
844/849 Chargeback Program – Previously this was a 10 day process. Integration to their internal systems enabled them to process these requests in 2 to 3 days. Account adjustments could now be immediately applied upon manufacturer approval.
Kinray wanted to have 100% EDI compliance with the manufacturing companies. The savings had been significant for Kinray and they wanted to extend this across their trading partner community.
Mike Nieves spoke with Pat Hall, Director of Business Development for DiCentral. Mike discussed the challenges he experienced with bringing trading partners into the EDI program. Together, Pat and Mike developed a vendor program that would be compatible to Kinray’s EDI initiatives and provide EDI benefits for the manufacturers. Mike realized with DiCentral, manufacturers could use the DiCentral hosted services for the EDI program with Kinray and sign up with other pharmaceutical distributors, at minimal cost. With DiCentral, Kinray would receive a more participative response from the manufacturers.
The program has brought a positive response from the manufacturers. Kinray has experienced a significant benefit from this collaborative effort. “I only wish I had contacted DiCentral sooner,” Mike commented. “This program has been great.”
If you are a manufacturer doing business with Kinray or another pharmaceutical distributor requiring EDI participation, contact DiCentral today at sales@dicentral.com or 281.480.1121 option 4 and inquire about the Kinray EDI program.
Discounted pricing is currently available for manufacturers of Kinray and other pharmaceutical distributors.
POS Data & Analysis
50% Summer Discount
Announcing Special Summer Pricing on our POS Reporting Solution DiAnalyst! This web application leverages your customers’ store sales data and translates it into simplified reports that can be used to maximize revenue generating opportunities. The reports are delivered right to your desktop via email each week.
- How quickly is my inventory turning over at each retailer location?
- DiAnalyst helps you quickly answer questions like:
- Am I experiencing stock outs?
- What areas of the country are selling best/worst?
- How are products selling by location, by region, per UPC, per style?
Call for details on the substantial savings DiCentral is offering for DiAnalyst.
877-TRUE-EDI or email
Offer ends August 31, 2009. Offer subject to change without notice.
Customer Quote: “We started at the in stock percentage ratio of 74% in Jan 07. With the DiAnalyst tools we were able to expedite our performance to 90%. This got the attention of the retailer Target. They recently awarded my company with the Most Improved Distributor Award.” - DiAnalyst User
Pharmaceutical EDI Savings
Did you know that DiCentral is servicing pharmaceutical trading partners with hosted EDI solutions? With our proven, scalable EDI enablement program, manufacturers are able to streamline the Order-to-Cash cycle of business with pharmaceutical industry trading partners including Kinray, McKesson, Abbott Labs, Cardinal Health, Amerisource- Bergen, HD Smith, Medline, Morris Dickson, Oncology Supply, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and Drugstore.com. Suppliers doing business with retail and/ or pharmaceutical distributors may obtain additional trading partner connections at the current promotional costs by contacting us at sales@dicentral.com or 281-480-1121 option 4.
