CEN Updates EN 16931 EDIFACT Mapping For 2026

CEN's refreshed EN 16931 EDIFACT mapping (CEN/TS 16931-3-4:2026) is live. Here's what EDI teams must check before their next EU invoicing audit.

Does an EDI 850 Purchase Order Specify the Carrier?

Learn what the EDI 850's TD5 segment really contains, who actually picks the carrier, and how to reconcile PO routing data with your TMS.

How to Send EDI 820 Remittance Advice for Freight Invoices

Step-by-step guide to building an EDI 820 payment remittance for freight invoices: segments, ACH CTX wrapping, testing, and reconciliation in your ERP.

EDI 997 and 999: what the acknowledgments mean

What EDI 997 and 999 acknowledgments actually confirm, how they differ, and a worked PO-to-invoice example EDI teams can reuse.

Carriers Say EDI Customization Still Slows TMS Moves

Transport Topics reports EDI customization, not the standard, blocks TMS migration. See what to audit before signing a new TMS or EDI contract.

Do Small Carriers Need EDI to Win Freight Contracts?

Do small carriers need EDI? See when shippers require it, what it costs, and whether a TMS or API can substitute for full EDI compliance.

How to Set Up EDI 940/945 With a 3PL Warehouse

Step-by-step guide to mapping, testing, and reconciling EDI 940 and 945 with a 3PL warehouse, including segment detail and error handling.

AS2 Protocol in EDI: What It Is and How It Works

What AS2 is in EDI, how encryption and MDN receipts work, and how it differs from VANs and APIs for transport document exchange.

Descartes Acquires Drivin, Expands Latin America TMS

Descartes bought last-mile platform Drivin on July 6, 2026. See what its third TMS deal in 16 months means for EDI and carrier data integration.

Do You Still Need EDI 862 If You Send 830s?

Do automotive suppliers need EDI 862 alongside EDI 830? This FAQ explains what each message does, where 866 and the 856 ASN fit, and what breaks if you skip one.

Sending an EDIFACT IFTMIN Transport Order, Step by Step

Learn to map, build, and send an EDIFACT IFTMIN transport instruction to a carrier over AS2, with real segment examples and MDN error fixes.

OFTP2 explained: the automotive industry's EDI protocol

OFTP2 is the file-transfer protocol behind automotive EDI. Learn how it differs from AS2, who uses it, and when your business needs it.

SPS Commerce sale

SPS Commerce Explores a Sale Amid Activist Pressure

SPS Commerce is exploring a sale after activist pressure. What EDI teams using its retail network should check before contracts renew.

EDI 210 freight invoice

Do You Still Need EDI 210 for Freight Audits?

Learn whether EDI 210 is still required for freight invoice auditing in 2026, how it works with API carrier feeds, and when to automate matching.

EDI 204 990 214

Automating the EDI 204, 990 and 214 Tender Cycle

Learn how to configure, send, and test an EDI 204 load tender through 990 acceptance and 214 status updates over AS2, step by step.

EDI VAN

What Is an EDI VAN? A Plain Explainer

What an EDI VAN is, how it differs from AS2 and API connections, and when supply chain teams still need one in 2026.

API-first EDI

Stedi Raises $50M Series C for API-First EDI

Stedi closed a $50M Series C for API-native EDI. See what this funding signals for supply chain teams evaluating API-first B2B integration.

EDI 856 chargebacks

Why Does EDI 856 Cause So Many Chargebacks?

Learn why the EDI 856 ASN drives more retail chargebacks than any other transaction set, and the fixes for timing, SSCC, and quantity errors.

The AI-Powered Error Detection Framework for EDI Automation: How to Build Intelligent Document Validation Systems That Eliminate 90% of Manual Exception Handling and Prevent the $2.3M Data Quality Disasters Breaking Supply Chain Operations in 2026

Your EDI validation team just processed 347 documents this morning. Twelve required manual review, four triggered compliance alerts, and one nearly derailed a $200K purchase order due to a missing ship-to code. ML algorithms can detect recurring patterns of errors based on historical data, helping to avoid costly disruptions downstream.

The Critical EDI Orchestration Gap Assessment Framework: How to Evaluate Platform Capabilities That Transform Document Exchange Into True Supply Chain Coordination and Prevent the 73% Implementation Failure Rate in 2026

When EDI systems fail to deliver supply chain orchestration capabilities, 73% of discrete manufacturing ERP implementations fail, often because organizations treat document exchange as equivalent to end-to-end business coordination. Data movement does not equal execution. Legacy integration platforms were built to connect systems and exchange documents. They do that job

The Critical EIP vs iPaaS EDI Architecture Decision: How to Evaluate Ecosystem Integration Platform Capabilities That Enable Multi-Enterprise Orchestration Beyond Traditional Document Exchange in 2026

The EDI vendor selection landscape has reached a critical inflection point that most procurement teams are failing to recognize. The 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, published March 30, 2026, lands in the middle of the most aggressive vendor consolidation wave the industry has ever seen. WiseTech Global&

The Complete Supply Chain Orchestration Platform Implementation Guide: How to Unify EDI, API, and TMS Integration for Multi-Partner Execution That Eliminates the 70% Visibility-to-Action Gap in Modern Trading Networks

Most supply chain leaders understand the frustration. Your team exchanges thousands of documents through EDI. Your TMS handles transportation execution. APIs connect newer systems. But when disruption hits, in 2026, supply chain leaders are learning a hard lesson. Data movement does not equal execution. The challenge isn't connectivity

The AI-Powered EDI Data Quality Crisis Solution: How to Build Real-Time Monitoring Frameworks That Eliminate $500K+ Annual Chargeback Losses and Transform Supply Chain Data Accuracy Before Compliance Penalties Destroy Your Margins in 2026

A recent survey found that 66% of respondents reported losing up to $500,000 in 2020 due to poor EDI integrations, while 8% lost between $500,000 and $1,000,000, and 26% couldn't even tell how many orders they lost. When you layer retail chargebacks on top

The Critical TMS Vendor PDF-to-EDI Integration Assessment Framework: How to Evaluate Transportation Management System Document Processing Capabilities That Eliminate Manual Order Entry Without Breaking Trading Partner Networks in 2026

Your PDF-to-EDI gap analysis just revealed why 73% of TMS implementations never deliver their promised ROI. When your team still uses spreadsheets for freight tracking and email chains for communication the TMS was supposed to automate, you're looking at implementation failure in practice, not just technical performance metrics.