We expect our suppliers to support our message types, standards and one of our communication methods.
The message types we need to exchange with our suppliers are:
- from Bunzl to supplier: orders
- from suppliers to Bunzl: order responses, dispatch notes, invoices (based on our orders).
The use of all 4 messages is mandatory for the majority of our companies, and suppliers need to be able to support all of them. Exceptions always must be discussed and approved prior.
If you are considering starting traditional EDI with Bunzl, please first check out our minimum data model. This explains what kind of data we must receive from you, so you can assess whether this is deliverable directly from your ERP.
Sending eInvoices is not considered a full EDI integration. eInvoicing is the result of the ViDA project and as such does not improve the Supply Chain efficiency.
Using your own EDI solution
This option presumes that the supplier already has an EDI provider. In some scattered cases suppliers employ in-house EDI developers instead. Their technical staff will analyse our requirements and create the necessary mappings and connections.
As a summary, Bunzl uses EANCOM messages according to the D01B version.
Before you commit to any of these solutions, we ask you to first reach out to your local Bunzl representative to align ideas. Considering the return of investment, Bunzl will not necessarily embark on traditional EDI with all of her suppliers. When assessing prospective EDI projects, we take into account message volume and annual order amount with our suppliers.