How to transfer business data with BorgWarner through EDI?

Project background

BorgWarner is committed to designing and manufacturing high-tech products to improve Automotive Engine Systems 、 Performance of transmission system and four-wheel drive system . In the world 17 Three countries have established 62 Manufacturing and technology bases provide services to customers all over the world , internal-combustion engine 、 The world's leading supplier of clean and efficient drive system solutions for hybrid and electric vehicles develops various solutions , Strive to create a cleaner 、 An energy-saving world .

Project challenges ： First contact with suppliers EDI, Not familiar with EDI Docking process

The supplier received from bog Warner BorgWarner Invitation , The supplier is required to pass EDI And transfer business files . For first contact EDI For suppliers , Not familiar with EDI Docking process , There is often some difficulty in starting . At this time, choose a project with rich experience and maturity EDI Of the product EDI Suppliers will bring great help to enterprises .

Suppliers need a powerful EDI System , Thus allowing it to pass EDI Send and receive orders 、 Shipment and other business documents .

Suppliers need to meet several key EDI requirement ：

• Use OFTP2.0 Realize with bog Warner BorgWarner EDI Point to point communication of the system , And ensure safety 、 Reliable transmission of business data
• Built EDI The system can accurately parse and generate data that conform to EDIFACT The standard EDI message

EDI The goal of integration and supply chain automation is to automatically process data such as purchase orders and delivery notices with trading partners in a safe and reliable environment . Thus reducing the complexity of the entire supply chain 、 Human error , Avoid inaccurate and delayed information . In the integrated EDI In the system , All messages transmitted between suppliers and purchasers follow EDI international standard .

And bog Warner BorgWarner One of many international standards is used ,EDIFACT.

Project requirements

To meet the needs of Borg Warner BorgWarner Yes EDI Standardization requirements , Suppliers must convert information from their internal business systems into EDIFACT. Suppliers need to deal with the following business types ：

Berg warner bros. BorgWarner Send to supplier ：

DELFOR： Delivery forecast (Delivery Instruction), According to the conditions specified in the purchase contract , Provide details of long-term material requirements to suppliers .
DELJIT： Delivery plan , Describe short-term delivery information and real-time scheduling requirements .
RECADV： Notice of receipt of goods , It's right DESADV Reply to the delivery notice .

The supplier sends it to bog Warner BorgWarner：

DESADV： Delivery notice (ASN/Despatch Advice), According to the delivery plan or shipping schedule information received by the supplier , According to the contract or order , Deliver the goods to bogwarner BorgWarner.

DESADV Will contain different material information 、 Packaging information 、 Delivery instructions and inventory status information .

Solution ： Business system and bridge of knowledge and action EDI Seamless integration of the system

Bridge of knowing and doing EDI System , Designed to automate transmission , And transformation EDI International standard message , Ultimately, all data flows or sources are internal business systems .

To fully automate business processes , We need to consider some way to realize the bridge between business system and knowledge and practice EDI Seamless integration of the system .

Bridge of knowing and doing EDI The system aims to realize the timely synchronization of business data between enterprises , Enable suppliers and buyers to ：

• Automate business processes between parties .
• Help enterprises integrate the supply chain .
• reduce stock .
• Reduce manual error rate .
• Achieve lean production .

Based on the bridge of knowledge and action EDI System , How to fully satisfy bog Warner BorgWarner EDI The docking needs of ？

establish OFTP signal communication

Berg warner bros. BorgWarner The transmission protocol given is OFTP2.0, The two sides exchanged OFTP Connection information , On the bridge of knowledge and action EDI Systematic OFTP Port configuration bog Warner BorgWarner Connection information , Both parties send test files to each other to verify whether the connection is successful .

Data format conversion

Based on the bridge of knowledge and action EDI Of EDIFACT port , Realization EDI File with the XML Switch between , Reduce enterprise access / View the complexity of business data .

Whether or not to EDI The system integrates internal business systems

Enterprises want to minimize the workload , Automation , The best choice is to achieve EDI Integration of the system with the internal business system of the enterprise . Bridge of knowing and doing EDI System , Support such as intermediate database scheme or API Calling scheme . If for some reason , The enterprise has no integration plan for the time being , We can provide Excel、CSV、LIP And so on .

Reference reading ：

adopt REST API Realization EDI&ERP Integration of
Bridge of knowing and doing EDI How does the system integrate Kingdee through intermediate database tables ERP
originally EDI System Excel Scheme comparison integrated business system scheme

Precautions for project docking

1. When should the supplier give bog Warner BorgWarner Send delivery notice DESADV？

DESADV(ASN/Despatch Advice) The information transmitted in is crucial to ensure that the factory can effectively receive materials . We need to pay attention to , The supplier must send the material immediately after it is sent DESADV.

2. Delivery forecast DELFOR What are the scheduling conditions in ？

Delivery forecast DELFOR There is a key message in —— Scheduling conditions , It is used to inform the supplier whether to supply materials according to the plan or a fixed quantity ？ And the frequency of material supply ？

Here are DELFOR A simple example in the message ：

SCC+1++W’ Number of weeks
SCC+4++F’ Number of flexible plans

First, let's take a look at 1 and 4 What do they mean respectively ？

1 Represents a fixed quantity
4 Represents the planned quantity
W Represents flexible time intervals
F The representative supply frequency is once a week

3. Berg warner bros. BorgWarner What is the business scenario of ship direct delivery mentioned ？

Direct delivery suppliers refer to those who directly deliver to bog Warner BorgWarner The supplier that the customer transports materials .

In order to make the supplier meet bog Warner BorgWarner Customer's transportation requirements , To these suppliers DELFOR and DELJIT There will be some for bog Warner BorgWarner Customer data . When the supplier delivers goods to the customer , Need to talk to bog Warner BorgWarner Send a DESADV.

Suppliers can use DELFOR The message TDT The field is identified as direct shipment .DELFOR The message TDT The field mainly contains transportation details . Here is bergwarner BorgWarner Yes TDT Expression of fields ：

The format in the message is ：TDT+1+++++SD’, among SD It means that the seller will deliver goods at the designated place .

more EDI Information , see also : EDI What is it? ？

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