EDI Retail vs Automotive Orders

Retail Orders:

The Purpose is selling finished goods to stores or online customers

How Retail Orders Work:

1. Retailer creates a Purchase Order (PO)
2. Supplier confirms and prepares goods
3. Supplier ships goods and sends ASN
4. Retailer receives goods
5. Supplier sends Invoice

Example:
A Company orders 500 water bottles → ships once → invoice sent

Retail EDI Standards

• ANSI X12 (850, 856, 810)

• EDIFACT (ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC)

• TRADACOMS

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Automotive Orders:

The purpose is to Supply parts/components for manufacturing company

How Automotive Orders Work:

1. OEM sends Forecast (weekly/monthly demand)
2. OEM sends Delivery Schedule (daily/hourly quantities)
3. Supplier ships exact quantity at exact time
4. Any delay = production line risk

Example:
Car plant needs 200 brake pads every 2 hours → supplier must deliver exactly on time

Automotive EDI Standards

• EDIFACT subsets from:

  • ODETTE

  • VDA

• RosettaNet (electronics/auto suppliers)