SugarCreek: Microsoft Dynamics AX, plus EDI, enables a steep growth curve

A growth strategy typically involves both modernizing outdated processes and enabling growth with new technology.

That is why a good many companies pair an investment in EDI technology alongside a new ERP. While EDI is, frankly, mandatory in some sectors (e.g., for manufacturers dealing with big retailers like Walmart and Costco), the more strategic thinkers see EDI as a growth enabler and use it across their customer bases.

"You add one, two, three, five new customers; and all of a sudden, your work is up front from a standpoint of being able to get them live electronically," says Dennis Bruce, director of business developm...

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