East of England Co-op selects EDI PLUS' fully managed EDI service

East of England Co-op focus heavily on local sourcing, supporting over 140 smaller local suppliers in their region, many of which have limited or no EDI capability, therefore any potential partner had to have an EDI web portal offering to support these suppliers. Not only can the EDI PLUS service provide the EDI capability required to the larger suppliers, it also offers an EDI web portal for the smaller suppliers who will use the portal to enable them to trade electronically.

Another key factor in the decision making process for moving to EDI PLUS was the Managed Service offering that ED PLUS provide, and this was a significant differentiator from other vendors being considered.

Not only could EDI PLUS fulfil our technical requirements but also their managed service approach really impressed us.  To have a delivery team available to support us during the rollout, managing the challenges of onboarding and ultimately be the first port of call for our suppliers when they are live was something we were very keen to take advantage of. - John Dixey, Head of IT Development, East of England Co-op.

By adopting the EDI PLUS service East of England Co-op have been able to take full advantage of all of the benefits an outsourced solution provides, such as the technical flexibility and the team to deliver and support the project.

We are delighted that East of England Co-op have selected our EDI PLUS service for their supplier EDI expansion. Outsourcing EDI to a managed service provider is now the preferred approach for many organisations and businesses. Our EDI PLUS service provides the expertise to not only deliver the technical requirements, but also to meet and exceed our client’s timescales and expectations. We are delighted to be providing our services to East of England Co-op. - Andrew Ziff, Sales and Account Manager at EDI PLUS

About EDI PLUS

EDI PLUS provide Software, Solutions and Services to organisations to help them run their businesses better. The EDI PLUS service is a fully managed and outsourced EDI solution providing electronic business-to-business message integration to enhance supply chain collaboration between trading partners. EDI PLUS have been providing EDI services since 1996 and have customers throughout the world. Overlaying EDI, EDI PLUS has developed a series of collaborative applications that allow for collaboration across many different processes and provide the services to support them. EDI PLUS add real value, by providing real solutions to real problems.

About East of England Co-op

The East of England Co-operative Society is one of the largest consumer co-operatives in the United Kingdom. It is a registered industrial and provident society; headquartered in Ipswich and trading in eastern Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, the Society is the area's largest independent retailer.

The East of England Co-operative Society is an amalgamation of smaller societies from across East Anglia which have joined together over the years. Most recently, the Colchester and East Essex Co-operative Society merged with the Ipswich and Norwich Co-operative Society in 2005.

Visit East of England Co-op’s website at www.eastofengland.coop.