Orderful
Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency with Modern EDI Solutions

Effective supply chain management relies on flawless exchange of data, empowering partners to collaborate seamlessly, respond swiftly and drive operational success. Orderful’s cloud-based electronic data interchange (EDI) platform is built to facilitate this at speed.

Orderful simplifies supply chain integrations with a single, standardized application programming interface (API) that serves as a gateway between business operations and a vast network of trading partners. It seamlessly connects to various transportation management systems, warehouse management systems and enterprise resource planning software. Customers can build a single integration per transaction type, rather than separate ones for each trading partner. This streamlined approach reduces engineering hours by 90-95 percent.

“With Orderful, users can add multiple trading partners effortlessly, without touching the code, enabling rapid expansion and scalable growth,” says Jonathan Kish, senior vice president of revenue.

The platform’s extensive pre-built network of over 10,000 trading partners enables businesses to eliminate the complexities associated with traditional point-to-point integrations. For instance, to trade with a store’s logistics department, users simply need to submit a request and fix validation errors directly in the platform. They can start testing within a day or two, unlike traditional approaches that take weeks to integrate and test for each partner.

Orderful makes data transfer more effective by enabling customers to work with a simplified JavaScript object notation (JSON) schema. EDI formats like X12 and electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport (EDIFACT) are converted into JSON format and vice versa in real-time. The platform instantly validates trading partner data and manages all communications over any required channel, removing the need for complex mapping or manual intervention.

It automatically verifies and monitors data transactions and offers self-service tools, enabling users to quickly identify, diagnose and resolve issues. Data security is ensured through strict compliance protocols and advanced encryption, safeguarding sensitive information in every transaction.

Features like customizable dashboards, alerts, comprehensive analytics and audit trails provide transparency and control over operations. Teams can pinpoint specific production challenges and resolve issues as they arise. It empowers customers and their partners to take control of their destiny and shape their own success.

In one instance, a client leveraged Orderful to manage its entire carrier network. They used the platform to migrate over 500 carriers in just 18 months with minimal support. This allowed them to reduce the workforce required from four full-time engineers and a dozen analysts to just one developer and one analyst.

Founder Erik Kiser’s visionary drive and innovative spirit are layered into the foundation of Orderful. Early in his career, Kiser honed his expertise as a craftsman by hand-coding EDI solutions for large enterprises. After witnessing the complexity that plagued each integration process, he decided to find a better way. The result was a seamless and innovative platform.

Building on its platform, Orderful is preparing to launch a significant enhancement that will dramatically cut down initial integration times. Users will be able to map everything in as little as eight hours using a simplified JSON format. This advancement signals a bold new era where EDI mapping will become obsolete.

In a world where every second counts, Orderful’s approach transforms data integration from a daunting task into a seamless experience. It leads the EDI market by empowering companies to operate quickly, make intelligent decisions and build lasting confidence.