The following home furnishings retailers have joined the growing trend to reduce costs, increase operating efficiencies, and shorten order cycles by outsourcing their EDI activities to FurnishNet:

FurnishNet’s Transaction Management service uses the Internet for exchanging over 300 transaction types including purchase orders, purchase order acknowledgements, advance ship notices, and invoices. The FurnishNet solution integrates e-mail, web applications, electronic data interchange (EDI), and XML into
a unique "Any-to-Any" exchange. FurnishNet is able to translate data files into appropriate formats for the electronic flow of information between trading partners of any size, running on any corporate system. Because the FurnishNet service is able to transfer data without the use of a VAN, the need for expensive EDI mapping software as well as a traditional EDI VAN network are eliminated, thereby reducing expenses and simplifying connectivity.

Nearly 700 of the nation’s leading retailers and manufacturers are using FurnishNet’s electronic document exchange solution to streamline their supply chains. For more information, please call 1-800-854-2263, Ext. 2525, or visit www.furnishnet.com and take the Self-Guided Tour.