<p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;" data-oe-version="1.2">Hi there,</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">Thank you for showing interest in our last email, I thought I'd share something that might help.</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">One question we hear quite often is:</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;"><strong style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;font-weight:bolder;">"How do I know if my business actually needs EDI?"</strong></p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">The answer isn't company size. It's usually what's happening in your day-to-day operations.</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">Here are a<a href="https://www.pinanga.com/solutions/edi/value#no-system" style="text-decoration:none;border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#008f8c;border-bottom-color:#008f8c;border-right-color:#008f8c;border-top-color:#008f8c;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;color:#008f8c;"> few signs</a> it's time to start thinking about EDI:</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;"><strong style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;font-weight:bolder;">1. Your team spends hours entering sales orders, purchase orders, or invoices manually.</strong></p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">If someone is copying information from emails, PDFs, or customer portals into your ERP every day, EDI can eliminate most of that work.</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;"><strong style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;font-weight:bolder;">2. Order volume is growing faster than your team.</strong></p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">Manual processes often work until they don't. As order volume increases, mistakes become more common and processing takes longer.</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;"><strong style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;font-weight:bolder;">3. Customers are asking if you support EDI.</strong></p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">Many retailers, distributors, and manufacturers now expect suppliers to exchange documents electronically. If you're hearing this question more often, it's worth preparing before it becomes urgent.</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;"><strong style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;font-weight:bolder;">4. Small data entry mistakes are becoming expensive.</strong></p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">Incorrect quantities, missed line items, pricing errors, and delayed processing can quickly turn into customer service issues and unnecessary costs.</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;"><strong style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;font-weight:bolder;">5. Your team spends more time processing orders than fulfilling them.</strong></p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">People should be solving problems and serving customers—not retyping information that already exists somewhere else.</p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">If you recognized your business in one or more of these examples, EDI is probably worth exploring. <br><br><a href="https://www.pinanga.com/solutions/edi/value" style="text-decoration:none;border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#008f8c;border-bottom-color:#008f8c;border-right-color:#008f8c;border-top-color:#008f8c;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;color:#008f8c;">EDI Solution</a></p><p style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px 0 16px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;">Best,<br><strong style="border-radius:0px;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-left-color:#374151;border-bottom-color:#374151;border-right-color:#374151;border-top-color:#374151;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;font-weight:bolder;">Somroo Hassan<br></strong>The PINANGA Team</p>