Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is not a new idea; but a Dayton company, Acclimate Supply Chain Solutions, is staying ahead of the curve by creating new software that gives its customers more bang for their buck with this time tested process.
Rob Young, president of Acclimate, says the company is preparing to roll out several new software products that take data collection and transmission further and allow its customers to glean valuable information to help them do business.
"The thing that sets us apart is we want to do more with EDI," says Young. "We think there is a lot of harvestable data in these transactions."
The three new software products target specific business processes: supply chain analytics, manufacturing work flow and shipping details. Each of these new programs is expected to be released widely in the first quarter of next year, says Young.
These are in addition to the company's existing EDI software suite, SimplicIT.
"The power of this new technology is it allows people to stumble across things (data) they never would have thought to ask for," says Young.
In addition, the software is much more user friendly for non-techies than previous software of its type, he says.
Founded in 2004 by Christian Prince, Acclimate has seen year over year growth of 50 percent, says Young. He predicts this trend will continue and even accelerate as the company rolls out these new products to its national customer base that includes industries such as automotive, heavy equipment manufacturing, retail and steel.
Young says he expects to add as many as eight new employees to the company's existing 10 employees next year. The new jobs will be mainly in the areas of tech support and product implementation.
Source: Rob Young, Acclimate Supply Chain Solutions
Writer: Val Prevish