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"SPS Commerce has provided Arena with an outsourced EDI solution that has exceeded my expectations. By outsourcing to SPS Commerce, Arena has been able to improve our productivity and enhance our supply chain relationships."
Keith Ritchie, Corporate IT Director, Arena Brands Inc.
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Virginia KMP Corp. (www.virginiakmp.com) is a leading provider of refrigeration and air conditioning chemicals and components. It markets directly to many leading OEMs, more than 2,450 air conditioning and refrigeration wholesalers nationwide and exports AC&R products worldwide.
With several key customers requiring EDI, Virginia KMP wanted to comply to their request quickly and with minimal disruption to their operations and business focus. The company opted to subscribe to a hosted EDI service managed by experts instead of hiring or training personnel internally. Using a web-based system, their existing staff could easily communicate with these EDI customers without little or no operational changes.
Virginia KMP selected SPS Commerce’s service as it offered a proven solution accessible via the Web. Requiring minimal training and start-up, connections to Grainger and FindMRO were in operation within a very short period of time. Today, Virginia KMP is meeting the electronic compliance requirements of Grainger and FindMRO for purchase orders, shipping notices, inventory status updates, planning and forecasting – without adding new staff or infrastructure.
“While many of our customers still rely on paper communications, others like Grainger and FindMRO were requiring electronic transactions. With SPS’ service, we were able to rapidly comply with their requirements without the time and expense of a traditional in-house EDI system implementation. SPS’ knowledgeable and friendly customer service staff made our connections to our customers very easy.”
- Oscar Lopez, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Virginia KMP
Business Driver: Comply with its customers’ EDI requirements within a very short period of time, while maintaining focus on their products.
SPS Services in Use: WebForms
Orders Processed: Grainger, Find MRO
