S6 EP1: EDI - The 846 Inventory Availability Form with Shawn Sissenwein

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to Season 6 of Get Your New View!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For this season, we’ll be focusing on key documents used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), common errors users experience, and tips and tricks to make the most out of them.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the first episode of the EDI series, we have Shawn Sissenwein walking us through the 846 Inventory Availability Form. Learn what it’s about, the problems you may encounter, and how to use it.</span></p> <p><strong>Essential points covered in this episode:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>The 846 Inventory Availability Form is crucial.</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Your trading partners use this resource to get up-to-date information on how much inventory you have in your physical store or website.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">No more unfulfilled orders and insufficient inventory. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>Don’t show all your inventory.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Identify how much you’ll display on your website or physical store. Showing only a certain percentage helps prevent outages and having insufficient stocks. How often you send this out also matters.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>Ensure pricing is accurate.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The 846 Form contains crucial numbers to track and trace orders. Make the most out of it. Double-check the prices for a seamless transaction with your trading partners.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>The 846 Form has key components.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">These include:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vendor number</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Part number</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"