FMCG Retail and Supply

"An electronic trading platform that will enable me to trade with ALL of my trading partners at a cost much less than I am used to!"

Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? In an industry jaded by EDI's high costs, big promises and low delivery, there does seem to be some light at the end of the tunnel.

The FMCG market sector has been trading electronically for almost 2 decades, making it an extremely mature EDI market. Many of SA's leading Retailers and large Suppliers trade electronically. The trick is expanding your trading base to your medium and small trading partners too. With different EDI standards and different message sets, electronic trading for medium to small trading partners expensive and complex, and just not a reality.

Why M2North?

Because our Supplier Collaboration solution offers the opportunity for both the Retailer and the Supplier to participate in electronic trading - no matter what level of technology they run or how large or small their budget is. Our solutions cater for all.

  • We don't charge for characters sent and received. (Volume)
  • We don't use outdated and expensive "Mail Box" technology.
  • Our platform is locally developed to cater for South African market demands.

If your objectives are to trade electronically with as many of your business partners as possible, maximize your return on your investment in EDI and reduce your trading costs, then this is how we can help you:

  • Fully integrated ERP solutions (Machine to machine)
  • Fully Integrated EDI Solutions (Machine to machine)
  • Web Portal Services for less sophisticated trading partners
  • Managed e-mail services with PDF, SCV or XLS file attachments to expand your reach to your entire trading base - managed end-to-end by us.

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Compatibility

Delivery methods:

  • FTP
  • SFTP
  • SOAP
  • HTTP
  • X.400
  • GXS
  • SMS
  • IPSec
  • Fax In & Out

E-mail systems:

  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Outlook Express
  • Lotus Notes
  • Online mail systems (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo etc.)
  • All systems that support MAPI and SMTP

ERP systems:

  • SAP
  • Accpac
  • Syspro
  • People Soft
  • JD Edwards
  • Oracle e-Business Suite
  • BAAN
  • Avantis

File formats:

  • SAP iDocs
  • CSV (flat files)
  • XML
  • ODETTE
  • EDIFACT
  • SAANA EDI
  • ANSI X12