Muziker has involved the largest suppliers in EDI and thus saves 80 working hours per month
Faster processing of orders, documents and invoices
Less e-mail communication with suppliers
Original state and problem
The deployment of EDI was discussed at Muziker for several years. They are trying to digitize and automate all processes that they evaluate as repetitive. Therefore, they knew that the introduction of EDI was an inevitable step.
The breakthrough came in 2019, when their important supplier Berlin Brands Group demanded the introduction. Thanks to this, Muziker reached the final decision to introduce EDI communication. This was an unusual situation because it is usually the customer who first implements EDI and then involves their suppliers.
How it all went
Due to the development of the e-shop, Muziker did not have the conditions for full EDI integration ready at the time, so it chose the simple ORiON webEDI solution, which is an available version of EDI with an interface in a web browser. In the case of Muziker, it was a temporary solution until they prepare the technical conditions.
Muziker switched to full EDI integration in 2021 after the completion and launch of the new e-shop. They remained at ORiON EDI, only converted the webEDI interface to a fully integrated solution connected to their information system.
After the implementation of EDI, Muziker, with the support of GRiT, started involving suppliers primarily from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In two years, they engaged a tenth of all their suppliers. Thanks to this, they process a fifth of the total number of received invoices via EDI.
Several changes have been made
Savings of 20 working hours per week.
No more late payments for suppliers.
No more manual rewriting. Data from invoices are automatically loaded into the ERP system.
download full case studyWhat we value most about cooperation with GRiT is communication. Whenever I needed to solve something, the consultants were willing and helpful. I also have positive feedback from suppliers who praised the way GRiT took care of them during the engagement.
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