Motors and Controls Corporation Joins IDEA Connector Platform

Customers will be able to access the latest product data electronically through this industry-approved master data management (MDM) platform Arlington, VA – Motors and Controls Corporation (MCC) demonstrates their dedication to making business easier for their customers by leveraging IDEA Connector to provide the most accurate and timely product data, minimizing order errors and returns.…

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Weidmϋller Joins IDEA Connector Platform to Synchronize Data to Distributors

Distributors will be able to access the latest data electronically through this industry-approved master data management (MDM) platform Arlington, VA – By joining IDEA Connector, the industry-approved master data management platform, Weidmϋller will provide its trading partners with the most accurate and timely product data and marketing content. By supplying their distributors 24/7 access to…

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IDEA Leads Industry Initiative to Develop One Unified Data Model

Initiative to Improve Syndication to Multiple Formats and Normalization of Product Attributes Arlington, VA – IDEA, with the support of NAED and NEMA, is leading an industry standards initiative to address the challenges faced by electrical manufacturers and distributors. The Harmonized Data Model (HDM) will unify, or harmonize, different taxonomy and category attribute standards into…

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Enable and IDEA Announce Exclusive Partnership for Industry-Endorsed Rebate Platform

Partnership to Help the Electrical Industry Serve Customers Better through Trusted Rebate Agreements Arlington, VA – Electrical industry-owned data syndication provider IDEA, the Industry Data Exchange Association, announces that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with Enable, a leading B2B rebate management SaaS provider. Enable is the first and only rebate management software company…

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Electri-Flex: An IDEA Exchange Case Study

The Electri-Flex team found their legacy process to receive orders from customers, which included a lot of manual work, was causing efficiency and customer service problems. Many paper documents were exchanged with their customers, which increased the opportunity for errors. Electri-Flex decided to upgrade its internal systems to exchange Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) documents to…

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How Southwire Upgraded and Syndicated Thousands of SKUs to Their Distributors

Southwire had invested 18 months and approximately 500 staff hours on a digital content initiative to compile and enhance their product information. Thousands of SKUs had been cleaned up and upgraded with valuable marketing content and the company’s new corporate website to display all these products was nearly complete. Yet, Southwire also wanted to syndicate…

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How Siemens Fixed What Was Causing Thousands of EDI Order Errors and Solved a Long-Standing Industry Problem in the Process

The Siemens team was experiencing hundreds of costly EDI order errors each month from many of their manufacturer’s representatives. As the sales force for manufacturers, manufacturer’s agents interface with distributors, managing orders and customer service, while manufacturers handle the billing function. As a result, this process is highly important to Siemens. It impacts a manufacturer’s…

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IDEA Data Synchronization White Paper Explores Economic Benefits

IDEA releases a white paper on the economic benefits of data synchronization between trading partners. The paper highlights economic models used to calculate a company’s savings. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Reina Munsch, IDEA, 703-562-4681 Arlington, VA – The Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA) has released a new white paper that explores how manufacturers and…

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