Friday, October 23, 2015

Transmitting Stock Orders Electronically

It is in the best interest of suppliers and their customers for the customer’s stock orders to be transmitted electronically to the supplier. In days past stock orders were transmitted by fax or called in over the phone. In  both situations there were chances for typing errors in the stock orders and there was a labor cost typing the order at the supplier. However, even stock orders transmitted electronically can cause problems.  It seems as though suppliers have at least one slight difference in the format that their computer will accept. Thus, the customer’s computer system must be modified so that their stock orders can be transmitted electronically. We find our self devoting a substantial amount of time making programming changes so that our customers can transmit stock orders electronically.

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