Coca-Cola completed implementation of EDI

On June 16, 2015 it became known of system implementation of electronic document management in Coca-Cola company. Implementation was accompanied by E-com company. Platform of implementation Exite.

Project Progress

"Thanks to development and deployment of such new types of messages as PRICAT, ALCDES, SLSRPT, there is an opportunity to develop VMI technologies – a management system for a remaining balance for the supplier, through a project startup of OSA (existence of goods on shelves)", - Alexander Kalinin, the supervisor of Coca-Cola told.

Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia command, 2013

Implementation of three documents in Coca-Cola happens together with EDI- provider «E-COM».

The first two documents - PRICAT (Price Catalogue) and ALCDES (The shipping notification) - are developed for alcoholic products upon the demand of retail company X5 Retail Group.

SLSRPT (sales statement) so far only in active plans. Coca-Cola is ready and waits for the solution of network on start of tests.

"This technology will allow is consolidated to collect information and to analyze it regarding sales increase, both for CCHBC, and for her partners, by a research of demand and joint forecasting of sales with clients", - Yulia Ryazanova, the Head of Department of technical support of E-com Rus noted.

"Thus, with implementation of these messages the company will be able to pass to implementation of already new technologies of electronic document management, – Alexander Kalinin said. - And, if to tell about VMI what the market and aims at, then in Europe this technology develops active rates and allows to control production, both on the party of the producer, and on the party of the partner. Start of such technologies in Coca-Cola would allow to increase efficiency of many logistic transactions considerably. It would help to be prepared better for the changing demand of consumers".

Project Results

According to representatives of integrator, the activity of retail chain stores encourages, but development of EDI in Russia for June 16, 2015 is expressed by horizontal orientation - the large number of networks is connected, but are limited only to the short list of documents. Many are not beyond the electronic invoice.