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Carl Schmidt Sohn

Kitchenware

Routing and conversion with ecosio's Integration Hub make data exchange faster and simpler for Carl Schmidt Sohn.

EDI in record time

Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH launches EDI with ecosio

Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH, headquartered in Solingen, Germany, has been developing and selling knives, utensils, tableware, and iron kitchenware since 1829. Since the 1980s, a wide variety of kitchen equipment including flatware, cookware, and baking dishes, has been sold at affordable prices under the brand name CS KOCHSYSTEME. The company currently employs approximately 19 people in Germany and its subsidiary in Cyprus.

After hearing positive reports of clientsā€™ experiences with EDI, in 2015 Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH decided to automate their own business processes using EDI. After initial attempts with a different provider, Oliver Schƶne, Managing Director of Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH, found ecosio through online research.

ā€œConnecting to the ecosio Integration Hub was the logical first step toward making data exchange faster and easier.ā€

Oliver Schƶne, managing director, Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH

In a nutshell

FACTS AND FIGURES

  • Cooperation since July 2015
  • In use since: August 2015
  • Connected partners:
    • METRO C&C (ORDERS, DESADV)
    • EDEKA (ORDERS, INVOIC)
    • Kaufland (ORDERS)
    • MARKANT (INVOIC)

REQUIREMENTS

  • Fast and easy EDI solution without having to build up internal EDI know-how
  • International coordination with the SAP Business One Customiser in Cyprus

IMPLEMENTATION

  • Connection of Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbHā€™s SAP Buiness One with ecosio Integration Hub
  • Contacting business partners and assessing their EDI requirements
  • Business partner onboarding using individual protocols
  • Document mapping
  • Going live

OUR SOLUTION

  • Routing and conversion with ecosio’s Integration Hub

Stepping into the future with EDI

Oliver Schƶne explains that the goals of the project were quickly defined: ā€œConnecting our internal ERP system, SAP Business One, with the ecosio Integration Hub was the logical first step toward making data exchange faster and easier.ā€

The company can connect with its business partners using AS2, X.400, SFTP/FTPS, HTTPS, OFTP2, PEPPOL, or a RESTful API. If none of these solutions is possible, EFEX-client can be locally installed to create the connection with ecosio Integration Hub.

ā€œWith just one connection, the ecosio Integration Hub fulfills all EDI requirements and connects Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH with all of their business partners.ā€
MARCO ZAPLETAL, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ecosio GMBH

Messages are converted into the desired output format at the ecosio Integration Hub and then delivered to the recipient ā€“ and vice versa. ecosio manages EDI partner onboarding, from configuration through to the maintenance of various protocols and documents.

ā€œThe Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH team was very pleased not only with ecosioā€™s cooperation throughout the process, but also with the result.ā€

Oliver Schƶne, managing director, Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH

Routing and conversion

Before ecosio could begin implementing the EDI processes, Carl Schmit Sohn GmbHā€˜s data and processes had to be properly prepared. ā€œOur biggest challenge with regards to EDI processes was an internal one: creating the data and information in our SAP Business One ERP system,ā€ reports Marie Apel from the sales department.

Now that the connection with ecosio Integration Hub is in place, data is sent to the Integration Hub in SAP format. There, ecosio converts the message to the recipientā€™s desired format and delivers the message. Conversely, messages to Carl Schmit are converted to their SAP format and relayed to their ERP system. The solution enables uninterrupted monitoring of every message. SFTP is used for communication between Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbHā€™s SAP Business One and the ecosio Integration Hub, and the respective pre-defined transmission protocol is used to forward messages from ecosio Integration Hub to the recipient.

ecosio manages the clarification of data formats and data protocols with Schmidtā€™s partners METRO, EDEKA, Kaufland and MARKANT, and ensures undisturbed data transfer and continuous monitoring.

Experience and competence

ecosioā€™s comprehensive service package was the deciding factor when Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH chose to introduce EDI with ecosio. Oliver Schƶne reports, ā€œRouting and conversion with ecosio’s Integration Hub has brought numerous advantages. In addition to time savings thanks to the simplification and automation of processes, our paper use has also decreased significantly. Cooperating with ecosio was a great experienceā€. Oliver Schƶne especially appreciated ecosioā€™s service commitment, and the teamā€™s speed, flexibility, and competence.

Expert support

ecosioā€™s experts are personally engaged in developing concepts and solving problems.

ā€œItā€™s the personal support from our expert team that makes it possible for us to react quickly to problems and respond to client wishes in record time.ā€
Christoph Ebm, managing director, ecosio GmbH

ā€œThanks to ecosioā€™s quick reaction times and reliability, the EDI connection process was quick and easy for Carl Schmidt Sohn GmbH,ā€ says Marie Apel.

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