{"id":2309,"date":"2016-06-06T13:38:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asi-launches-industry-order-management-initiative\/"},"modified":"2016-06-06T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:38:06","slug":"asi-launches-industry-order-management-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asi-launches-industry-order-management-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI\u00ae Launches Industry Order Management Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/h1>\n

Multimillion-dollar effort will link distributors and suppliers<\/font><\/em>\u00a0across full ASI product suite, saving time and money<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

TREVOSE, PA \u2013<\/font><\/strong>\u00a0January 3, 2009<\/strong><\/font>\u00a0–<\/font><\/strong>\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute\u00ae<\/font><\/sup>,<\/font>\u00a0the largest media and marketing organization serving the advertising specialty industry, announced today a multimillion-dollar initiative to create a seamless order management system that links distributors, suppliers and industry service providers across the full ASI product suite.\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n

The initiative, which is designed to save industry participants time and money, will allow users of ASI\u2019s products and services to order promotional products quickly and to better manage the flow of order information into nearly every type of financial system, custom application and QuickBooks program.\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n

The effort has been under way for about a year, and also includes products from ASI\u2019s affiliate organization,\u00a0ASI Computer Systems.\u00a0 In the test phase, distributors placed over $10 million in orders with suppliers, resulting in consistent order structure, content integrity and order delivery.\u00a0 The first commercial efforts are being previewed at the\u00a0ASI Show<\/em> Orlando as part of a phased rollout throughout 2009.\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cBased on continuing industry feedback, we\u2019re creating the most efficient order management process in the industry, across our entire product suite,\u201d said Timothy M. Andrews, president and chief executive officer of ASI.\u00a0 \u201cThe member input is allowing us to tailor our products to what distributors, suppliers and service providers need most, especially addressing their key concerns of cleaning up mistakes on orders, getting invoice data from suppliers easier and improving the ability to send invoices to end-buyers faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the uncertainty of 2009, we are accelerating the effort because it is more important than ever that distributors and suppliers be as streamlined as possible,\u201d said Andrews.\u00a0 \u201cOur order management initiative will eliminate errors, save money from mistakes and provide everyone with more time for selling and serving customers.\u201d<\/font><\/p>\n

The\u00a0demonstrations at the ASI Show<\/em> Orlando further explain how ESP Online\u2019s content can be embedded into third-party applications.\u00a0 Also being shown are features of ASI Computer Systems\u2019 ProfitMaker and how distributors can use its powerful features to order directly through industry supplier websites and to accept payments online from end-buyers.<\/font><\/p>\n

Additional elements\u00a0of the order management initiative being demonstrated in Orlando include:<\/font><\/p>\n