Purchase Order Number Travel Guide - EDI Global Standards

A PO # is a unique number assigned to a purchase order. A purchase order number helps both vendors and buyers track and reference the orders they've sent or received. Companies and their trading partners exchange the Purchase Order documents using EDI Standards to automate and streamline the process. The main purpose of Global EDI standards is to minimize communication complications. The common EDI communication standards are ANSI X12, TRADACOMS, EDIFACT, ODETTE and more.

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