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It is <strong>how information is exchanged and managed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When an order confirmation remains in a buyer\u2019s inbox, a change has to be manually entered into the ERP, or the status of a delivery can only be reconstructed by rereading an email thread, communication is not truly feeding the process. It generates information, but not necessarily visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Improving communication between customers and suppliers therefore means <strong>turning every interaction into data<\/strong> that is:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>linked to the right process;<\/li>\n<li>accessible to the people involved;<\/li>\n<li>traceable over time;<\/li>\n<li>updatable without duplication;<\/li>\n<li>usable by business systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why Better Communication Matters More Than Ever<\/h2>\n<p>Companies today need to coordinate increasingly complex supplier networks, manage greater volatility, and collect growing amounts of information about product origin, compliance, and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>McKinsey<\/em><\/strong> identifies end-to-end digitalization of Procurement as one of the actions needed to improve efficiency, resilience, and decision-making. The same analysis also highlights the importance of <strong>connecting internal systems with external data and stakeholders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The European <strong><em>Digital Product Passport<\/em><\/strong> also shows the direction in which supply chains are evolving: towards information that is more accessible, standardized, and interoperable across the value chain. The DPP will be introduced progressively for different product categories, making the ability to collect and share reliable data across organizations even more important.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, supplier communication can no longer be considered simply an administrative activity. <strong>It is the infrastructure through which companies build visibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>From Message to Process<\/h2>\n<p>A standard email is easy to send, but it often leaves the recipient with the task of interpreting it.<\/p>\n<p>The supplier reads the request, prepares a response, and sends it back. Then someone within the customer organization has to:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>open the message;<\/li>\n<li>interpret its content;<\/li>\n<li>check that the information is complete;<\/li>\n<li>enter the data into the ERP;<\/li>\n<li>flag any exceptions;<\/li>\n<li>share the update with colleagues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The limitation, therefore, is not the channel itself, but the <strong>lack of structure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Integrated communication should instead guide the response, validate the required information, and automatically update the related process. This way, an order confirmation is no longer simply a sentence written in an email: it becomes <strong>traceable, visible, and actionable information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>EDI, Supplier Portal, or Interactive Email?<\/h2>\n<p>There is no single tool that is universally better. Each one addresses different needs.<\/p>\n<h3>EDI<\/h3>\n<p>Electronic Data Interchange is particularly well suited to frequent, standardized, high-volume exchanges between information systems.<\/p>\n<p>It can provide a high level of automation, but it requires technical integrations, agreed data formats, and an appropriate level of digital maturity on both sides. For this reason, it can be highly effective for certain strategic suppliers, but less proportionate for smaller companies or relationships involving limited transaction volumes.<\/p>\n<h3>Supplier Portal<\/h3>\n<p>A supplier portal provides a structured, centralized environment for managing orders, documents, requests, and other activities.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge arises when suppliers are required to regularly access multiple platforms, each with its own credentials, interfaces, and procedures. If the experience is too burdensome, a formally digitalized process may still generate reminders, errors, and parallel activities outside the system.<\/p>\n<h3>Interactive Email<\/h3>\n<p>Interactive email uses a channel suppliers already know, while adding structured fields and actions.<\/p>\n<p>With <strong>IUNGOmail<\/strong>, for example, suppliers can confirm an order, propose changes, exchange documents, or prepare advance shipping notices and labels directly from the communication they receive, without accessing a portal or using login credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Actions are tracked and can automatically update the related process and the customer\u2019s ERP system. Email remains the point of access, but a structured workflow operates behind it.<\/p>\n<h2>The Most Effective Model May Be a Hybrid One<\/h2>\n<p>A supplier base is not homogeneous. It may include:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>strategic partners handling thousands of transactions;<\/li>\n<li>regular but less digitally structured suppliers;<\/li>\n<li>companies involved only occasionally;<\/li>\n<li>suppliers whose systems are already set up for automated data exchange.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forcing everyone to use the same method can increase costs and resistance. A more effective model may combine different tools:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>direct integration or BDI for high-volume suppliers with compatible systems;<\/li>\n<li>interactive communications to quickly engage the rest of the supplier base.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The goal is not necessarily to standardize the channel, but to create a <strong>consistent flow of information into internal processes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Five Criteria for Choosing the Right Tool<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Ease of Adoption<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How long does it take a supplier to get started? Are training, credentials, or technical implementation required?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Data Structuring<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can the response be captured automatically, or does someone need to read and manually enter it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Traceability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can you see who responded, when they responded, and what was changed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Integration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does the information update the ERP and other business systems, or does it remain isolated within the tool?<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Actual Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What percentage of suppliers and transactions actually use the process?<\/p>\n<p>This last criterion is crucial. A technically sophisticated solution that is used by only a limited portion of the supply chain still leaves blind spots and parallel processes.<\/p>\n<h2>From Communication to Collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>More structured communication does more than save time.<\/p>\n<p>It makes it possible to:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>identify missing confirmations and delays more quickly;<\/li>\n<li>make order changes visible;<\/li>\n<li>improve planning reliability;<\/li>\n<li>share a common history;<\/li>\n<li>reduce errors and manual data entry;<\/li>\n<li>collect useful data for measuring performance;<\/li>\n<li>manage critical issues based on the same information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Collaboration begins when customers and suppliers no longer have to reconstruct what happened, but can focus on how to respond.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Digitalizing communication does not mean adding another place suppliers have to log into. 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