Supply Chain Services

Richardson Electronics offers a portfolio of services to help turn your supply chain management into a competitive advantage. By outsourcing these critical services to us, you can focus on your core competencies, reduce costs, and improve overall customer service.

We match each of our supply chain solutions to the specific requirements of your business. Learn more about how Richardson Electronics can help improve the performance of your supply chain with the following services:

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Richardson Electronics’ Electronic Data Interchange capabilities save you time and money and eliminate paperwork. The use of EDI guarantees optimal efficiency and accuracy of supply-chain transaction processing. The process is simple: your purchase order is transmitted to our EDI computer system, which mobilizes our distribution logistics team to pick the products you need and get them out the door promptly.

We adhere to the ANSI X12 or EDIFACT Standards for EDI and are capable of handling the following transaction sets:

CUSTOMERS
Transaction Name ANSI X12 / EDIFACT Code
Invoice 810 / INVOIC
Planning Schedule / Forecast 830 / DELFOR
Request for Quotation 840 / REQOTE
Response to Request for Quotation 843 / QUOTES
Purchase Order 850 / ORDERS
Purchase Order Acknowledgement 855 / ORDRSP
Purchase Order Change 860 / ORDCHG
Purchase Order Change Acknowledgement 865 / ORDRSP
Functional Acknowledgement 997 / CONTRL
SUPPLIERS
Transaction Name ANSIX12 / EDIFACT Code
Invoice 810 / INVOIC
Price / Sales Catalog 832 / PRICAT
Product Transfer Account Adjustment (Ship & Debit Claim) 844 / SSDCLM
Price Authorization Status 845 / ATHSTS
Inventory Advice 846 / INVRPT
Response To Product Transfer Account Adjustment (Ship & Debit Response) 849 / SSDRSP
Purchase Order 850 / ORDERS
Purchase Order Acknowledgement 855 / ORDRSP
Ship Notice 856 / DESADV
Product Transfer and Resale Report 867 / SLSRPT
Order Status Report 870 / ORDREP
Functional Acknowledgement 997 / CONTRL

To learn more about our EDI capabilities, contact your local Richardson Electronics sales engineer.

Bar Code Labeling

Richardson Electronics can completely customize bar codes to meet customer-specific requirements. We create bar codes in a wide variety of standard 1-D and 2-D formats to label individual parts, product packaging and outer shipping cartons. We keep these on file (by customer number) in our bar code library for future use.

To learn more about our custom bar code labeling services, contact your local Richardson Electronics sales engineer.

Kitting

Streamline your production, purchasing, receiving and warehouse processes by taking advantage of Richardson Electronics’ kitting capabilities. We can assemble, sort, mark and package the components you need to meet basic or complex requirements.

To learn more about our kitting services, contact your local Richardson Electronics sales engineer.

Worldwide Logistics Support

Richardson Electronics provides a total supply chain solution that consistently exceeds the expectations of our customers. With a presence in more than 43 countries, Richardson Electronics’ world-class logistics support network is accessible anywhere in the world.

Richardson Electronics logistics services include:

  • Same-day shipments to domestic customers is provided when the stock order is received in the Richardson Electronics distribution center as late as 6 p.m.
  • 24/5 “on call” support
  • Ship scheduling to meet just-in-time (JIT) or future planned need dates
  • Consolidated shipments to domestic and international locations
  • Special re-packaging and/or labeling (including custom bar-code labels
  • Freight carrier coordination
  • Consolidated order shipping
  • Special product testing or acting as the 3rd party logistics provider

To learn more about our worldwide logistics support services, contact your local Richardson Electronics sales engineer.