The Main Functions of Go4It Sports

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The Main Functions of Go4It Sports Go4It Sports is an independent company that owns a small chain of sports shop. The company also has a warehouse which supplies goods to the shops as well as to sports teams by mail order. Go4It Sports sell a wide range of sports goods in their shops. These are shown below:- * Clothing, footwear and equipment for sports such as football, tennis, rugby, athletics and golf. * They also sell exercise equipment such as rowing machines, exercise bicycles and trampolines. (Go4It do no keep the larger items in stock but they order them direct from the supplier as required) Go4It Sports also specialise in supplying certain items such as:- * Match strips, to order, in team colours for different sports. (These can be embroidered with the team logo) * Other team merchandise such as baseball caps, training kit, fleeces and knitted hats are also supplied in team colours with the team logo. (These goods are supplied only through a mail order service which the company advertises in specialist sports magazines) * Clothing in a range of standard colours is shown in a brochure and Go4It Sports keep the items in stock at their warehouse. (If a team requires a non-standard colour strip this can be made to order by an external supplier) Go4It Sports also sell sports trophies and engrave them too if required. The engraving is carried out by an external contractor. Go4It Sports also supplies clothing in bulk to schools at discount and the goods are directly supplied from the warehouse on a sale or return basis. * Identify the dif... ... middle of paper ... ...sender and the receiver agree upon the format of the document. Implementing an EDI system requires for users to agree with their partners about which messages to use, create policies and procedures for handling the data being sent. The Electronic Data Interchange is facilitated through the use of a PC-based client server technology. Electronic trading requires organizations to co-operate, agreeing that form of electronic messages and collectively committing themselves to invest in the technical and organizational adjustments necessary. In order to implement Electronic Data Interchange there needs to be an establishment of "partnership" between trading organizations. EDI implementation have a symbolic value to user firms because they begin a closer relationship demonstrating their commitment to a long-term relationship.

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