The company: Sonepar Canada is the largest privately-held B-to-B electrical products distributor and supplier of related safety and maintenance products and services. Sonepar Canada is represented in nine provinces by Dixon Electric, Gescan, Lumen, MGM Electric, Sesco, Texcan and Vallen, all locally managed, and operating over 110 offices under their distinctive brands.

Sonepar Canada is a member of the Sonepar Group, the world’s largest privately-held electrical distributor.

Objectives:

  • Outsource some e-commerce functions for AS2 communications, unconventional EDI exchanges and more complex processes
  • Integrate the Internet of Things into a purchase order automation project with smart equipment vending machines in factory

Our solutions:

  • Integration of EDI and B2B e-commerce into Sonepar Canada’s enterprise management system
  • Management of connections and integration of partners using the AS2 protocol
  • Integration of high transaction volume partners with the AS2 protocol, a more cost-effective solution than Value-Added Network (VAN)
  • Integration of payment notices (EDI 820 document), including data transformation and document routing in various divisions of the company
  • Integration of the Internet of Things, including daily communication with smart vending machines, data interpretation and transformation, and purchase order automation (EDI 850 document) based on inventory levels

What they say about us: “We rely on Deblecx and give them full confidence to achieve high value B2B e-commerce mandates”

“We use Deblecx as an extension of our in-house team to deliver high-value B2B e-commerce mandates. Deblecx provides invaluable help in dealing with more complex processes thanks to their highly-developed expertise in B2B e-commerce and their robust and powerful technological tools. Their team of experts is extremely agile in deploying solutions tailored to our needs”.

Charles Maisieres
Director of e-commerce software development