An electronic document derived from a shipper document and sent by a supplier to a customer when a shipment leaves the supplier site, informing the customer that the shipment is on the way. ASN formats are defined for various international standards; for example, an 856 Transaction Set per ANSI ASC X12. An ASN takes the place of an invoice in some supplier-customer arrangements.

An international protocol for electronically transmitting documents such as customer schedules, invoices, and ASNs between trading partners.

The EDI component of QAD Enterprise Applications.

Communication with a customer to a supplier authorizing them to fabricate items through a specified time period. Acts as the customer’s agreement to pay for all items fabricated within the authorization horizon.

A schedule based on a scheduled order.

A specialized sales or purchase order that has schedules attached to it for the suppliers to ship against. The scheduled order can have an indefinite term. The scheduled order serves as the basis for creating the customer and supplier schedules.