Star Connect

Logistical System Integration through ESB


Connects different systems for optimal chain collaboration

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With Star Connect, you can welcome new customers from your logistical chain with open arms. Chain cooperation becomes a lot easier. This power strip (ESB; Enterprise Service Bus) enables you to quickly and safely link existing systems with each other. This gives you the opportunity to purchase specialist applications for all your specific processes. Not just your ERP software, internal systems, but especially systems from customers, suppliers and other links in the logistics chain can be easily connected via this ESB software. Through your ESB you have an overall dashboard in which you can monitor your total data communication. If the EDI logistics connection is inactive or the information is not supplied correctly, you will be well informed in advance so that immediate action can be taken. Once you have installed it in your company, you will be able to quickly and adequately tackle any future integration problems.

 

Star Connect provides realiable data

Less mistakes = Time savings

Less manual actions are needed due to the automatic message flow

Chain cooperation

You decide yourself with which systems, portals and chain parties you want to make a connection

Connect systems via your ESB

Internal, external, and third-party systems can be easily linked

Easy management with dashboards and alerts

You can control the data flow via your dashboard and quickly act on deviations through alerts

Reliable data

By exchanging data through smart system links, the content remains reliable

Easy to switch on

Realize future system connections with new customers quickly and adequately

What customers think about Star Connect

Rabelink Logistics
"With Star Connect we only need to enter data once. That reduces the amount of necessary work and prevents errors. And when we integrate it with the Star Access internet portal, our suppliers and customers can also update and request their data in our system."
Detailresult
“Star Connect effortlessly links our SAP system to the Ortec planning tool. Customer data, purchase and order data, track & trace information and all documents are transparent in real-time for all the parties in the logistical chain.”
Neska
"When reading an EDI message, Star Connect can enrich this data with information from other systems, both from Yellowstar, third-party systems and other parties in the chain; such as geographical location information."

How star connect works

Frequently asked questions

How does Star Connect work?

Star Connect is a central EDI communication platform (ESB) for the exchange of electronic data, which uses the free open source tool from Talend. This is a power strip where your applications and the applications of all your chain parties with whom you collaborate can easily plug in to. This has been enriched by Yellowstar with mapping (drag and drop) and dashboards. Mapping ensures that connecting a new party to a standard message can be easily realised and dashboard alerts make it easy to monitor, so that the process continues smoothly. Star Connect is the ‘administrator’ that stores data correctly, safely and in a locatable way in your underlying application landscape. Multiple databases and applications are automatically supported with EDI links for logistical system integration. That gives you the freedom to choose applications that are compatible with your business operations. Pure efficiency!

Can Yellowstar organise hosting?

Yes, when you use the hosting services at Yellowstar, compared to a situation in which you are responsible for the Yellowstar applications hosting yourself, you experience a number of certainties and benefits. Roughly, these benefits can be subdivided into operational, financial and compliance aspects. Read the advantages of hosting in our article.

Is Star Connect always needed for data integration?

No, this is recommended for setting up structured data communication. For limited or temporary data exchanges, direct one-to-one links can also be made with your database. Naturally, Star Connect is not required if you already have purchased an ESB. In this case Yellowstar provides the EDI connection to your ESB.

Can you also make connections yourself on the ESB?

Yes, we make our customers self-reliant. Yellowstar makes the standard plugs that you can choose to expand. But you can also make your own plugs yourself. This allows you to connect your customers faster with the information they want. Because of this you are no longer dependent on your software supplier. Plan yourself a smile!.

How does Star Connect fit into the Star Suite?

Yellowstar has three products in the Star Suite that connects parties at different levels in the chain:

  • Star Flow and Star Access: Star Connect connects the systems of all your chain parties, these messages can also be easily transferred to Star Flow (synonymous) or Star Access (web portal for customers). Via a web portal, customers can login themselves to view and add information.
  • Then there is Star Talk for human to human communication, which puts you in direct contact with the right people via direct interaction with chain parties through WhatsApp or Skype, etc. Via this communication protocol you can see exactly who the right person is, through which medium and at what time. This puts you in direct contact with the right person.

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References

Realtime Cargo information via web portal at Ritra Cargo

The Yellowstar web portal can be linked to any logistics system by using standard web services. Ritra Cargo has realtime and 24/7 access to relevant information in the entire supply chain and can now make the information available to their customers and agents.

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References

Supply Chain transparency via web portal at Vonk en Co

Logistic provider Vonk en Co went live with Star Flow, a logistic web portal of Yellowstar. The portal gives customers a continuous and real-time insight in the flow of goods. Star Flow is a portal extension which can be connected easily to existing IT systems like TMS and WMS.

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References

Supply Chain Transparency at Victoria’s Secret by Caliber Global

Through a Supply Chain Collaboration platform, Caliber Global offers its retailers an ultra-short supply chain for the design of stores worldwide. With transparency in the chain and end-to-end visibility from design to completion, the doors of the stores open earlier.

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