Full-Line & Specialty Pharma
Distributes across the full range of pharmaceutical and healthcare SKUs, plus hard-to-source and plasma-derived specialty products via ProdigyMD.
Morris & Dickson is the largest independent full-line and specialty pharmaceutical distributor in the U.S. — two state-of-the-art distribution centers, 30,000+ SKUs, and next-day delivery to health systems, pharmacies, and alternative care sites nationwide. SBSA Technology builds and manages full EDI compliance for every Morris & Dickson trading relationship, including DSCSA track-and-trace.
Requirements differ depending on how your product reaches Morris & Dickson's network.
Standard replenishment POs specify NDC-level item detail, destination DC, and requested ship date based on M&D's demand planning.
Confirm quantities and pricing, or flag backorders at the line level, before the requested ship date.
Full-line replenishment runs on tight next-day delivery cycles — lot number and expiration date must travel with every shipment.
The ASN must reach Morris & Dickson ahead of physical delivery, carrying carton, lot, and DSCSA transaction data.
SBSA generates the 810 from confirmed shipment data, matched to ASN quantities and PO pricing.
Specialty and plasma-derived therapies follow Morris & Dickson's specialty distribution arm, added through its acquisition of Prodigy Health.
ASN and label data must declare temperature-control category so receiving and storage match product handling requirements.
Specialty and plasma-derived product typically carries stricter unit-level traceability expectations than standard replenishment SKUs.
Hard-to-source therapies may ship under allocation rules; SBSA flags partial fulfillment in the 855 rather than an unexplained short ship.
Specialty trading partners still run the full 850/855/856/810 cycle — SBSA layers specialty requirements on top rather than replacing it.
Presa Solutions, acquired by Morris & Dickson, provides an order-to-cash platform layered on M&D's fulfillment and logistics network.
Orders, invoicing, and cash application flow through the 3PL platform rather than a traditional wholesale replenishment cycle.
852 Product Activity and 867 Product Transfer data give manufacturers sell-through visibility across the distribution network.
The model is built for manufacturers who want fulfillment infrastructure without owning it — EDI is how that visibility stays real-time.
Regardless of order volume, SBSA automates the connection between the 3PL platform's data and your internal financial and inventory systems.
Founded in 1841 and headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, Morris & Dickson has grown into a nationwide pharmaceutical distribution network without losing its independent ownership. Suppliers ranging from major manufacturers to emerging specialty brands rely on its EDI trading program to move product reliably.
Distributes across the full range of pharmaceutical and healthcare SKUs, plus hard-to-source and plasma-derived specialty products via ProdigyMD.
Two state-of-the-art distribution centers — Shreveport, LA and Olive Branch, MS — built for speed, scale, and cold chain reliability.
As a wholesale distributor, Morris & Dickson requires interoperable, package-level transaction data under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act on every shipment received.
SBSA handles complete setup, trading-partner testing, and ongoing compliance monitoring across all three transmission methods.
Direct Point-to-Point
Encrypted, real-time EDI transmission directly to Morris & Dickson via AS2. Preferred for manufacturers with meaningful PO volume, given low per-transaction cost and reliable pre-arrival ASN timing.
Secure File Transfer
Secure file-based document exchange for suppliers with existing SFTP infrastructure. SBSA manages server configuration, file monitoring, and format compliance.
Value-Added Network
EDI transmission through a third-party Value-Added Network. Minimal technical infrastructure required — SBSA provides your EDI ID and manages all routing.
SBSA Technology supports core and supplemental Morris & Dickson Integration EDI documents. Critical transactions are highlighted because they carry the highest compliance risk when transmitted incorrectly or late.
Initiates the order cycle with NDC-level item detail, destination DC, and requested ship date.
InboundConfirms fulfillment ability and communicates line-level quantity or date changes.
OutboundMust transmit before physical arrival, carrying lot, expiration, and carton-level detail.
Outbound Before dispatchAuto-generated from shipment data, matched to ASN quantities and PO pricing.
OutboundConfirms syntactic validity of every document transmitted or received, monitored in real time.
OutboundReconciles automatically against open invoices to confirm payment status and deductions.
InboundOn-hand inventory position exchanged to support allocation and availability decisions.
OutboundInventory and sales activity across Morris & Dickson's network, shared for replenishment analysis.
OutboundHandles chargeback, rebate, and pricing adjustment transactions common in pharma distribution.
InboundKeeps NDC-level pricing and item attributes synchronized ahead of ordering.
OutboundSell-through data shared for demand planning and inventory positioning.
OutboundPre-built connectors reduce onboarding time and remove manual data entry from your Morris & Dickson trading relationship.
Full SuiteScript integration — POs, fulfillments, and invoices synced in real time.
EDI-to-IDOC mapping for enterprise manufacturers and large distributors.
Dynamics 365 and NAV/BC connectors for full order lifecycle management.
Purchase orders arrive as draft sales orders; invoices and remittance reconcile automatically.
Synchronizes orders, inventory, invoices, and financial data across systems.
Flat-file imports, AS/400 mainframes, proprietary ERPs — SBSA builds the bridge.
Pharmaceutical distribution leaves no room for missed traceability data or late ASNs. SBSA automates every EDI touchpoint so your compliance record stays clean.
855 PO Acknowledgment auto-generated within minutes of PO receipt, with line-level changes captured before your team sees the order.
Lot number, expiration date, and NDC detail auto-populated at the carton level for every ASN.
Compliant carton and pallet labels auto-generated and validated against ASN data before goods leave your dock.
810 invoice auto-generated per PO, matching ASN quantities and pricing exactly.
820 remittance auto-reconciliation — payments matched to open invoices, deductions flagged for review.
856 ASN transmitted as shipment departs your facility — never after arrival at a Morris & Dickson DC.
DSCSA T3 transaction data embedded automatically — no separate manual traceability filing.
Cold chain and controlled-substance classification carried through label and ASN data automatically.
812 chargeback and rebate adjustments applied to your ERP without manual re-entry.
24/7 document monitoring — 997 rejections and transmission failures surfaced in real time.
Common Questions from Pharmaceutical Suppliers
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act requires manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and dispensers to exchange electronic, interoperable transaction data at the package level so product can be traced through the supply chain. As a wholesale distributor, Morris & Dickson requires trading partners to transmit Transaction Information, Transaction History, and Transaction Statement (T3) data alongside standard EDI documents. SBSA builds this traceability data directly into your 856 and 810 transmissions so it never becomes a separate manual process.
Morris & Dickson expects the 856 Advance Ship Notice to be transmitted as your shipment leaves your facility, ahead of physical arrival at one of its distribution centers. Any shipment received without a pre-arrival ASN creates a receiving exception. SBSA triggers ASN transmission automatically the moment your warehouse confirms the order has shipped, regardless of transit time.
Yes. Because Morris & Dickson distributes regulated pharmaceutical product, lot number, expiration date, and NDC-level detail must appear at the carton level in the ASN, matching the data transmitted for DSCSA traceability. SBSA maps this data automatically from your ERP's lot and batch records so nothing is entered twice.
Specialty and plasma-derived therapies distributed through Morris & Dickson's ProdigyMD platform run the same core EDI cycle — 850, 855, 856, 810 — with additional cold chain classification, allocation handling for limited-supply product, and enhanced serialization data layered on top. SBSA configures these requirements alongside your standard trading setup rather than as a separate integration.
Yes. SBSA maintains pre-built connectors for NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle ERP Cloud, QuickBooks Online, and QuickBooks Enterprise, and builds custom integrations for legacy or proprietary systems used by pharmaceutical manufacturers and suppliers.
Most Morris & Dickson EDI implementations with SBSA take two to four weeks from questionnaire completion to go-live, depending on ERP complexity, cold chain or controlled-substance requirements, and whether specialty or plasma-derived products through ProdigyMD are in scope.
Yes. For manufacturers using Morris & Dickson's Presa Solutions 3PL platform, SBSA integrates the order-to-cash data flow — orders, invoicing, and cash application — directly with your ERP, alongside 852 and 867 sell-through visibility across the fulfillment network.
If you cannot fulfill the full quantity on a purchase order, you communicate this in the EDI 855 PO Acknowledgment before the ship date. The 855 lets you update quantities at the line level and provide a revised date for any shortfall — a flagged partial shipment is always preferable to an unexplained short ship. SBSA can flag backordered lines automatically with a revised date rather than cancelling them outright.
Tell us your trading relationship — full-line wholesale, specialty/plasma, or 3PL order-to-cash — and we'll build a complete integration plan with DSCSA traceability built in from day one.