The economic advantages of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) are widely recognized. Nevertheless, the number of total users is relatively small compared to the total business in the world. This is due to the fact that the costs for setting up and running an EDI relationship are to high for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Recently, new standardization efforts have been made to involve more ...

Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the movement of information electronically between a buyer and seller for purposes of facilitating a business transaction. EDI represents a powerful application of computer-communications technology. Its value includes such benefits as reduced paperwork, elimination of data entry overheads, improved accuracy, timely information receipt, accelerated cash flow...

While electronic data interchange (EDI) has been discussed in the literature as a technology that can provide several advantages, both strategic and operational, to its adopters, the adoption rate, especially that of small businesses, has not been as high as predicted. The question is why? Based on data collected from more than four hundred and sixty non-EDI adopters, our results suggest that t...

4. International Trade Facilitation and Access through Electronic Data Interchange: The major project in this area is the “International Trade Facilitation and Access through Electronic Data Interchange” initiative which focuses on the position and role that EDI and related electronic commerce technologies play in streamlining the international trade transaction process. It will also identify t...

The modern economy and the future wealth and prosperity of industry and commerce rely increasingly on the exchange of data and information , in electronic form, between business partners. The speed and reliability of the information exchanged coupled with the spread in the distributed use and application of IT are increasingly affecting the competitiveness of businesses and international trade....

The economic advantages of electronic data interchange (EDI) are widely recognized. Nevertheless, the number of organisations and companies employing EDI is relatively small compared to the total number of businesses worldwide. The huge difference is caused by the fact that current EDI standards include a lot of complexity and their integration into existing applications is too expensive. This ...

Accordingly, the standards are not tied back to the The application-to-application exchange of business data, known as electronic data interchange (EDI), has not fulfilled the expected potential. The focus for the development of EDI standards should be shifted from the interchange file to the information contained within the business process. The use of object oriented techniques to model the s...

This paper examines the importance of tactical and strategic information sharing between supply chain partners. Through a transaction cost economics theoretical lens, we hypothesize that greater tactical and strategic information sharing volumes are associated with greater survival of supply chain relationships. We also hypothesize that a greater ratio of strategic to tactical information shari...

Introduction In most firms, a significant effort is spent communicating with other firms. The information exchange pertains to such matters as requests for quote, bids, purchase orders, order confirmations, shipping documents, invoices, and payment information. A recent survey showed that almost 80% of the documents transacted between firms use paper as the medium to carry the information. Elec...