Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the exchange of business data using a pre-decided data format. EDI involves data exchange among parties that know each other and make arrangements for a one to one connection. An EDI message contains a string of data elements, each of which represents a singular fact, such as a price, product model number etc. and are separated by delimiters. The entire stri...

During the last decade, the importance of communication standards has increased due to an intensification of the relationships between supply chain companies. The ensuing demand for intraorganizational process integration and advanced communication technologies in a broad range of software and hardware, for example, XML (extensible markup language) interfaces in standard software, Web electroni...

The growth of the Internet has allowed business organisations to participate in e -commerce. E-commerce can exist between business organisations i.e. business to business e -commerce, sometimes referred to as Internet EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), as well as between business and customer. Small and medium sized organisations (SMEs) do not generally participate in traditional EDI largely be...

This study investigates fifty small and medium enterprises by using a survey approach to find out the key factors that are determinants to EDI adoption. Based upon the existing model, the study uses six factors grouped into three categories, namely organizational, environmental and technological aspects. The findings indicate that factors such as perceived benefits government support and manage...

This paper tests a recent model, developed by Iacovou et al. (1995), of the adoption and integration of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems. Their model includes three factors as determinants of EDI adoption: perceived benefits, organizational readiness, and external pressure. Factors were measured in 137 small businesses in the Netherlands. Measuring instruments were developed and used i...

This study illustrates how electronic data interchange (EDI) could be used in conjunction with organizational transformation to generate phenomenal gains in organizational efficiency and effectiveness. It reviews the current literature on IT-enabled organizational transformation to identify key variables for measuring organizational change. It employs the case research method to examine the cas...

The objective of this work is to analyse the importance of firms’ previous experience with different information technologies (Internet, electronic data interchange (EDI)) in their implementation of e-Customer Relationship Management (e-CRM) and B2B. Moreover, we also study the role of eCRM in B2B development. The results show that experience with systems such as EDI or Internet has a direct in...

This paper examines the creation of modern electronic payment systems in Thailand. Thailand, like other major developed and emerging economies, experienced payment systems reforms in the 1990s. The country's economic expansion, which started in the late-1980s but unexpectedly ended in the late-1990s, led to the development of three major payment systems. The central bank played a leading role, ...

We present a framework for evaluating the impact of IT-enabled radical process change on business outcomes at Japan Airlines. The framework presents a systemic view of factors that are shown to impact the firm's business outcomes. The framework identifies salient global environmental factors and business challenges the firm faces, strategic responses it makes, and management methodologies and s...

This document explains the rules and procedures for utilizing compression (RFC 3274) within an Internet EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) 'AS' message, as defined in RFCs 3335, 4130, and 4823. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This is a contribution to the RFC Series, independently of any other RFC str...