Introduction to EDI - A Primer

This primer is designed to provide a brief overview of EDI for anyone who is considering incorporating EDI into their business. While the fundamentals of EDI are relatively simple, the practical application of those simple basic elements will often present a bewildering variety of choices. The choices range across all aspects of an implementation.

  1. THE TRADITIONAL DEFINITION OF EDI

  2. THE EVOLUTION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

  3. THE BUSINESS OF EDI

  4. HOW EDI WORKS

  5. THE TOOLS OF EDI

  6. IMPLEMENTING EDI

  7. OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTATIONS

  8. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

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