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ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE(EDI) •Structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means. •It is used to transfer electronic documents from one computer system to another, i.e. from one trading partner to another trading partner. Example - Email
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Standards of EDI • ANSI ASC X12 (American National Standards-X12) : The ANSI (American National Standards Institute) assigned responsibility for development of EDI standards to the ASC (Accredited Standards Committee) X12 organization in 1979. •UN/EDIFACT : (United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport) is an international set of EDI standards that are published by the United Nations Trade Data Interchange Directory (UNTDID). •Open EDI : The ISO (International Standards Organization) and IEC (International Electrical Committee) are developing an EDI reference model under a joint committee called Open-EDI.
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Advantages Of EDI Over Paper Systems • Reduces the handling costs of sorting, distributing, organizing, and searching paper documents. •The speed in which the trading partner receives and incorporates the information into their system.