What's Wrong with EDI?
The preceding discussion has brought out some of the essential problems with EDI, in terms of different expectations that are widely held today. But it's important to understand that there's a lot that's right with EDI too. It's a widely deployed technology that works and saves money. Those who are asking "What's wrong?" are doing so from a more modern perspective, where companies can assume high-quality, secure Internet links. Today, many kinds of business relationships are moving online, and networking applications have improved substantially.
Business Issues
EDI relationships tend to rely on the dominance of one partner to make things work, dictating business and technical standards in the interactions. This is part ...
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