This book is about Electronic Data Interchange, or EDI. EDI enables system to system communication between businesses, reducing a great deal of paper documents and manual interaction in organisations. It allows a company to take advantage of the benefits of exchaning business data electronically, thereby avoiding any errors caused by manual processes.This book is an attempt to remove the jargon and mystery surrounding EDI. It takes you through the commonly used protocols and standards that exist in traditional EDI systems.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the exchange of structured data between computer systems of trading partners. This book provides a concise introduction to the subject, indicating key features and the likely benefits to businesses who use it. The new edition contains recent case studies, and covers the implications of EDI in Europe and the potential for EDI in small and medium-sized businesses.
EDI can and is difficult for the uninitiated to read. It is a "digital" representation of a human readable document, like a purchase order for example. By reading this short introduction into the world of EDI you will understand how it is structured, why it is necessary, what a standard is and what the individual pieces of data mean and how they interrelate. Welcome to EDI-101
This practical, comprehensive guide illuminates the hows and whys of EDI, and answers basic questions about components and their use in a variety of management implementers.
The business advantages of EDI are enormous--if the advance work is done correctly. This text guides the manager through a comprehensive assessment of EDI as a strategic business decision. Uses "on'site", industry-specific case study examples.
This book documents the research I conducted on the subject of Electronic Data Inter change during my time at the Institute of Business Informatics, University of Berne, Switzerland. In this effort I enjoyed a great deal of help from numerous others, in cluding professional colleagues, interview partners, and members of my family. Even though I cannot possibly mention them all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for their selfless support. Above all, I am grateful to Prof. Dr. Gerhard Knolmayer who contributed to the book both in its formative stages and throughout its development. He has been an unwavering source of encouragement during the many difficult stages of the investigation and I greatly benefitted from our discussions of the subject matter. Moreover, he was ex tremely generous with his time in carefully reviewing all the five chapters. The fmancial support for this book came from the Hasler Foundation in Berne. I wish to thank the Foundation, and especially its Managing Director, Dr. P.A. Jaeger, for funding the empirical part of the research project. Likewise, I am grateful to the Uni versity of Berne for providing me with the necessary computer and other resources. The Institute of Business Informatics should be commended particularly for its very stim ulating work environment.
Most of today's mid-size to large business enterprises and governmental agencies use electronic data interchange, or EDI, to interact with one another. EDI is a highly structured data communications system that is used to exchange commercial documents including purchase orders, invoices, electronic catalogs, and bid documents. "Demystifying EDI" is for two distinct audiences: those without a deep technical knowledge who want to know more about EDI and how it works, and those who may have some background in EDI implementation, transactions, and systems who wish to know more about EDI software for Windows-based desktop and network-connected PCs. The book is organized into three parts: Part 1 presents an overview for those who are unfamiliar with EDI. It shows readers how EDI works; examines EDI system requirements, features, and benefits; and provides information on EDI system evaluation. Part 2 provides hands-on experience with a working EDI system by stepping through the setup, configuration, and operation of Trading Partner Desktop, a full-featured Windows-based EDI application contained on the companion CD. The appendixes in Part 3 contain detailed examples of transaction set guidelines and a glossary of EDI terms. Professional author and publishing executive Russell A. Stultz has written more than 45 books covering such subjects as software tutorials, programming languages, operating system references, and business. He is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of Wordware Publishing, Inc.
The advent of national electronic standards for insurance and reimbursement has made Electronic Data Interchange one of the most effective tools available to healthcare providers. To aid administrators in incorporating this tool, EDI provides current techniques on automating transactions such as claims, claims payments, eligibility inquiries and managed care reporting requirements.
