EDI 101 \ Future

EDI is a must in today’s environment. By the end of the decade of the ‘90s, EDI was affecting almost every business in the U.S.The amount of standard transaction will steadily increase. All areas of business-to-business transactions will be increasingly automated with EDI. You can expect your trading partner to exchange no less than three documents (Purchase Order, Invoice, Advance Ship Notice). Other documents are mandatory in various companies like the ones that relate to electronic transfer of funds, PO automation, Inventory inquiries, shipment tracking, Item catalogs, etc.

Further expansion will occur in multi-industry standards because few companies really operate in just one industry. The grocery stores, for example, sell many non-food items.