Electronic Data Interchange is the electronic exchange of business information using a public standard format (e.g., ANSI X12, EDIFACT). EDI provides a common language for formatting business transactions to flow electronically between trading partners throughout the world. While technology makes EDI possible, a well-planned business strategy gives EDI the potential to conduct the entire business process without paper documents and without human intervention.

Benefits of EDI

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