Enterprises often need to communicate and exchange data among each other. Previously, such communication was mainly achieved by human contact, letter exchange, by telephone and by fax. In the early stage of the Internet and electronic procurement (e-Procurement), enterprises built the channel for exchanging data by using EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). However, in the later stage of the deve...

Electronic data interchange (EDI), a specific form of interorganizational systems, has the potential to significantly influence business operations and the exchange of business documents in a number of industries and to provide substantive tangible and intangible benefits to the participating firms. EDI within organizations continues to grow, it becomes increasingly desirable to establish a tac...

This study explores how rationales for information technology use relate to the extent of its assimilation in organizations and considers whether and how rationales associated with the technology-in-practice are transformed as the organization makes use of the technology. A multiple-case study of electronic data interchange (EDI) adoption and assimilation was analyzed, looking at both instituti...

This paper introduces into the evolution of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and the Universal Business Language (UBL), an OASIS standard to encode and customize business documents. It shows its peculiarities and also sets it into a broader picture showing where UBL is positioned in relationship to business processes and standards like BPEL and BPMN.

The importance of new technology in marketing of financial services can't be ignored. Interactive technology helps marketers to inexpensively engage consumers in onetoone relationships fueled by two way conversation via mouse click on computer. Several organizations especially in services businesses are increasingly strengthening their marketing function by effectively interacting with their cu...

Two prominent trends—more cooperative business partner relationships coupled with rapid advances in computer and communications technology—have given rise to new forms of electronic cooperation through interorganizational systems (IOS). In spite of this emerging electronic cooperation, existing literature is limited in its ability to pinpoint the core set of factors that determine the extent of...

The development in the late 1980s of two dimensional bar code symbologies capable of storing kilobytes of information in a single symbol and unlimited data in multiple symbols has led to the suggestion that bar code could be used as a medium for transmitting EDI messages. This paper considers whether such a suggestion targets any real business problem and whether such a system would work in pra...

Many inter-organizational systems are increasingly using electronic data interchange (EDI) to support the strategic supply chain by way of delivering and processing business documents. In a vendor–customer relationship, EDI can provide many benefits to both organizations; one such benefit is improved customer service. This study examines the impact of EDI on customer service, when the vendor an...

We present an economic model that enables the study of incentives for business-to-business (B2B) e-procurement systems investments which permit inventory coordination and improved operational control. We focus on the information technology (IT) adoption behavior of firms in the presence of transaction costs, agency costs and information uncertainty. We conclude that it is appropriate to rethink...