Choreography modeling and service integration received a lot of attention in the last decade. However, most real-world implementations of inter-organizational systems are still realized by traditional Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards. In traditional EDI standards, the notion of process or choreography is not explicitly specified. Rather, every business document exchange stands for it...

The State Government in California has recognized the value of Electronic Commerce (EC) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) technologies in reducing the cost and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of purchasing and contracting transactions, as well as furthering its other social and economic goals [5]. The State was also encouraged by the successful implementations of EC by the State ...

The term electronic commerce is generally applied to any form of business transaction by means of telecommunication networks. This involves the use of information technology (such as electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic mail, transfer of money, etc) to link the functions provided by participants in this kind of commerce, rather than physical exchanges or direct physical contact. It als...

Effective management of supply chains requires integration and synchronization of processes across suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, and stores. When successful, supply chain projects (such as, electronic data interchange, vendor managed inventory, and consignment warehousing) present significant opportunities for channel partners to achieve this requirement. Hence, supply chain project suc...

A model of website adoption by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is developed by considering literature supporting electronic commerce adoption and electronic data interchange adoption. A survey of 89 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) without websites was used to test a model hypothesizing relationships among: perceived benefits, perceived pressure, organizational readiness and ...

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...

Defense leaders face unprecedented challenges of accelerating change in a world without a Cold War. The technology explosion is forcing reduced cycle times as acquisition leaders lead the way to “better, faster, and cheaper.” Specific initiatives and reforms such as single process initiative, electrical combat/electronic data interchange (EC/EDI), cost as an independent variable, and increased ...