Aims to educate and guide the reader through the various decisions, business and technical, that have to be made when developing an EDI policy. The main focus of the book is in the area of trade data interchange, with less focus on electronic funds transfer, graphics and interactive EDI.

This book begins by making a case for EDI and explaining that EDI is a business, not a technical issue, and so needs senior management involvement. The text explains that the reader will be provided with sufficient technical knowledge to lead EDI decision making. The second part of the book fulfills this promise by equipping the reader with a simple, clear understanding of all the issues and jargon that surround EDI policy formulation.

EDI - What Is In It For Me? EDI - The Basics. Using EDI Strategically. Preparing for Policy Making. EDI Partnerships. EDI Standards - The Issues. Managing the Data for EDI. Controlling EDI.