Electronic data interchange
Electronic data interchange can enable firms to achieve remarkable increases in speed, even as they simultaneously realize the benefits of improved precision in the transmission of critical information. Nonetheless, if a firm chooses to implement EDI for competitive advantage, the firm should perceive EDI as a standardized infrastructure upon which it can re-engineer its business processes and consequently gain a long-term, strategic advantage. This is because users cannot rely on EDI alone to provide a sustainable competitive advantage. In order for the advantage derived from EDI to last, EDI needs to be integrated with a firm’s organizational structure. Recent extensive research into ...
