March 2005
Intermediate to advanced
826 pages
17h 57m
English
book
B2B Solutions using WebSphere BI Connect Version 4.2.2
by Geert Van de Putte, Jeff Brent, Ronan Dalton, Rich Kinard, Benjamin Thurgood
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370 B2B Solutions using WebSphere BI Connect Version 4.2.2
Figure 13-3 EDI and the business cycle
Since the early days of EDI, many new initiatives and techniques have been
adopted by the market. Words that hardly existed at that time, such as the Web,
XML, B2B, and business process management (BPM), are a natural part of
today’s realities. The obvious question is, why is EDI still so important?
EDI is an important part of companies’ B2B strategies.
Of Fortune 500 companies, 95% use EDI.
A total of 80% of business transactions are conducted via EDI value added
networks (VAN) today.
EDI continues to deliver a significant return on investme ...