EDI
EDI : Electronic Data Interchange. Enables computers to talk to computers. Although an investment in computer hardware and software is necessary, EDI allows companies to engage in electronic commerce, exchanging information such as purchase orders to better coordinate their logistics operations. Standardized formats define how information is encoded and permit the flow of data from one database in a company to another. of particular importance to distribution operations has been the development of the EDI-based advance shipment notice. This tells a consignee what to expect in a shipment before the truck even arrives
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