Generally speaking, EDI is the computer-to-computer exchange of common business documents over telephone liner using a standardized electronic format. Through the use of EDI, trading companies can replace the very costly, labor and time intensive proc...
Generally speaking, EDI is the computer-to-computer exchange of common business documents over telephone liner using a standardized electronic format. Through the use of EDI, trading companies can replace the very costly, labor and time intensive process of typing and retyping paper forms and mailing them to their business partners.
Also EDI makes it possible to send a routine form, such as a purchase Order, directly from trading companies'PC to that of their trading partner. More over, when trading companies'message arrives at its destination, it can viewed immediately, without reformatting, re-keying or re-organizing a single piece of data.
In this view point, this study aims to examine the problems that appear by introducing the EDI into trade transaction and also to suggest the improvements of EDI in International trade.
Concludingly, I will suggest as follows:
Firstly, the government authorities has to lead positively expansion of the UN/EDIFACT at the governmental level to promote the introduction of the EDI.
Secondly, the government has to take the coherent policy for the paperless automatization in trade business.
Thirdly, the government must formulate or revise its institutional establishment to adopt the EDI into international trade.
Finally, EDI contributes to raising an international competition through the reduction of trade procedure cost, shortening business control time, improving customer service etc.
However the cost problem by means of the EDI introduction is significant, so the trading companies have examine the propriety of the EDI introduction to their trade business.