Electronic Data Interchange: Presented by
Electronic Data Interchange: Presented by
Electronic Data Interchange: Presented by
Presented by:
Dimanshu Bakshi
2K18/MBA/706
What is EDI?
EDI operates under two principles, firstly electronic documents replace paper ones
and secondly the exchange of documents takes place in a standardised format.
What are the Basic Steps for EDI?
Value-Added Network (VAN)
Communications networks supplied and managed by third-party companies that facilitate
electronic data interchange, Web services and transaction delivery by providing extra
networking services.
Retailer A Wholesaler A
Value-added
Network
Retailer B Wholesaler B
Retailer C Wholesaler C
Why use EDI?
Working of EDI
Supplier
One to Many
Manufacture Supplier
Third
Manufacture Party Supplier
Vendor
Manufacture Supplier
EDI Business Cycle
Vendors
Branch
Office
Notes, Documents,
Images, Letters,
Purchase Orders, EDI Service Distributors
Invoice, Queries, Network
Order Entry,
Shipment Details,
Payment Orders,
Stores
Bankers Advice,
Miscellaneous claims.
Banks
Computer
with EDI
Transporters
software
EDI services
1. Application Services :-
It provides the link between application and EDI. It allows you to send
documents from an EDI system. The set of callable routine is used to
transfer document from the business application into EDI document
destination can be either intra-company or to the external companies .
EDI services
2. Translation service:-
Converts the out going documents from an internal format file to an
agreed external format.
Translates internal document from external format to EDI internal
format file.
EDI Services cont…
3. Communication service:-
The communication service sends and receives transmission files to
and from the trading partners either directly or by using party
service called a valued added network(VAN).
What are the Benefits of Using EDI?
Need for Speed
Sending an electronic message locally or
globally takes seconds