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Anil Sharma, Lovely Professional University Unit 4: Electronic Data Interchange to E-Commerce

Unit 4: Electronic Data Interchange to E-Commerce

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
4.1 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to E-Commerce
4.1.1 EDI vs. E-Commerce
4.2 EDI
4.2.1 EDI Communication

4.2.2 Components of EDI System
4.2.3 Benefits of EDI
4.2.4 EDI Transmission
4.2.5 EDI Maturity
4.3 UN/EDIFACT Standard

4.3.1 Interchange Structure
4.3.2 EDIFACT Message
4.4 Summary
4.5 Keywords
4.6 Self Assessment
4.7 Review Questions
4.8 Further Readings

Objectives
After studying this unit, you will be able to:

• Explain Electronic Data Exchange (EDI) to E-Commerce
• Understand EDI
• Describe the UN/EDIFACT Standard
Introduction

Electronic commerce which is commonly known as e-commerce consists of the buying and selling of
products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. The
business is conducted over the Internet using any application that relies on the Internet such as e-mail,
instant messaging, shopping carts, Web services, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and so on.
EDI is an important subset of e-commerce. It is a system which allows structured transmission of data
between businesses, government structures and other entities by electronic means. It is a set of
standards, which creates a cohesive system within which all parties are able to electronically exchange
information within a set of protocols, with minimal human intervention. Human intervention in the
processing of a received message is typically required in error conditions, quality review and for special
situations.

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