Making Electronic Data Interchange Add Value to Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Jonathan A. Morell Electronic Markets Abstract Although case-study-based success stories of EDI abound, there is little systematic analysis of the impact of EDI across a wide range of companies. This research provides such data by analyzing the workings of EDI in 255 small and medium sized manufacturers in a variety of industrial sectors in the U.S. Findings are presented in five areas: present status of EDI, tactics used to implement EDI, reasons why companies do EDI, relationships between integration and EDI's impact, human resources for successful EDI, and future developments. |