EDI in Europe How It Works in Practice

EDI in Europe How It Works in Practice During the last decade, the use of information technology to support the exchange of information has been constantly growing. One of the most important areas of growth has been the application of technology to the exchange of structured information between companies - generally referred to as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). While adoption of EDI is widespread in the US, usage in Europe is reported as scant. This book addresses itself to the European situation and the potential for EDI in Europe. EDI in Europe begins by introducing the basic elements of the concept, and its benefits. It goes on to analyse 14 case studies drawing out the lessons to be learned - all of which gives the reader the opportunity to evaluate their own situation and choose the most suitable approach.

Helmut Krcmar holds the Chair for Information Systems, Department of Informatics at the Technische Universität München, Germany since 2002 with a joint appointment to TUM Business School. Helmut served as Dean, Faculty of Informatics from 2010 until 2013. Niels Bjørn-Andersen is the editor of EDI in Europe: How It Works in Practice , published by Wiley.