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A Connected Enterprise
The "connected enterprise" is a
business organization that experiences reduced costs,
improved efficiencies
and enhanced customer relationships as a result of effectively leveraging
the Internet and private IP networks to exchange business data, securely,
reliably, and auditably between internal operations and B2B processes.
Achieving the "connected
enterprise" is an evolutionary process necessary to be
competitive. By using
the Internet to integrate your value chain and
share information beyond the
edge of the enterprise with global offices,
customers,
suppliers and other
value chain partners, you have the potential to significantly reduce costs,
increase efficiencies, and enhance customer relationships.1
EDI: Five Main Implementation Processes
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Extracting data from a computer system
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Translating the data into a transmittable format
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Transmitting the message
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Translating/interpreting the message at the receiving end
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Downloading the data in the receiving
computer application
Strategic Benefits
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Faster manufacturing and trading cycle
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Ability to adopt new business processes such as
Just-in-Time manufacturing techniques
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Ability to win new business or
retain existing customers leading to
improvements in business efficiency
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Ability to respond to highly competitive
new market entrants
Operational Benefits
Opportunity Benefits
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