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How Successful Businesses Connect, Communicate, and Collaborate Around the WorldEDI BasicsBUSINESS NETWORK2EDI BASICSE-BOOKTable of ContentsForeword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3What is EDI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4The EDI Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Sending EDI Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Receiving EDI Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Benefits of EDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12EDI Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14What are EDI Documents and standards ?

on the proposed standards . Subcommittees continually meet to propose new standards or changes in response to evolving business requirements . There are several EDI standards in use today . The most common cross-industry standards are ANSI, primarily used in the United States, and EDIFACT, primarily used in Europe and Asia .

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