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Article: EDI forcing firms to shape up. (electronic data interchange) (Newsfront) (Brief Article)
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- Software Magazine
- Article date:
- June 15, 1992
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Several firms that have started implementing electronic data interchange (EDI) mechanisms argued at a recent Seattle conference that the process forces corporations to shape up competitively.
"EDI is a catalyst in reengineering business processes," said Ann Boland, an IBM senior management consultant charged with performing EDI cost justification. Boland, based at the IBM Tampa, Fla., facility, added, "The low-hanging fruit has been picked. The critical success factor ...