Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): Difference between revisions
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<h2 style="margin-top: 0;">What is EDI?</h2> | <h2 style="margin-top: 0;">What is EDI?</h2> | ||
<p><strong>Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)</strong> is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard electronic format between business partners. In the context of cross-border logistics, it replaces paper manifests, invoices, and release documents with digital messages.</p> | <p><strong>Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)</strong> is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard electronic format between business partners. In the context of cross-border logistics, it replaces paper manifests, invoices, and release documents with digital messages.</p> | ||
<p>Before EDI, a carrier would arrive at the border with a stack of paper. The officer would have to manually type that information into their system. With EDI, the data is transmitted, processed, and risk-assessed long before the truck arrives.</p> | <p>Before EDI, a carrier would arrive at the border with a stack of paper. The officer would have to manually type that information into their system. With EDI, the data is transmitted, processed, and risk-assessed long before the truck arrives.</p> | ||
[[Image:Edi-customs-workflow.jpg|800px|center|Customs EDI Workflow]] | |||
<h3>The "Language" of Trade</h3> | <h3>The "Language" of Trade</h3> | ||
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