EDI by Industry
EDI is used across many different industry sectors. From manufacturing to retail, financial services to transportation, EDI is applied to address many different business processes and industry challenges. However, they all have common goal for EDI implementation: to automate manual paper-based processes.
Over the last forty years numerous industry-specific document and communication standards have evolved. Industry-specific associations and work groups have been established, and many private networks have been set up to meet the demands of companies looking to provide tighter integration with their supply chains.
The following links provide a high level overview of how EDI is applied across each industry sector and discusses the more important EDI documents in use today. Each industry page also highlights relevant industry associations, document/communication standards, and private networks that exist within that industry sector.
- Automotive
- High Tech
- Financial Services