Chapter 8 – Exercise 1
• List the four elements of an EDI system.
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Chapter 8 – Exercise 2
• List the transaction types that take place
between trading partners that seem
suitable for EDI implementation. Suggest
some communications that would not be
suitable for this technology.
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Chapter 8 – Exercise 3
• Review the advantages of EDI and
evaluate how each applies to the EDI
implementation proposed in the Pens and
Things example.
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Chapter 8 – Exercise 4
• The advantages of EDI are typically given
in comparison to paper orders; if the
orders were sent by fax, which of the
advantages would still apply?
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Chapter 9 – Exercise 1
• For each stage of the business trade
cycle, see Figure 10.5, list the stage
specific advantages (and any
disadvantages) of using EDI.
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Chapter 9 – Exercise 2
• What problems might be encountered by a
small food processing company, which
supplies several supermarkets, when
required by its customers to implement
EDI.
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Chapter 9 – Exercise 3
• EDI is typically applied to trade
exchanges, orders, invoices, etc. but it can
also be used for non trade purposes. In
the UK, students apply for university
places through the UCAS clearing centre
(and other countries have similar
schemes). The procedure is that students
submit their applications to UCAS and the
clearing centre passes the application onto
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Chapter 9 – Exercise 4
• Section 10.4.2 shows three instances
where a mature EDI supply chain (JIT
supply coupled with sharing of market
information suppliers) can facilitate a
change in the nature of the product or
service – can you suggest any further real
examples or possibilities that could be
developed?
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