Education and Career Forum

Electronic Data Interchange is a computer-based academic discipline which revises the background, standards, specifications, transmission and data interpretation of the software. The chapters elucidate the various tenets of EDI from its objectives and uses in industries to the EDI versions developed so far. Chapters include EDI in customs case, EDI gateway, networks, Electronic Commerce, preparation of customs nodes, data warehouse and future scenario. The elaborated course content sheds light on the proposed solutions by giving emphasis on connectivity through VAN, connectivity using internet connection, File Transfer Protocol, message exchange server and web server. The course outlines the definitions, models, requirements, processor information, software, hardware, relations, transactions and communication procedures related to the stated topics along with the benefits and shortcomings of the system. The advantages of the interchange protocol over paper systems are emphatically drawn out in the academic program so that students are fully aware of the practical aspects and application.