It is fast becoming a requirement to do business with companies. Not having EDI will cost your organization business in the future. Not having EDI today is costing your company profits today. There are a number of common excuses for not implementing a strategy that preserves your profit dollars. The technology of EDI is several decades old.
Standards are old and are constantly revised to reflect the changing business environment.
Lack of understanding - Management does not understand the benefits of EDI, or has false impressions of a massive bureaucracy needed to manage this process. EDI often operates on PC platforms, not mainframes. Small - Many EDI systems run on a personal computer. With the growing business requirement for using EDI, you're not too small if you want to stay in business. Cutting Edge Technology -EDI is several decades old.