Inter-organizational Systems and Electronic Data Interchange 2.1. Preamble 2.2. Inter-organizational Systems (IOS) 2.3. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 2.4. EDI transactions 2.5. EDI standards 2.6. EDI interchange structure 2.7. EDI implementation 2.8. Implementation Guidelines and Trading Agreements xvii2.9. Summary 2.10. Way ahead Chapter 3: Aerospace & Defence Specification 2000M 3.1. Preamble 3.2. About the Aerospace & Defence Specification 2000M 3.3. Versions of the Specification 2000M 3.4. Specification 2000M partners, relations and roles 3.5. Specification 2000M processes, chapters and appendices 3.6. Structure of the S2000M messages 3.7. S2000M interchange structure 3.8. Provisioning process 3.9. Procurement Planning process 3.10. Order Administration process 3.11. Invoicing process 3.12. Consumption Data Exchange process 3.13. S2000M messages and processes specificities 3.14. Views on the S2000M 3.15. Proposal for a S2000M-based Supply Chain concept 3.16. Summary 3.17. Way ahead Chapter 4: Benefits of Electronic Data Interchange 4.1. Preamble 4.2. Benefits of EDI: Overview 4.3. A way to identify the benefits of EDI 4.4. Quality of reference literature 4.5. Data quality control 4.6. Yearly distribution of reference documentation 4.7. Limitations of the study 4.8. Future research on EDI 4.9. Summary 4.10. Way ahead xviii Chapter 5: Research problem and reference models 5.1. Preamble 5.2. Basic characteristics of Inter-Organizational Systems (IOS)

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