Electronic data interchange systems research : methodologies and a cumulative tradition

EDI 시스템의 연구 동향

With the proliferation of telecommunication technologies, the traditional internal focus of information systems has shifted to entities beyond the organization's boundaries. In recent years, electronic data interchange (EDI) has come to revolutionize the way in which a business operates and relates to other businesses, Based on the establishment of trading activities, EDI systems have come to signify a speedy, efficient, and accurate means of electronically exchanging business transactions This study examines the current research trends in the area of EDI systems and identifies several issues for future research.55 articles in the EDI area from 1987 through 1996 were collected from related journals and proceedings of conferences. The articles are categorized by years and journals. The amount of EDI research has increased dramatically during the period of the study. Also, presented are the results of a content analysis of the articles. The findings not only provides general information about reserch methods, and direction of EDI study.