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Process Optimization with New Protocols
Process manufacturing has its own, unique methods that have been optimized over many years. Integration and development must honor the time proven and yet offer cost savings for reliability and economy. The challenge is the variation each customer demands. For example, all send forecasts, but when is the quantity a firm order?
Additionally, the industry protocols are evolving. At the end of 2008 CIDX (the chemical industry standard’s group) transitioned its standards and operations to the Open Application Group, Inc. (OAGi) and the American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Information Technology Center (ChemITC®) for Chem eStandards®. For example, standardized tag XML is emerging, but little X12 is being replaced as it works well.
Most chemical and plastics industry business-to-business data exchange uses the X12 EDI format due to deep granularity and time proven reliability. Yet, for some specific applications and for shorter messages such as DeliveryConfirmation and CarrierWeights, an XML set has emerged. The standard setting organization for the XML format documents is the Open Applications Group (OAGi); the standard is Chem eStandards™ Release 5.1.
Both formats have valid reasons to be supported. Fortunately, most EDI systems support both formats.
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the computer-to-computer exchange of routine business documents such as Purchase Orders, Shipment Notices, Invoices, and Remittance Advices without human intervention. Data moves from your customer’s computer system – through the Internet securely – to your computer system.