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armygirl

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Why do companies use electronic data interchange? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
 
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Question 2

Joshua Lee, an engineer at Footprints Inc, is provided with a design by the creative team in his company for creating a software that would help travel agents answer and track traveler requests efficiently.
 
  He is now converting the design into an operational information system. Which of the following phases of the SDLC is the software currently in?A) analysis phase
  B) development phase
  C) implementation phase
  D) planning phase



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Answer to Question 1

Since the 1970s, companies have been using electronic data interchange (EDI) to transmit information about orders, inventories, invoices, and other data electronically between partners in a supply chain. This approach to bridge building, which predates the Internet, often relies on private networks and proprietary software and is time-consuming to set up. While it dramatically improves supply chain performance by alerting suppliers and customers about real-time demand, it also tends to lock partners into their relationship. After spending a lot of time and energy building a data bridge, companies are less likely to switch partners.

Answer to Question 2

B



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