Date of Award
3-2016
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Engineering: M.E.M
Department
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
College
College of Science and Engineering
First Advisor
Ben Baliga
Second Advisor
Hiral Shah
Third Advisor
Balasubramanian Kasi
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
electronic data interchange, SDLC, project management, waterfall, business analysis
Abstract
This project has been implemented to replace a legacy EDI translator in a large retail organization with a new EDI platform with enhanced functionality. The old system was outdated, sluggish and could not fully comply with the industry EDI best practices. The legacy system also had additional fail points for potential data loss, due to extensive customization. The main goals of this project were to create a standardized EDI environment that would limit manual intervention and labor costs, and provide better audit/monitoring capabilities for all EDI communication.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) refers to the use of telecommunication technologies to exchange data within and/or between organizations in a standardized format to promote data security while maintaining data integrity. Customizations to the EDI communication and translation system hampers data integrity as well as adding extraneous effort for the EDI operations and infrastructure resources to provide support.
Recommended Citation
Khan, Maham N., "Implementing an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System in a Retail Organization" (2016). Culminating Projects in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. 27.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/mme_etds/27
Comments/Acknowledgements
I would like to express my humble gratitude to my advisor Professor Dr. Ben Baliga who has always been a tremendous mentor to me. I would also like to thank Professor Hiral Shah and Professor Balsy Kasi for serving as my committee members and providing guidance and insights throughout this process. I also want to thank you for letting my defense be an enjoyable moment, and for your helpful feedback. I would also like to thank all my teachers who helped equip me with the skills and knowledge required to complete this endeavor.