EDI is used across many different industry sectors, from manufacturing to retail, financial services to transportation, EDI is applied to address many different business processes and industry challenges. However each industry has a common set of goals with respect to how EDI is implemented, namely to automate manual paper based processes.

Over the last forty years numerous industry specific document and communication standards have evolved, industry specific associations and work groups have been established and many private networks have been set up to meet the demands of companies looking to provide tighter integration to their supply chains. 

The following links will provide a high level overview of how EDI is applied across each industry sector and discuss the more important EDI documents in use today.  Each industry page will also highlight relevant industry associations, document/communication standards and private networks that exist within each industry sector.

• Automotive
• High Tech
• Financial Services