Measuring the extent of EDI usage in complex organizations: strategies and illustrative examples

  • Authors:
  • Brenda Massetti;Robert W. Zmud

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • MIS Quarterly
  • Year:
  • 1996

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Abstract

As interest into the nature and value of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) within organizations continues to grow, it becomes increasingly desirable to establish a tactical linkage between the strategic value of EDI and observed operational benefits. This article provides such a tactical linkage by presenting an approach to EDI measurement consisting of four facets: volume, diversity, breadth, and depth of a firm's EDI initiatives. Each of these facets is defined and then described through its application within the contexts of seven case sites, where each case site represents a strategic business unit having a long, successful history of EDI use. The article concludes with suggestions for both practice and research.