For example, in the situation where company does not have a EDI system will generate purchase order then fax or mail to supplier to print out the mail. Supplier had to key in the order number and to print out the invoice to distribute to customer or buyer via email or fax again. ... On the other hand that company implement EDI system could skip this process with direct access to exchange data and information between the buyer internal system and supplier's system. ... At such, Dimerco can act and respond whenever the supplier or partner stock level is low. ...

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Supply Chain systems consist of client-server and e-commerce applications in both B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) versions where the customer and supplier can interface with each other in a zone of collaboration (Chopra and Meindl: 244). ... The Supply Chain encompasses every effort involved in producing and delivering a final product or service, from the supplier's supplier to the customer's customer. ...

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