EDI, UCCnet, & RFID: Synchronizing the Supply Chain

By: Nahid Jilovec

This book focuses on three main technology enablers for synchronizing the supply chain: EDI, global data synchronization, and RFID. You'll learn about standards for transaction and message creation (Including X12, XML, XSL, and RosettaNet); Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs), Global Location Numbers (GLNs), and the Electronic Product Code (EPC); message transportation media for e-commerce and EDI transactions; software applications required to enable the creation, storage, editing, discarding, and sharing of those messages; software selection; and measures you can take to increase transactional integrity and security. The book also examines the benefits and challenges faced in using EDI, global data synchronization, and RFID, including legal, regulatory, and audit concerns. Published 2004.

Note: UCCnet has been renamed as 1SYNC and is a subsidiary of GS1 US, also referred to as the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN). The information in this book is still applicable, the acronyms have changed some since 2004.
 

By: Patricia I. Carter

Contains easy to understand explanations of the legal and regulatory provisions along with sample HIPAA agreements. Designed for HIPAA coordinators, project managers, privacy offers, compliance professionals, and others involved in HIPAA compliance.

By: Stephan Jones, Frank M. Groom

Release date is Sep 12, 2011. This book addresses the information and communication technologies associated with different areas in the healthcare system.  It will have more than EDI and HIPAA, a good reference for technology specialists in the healthcare environment.

By: Dick Raman

The book describes the strengths and weaknesses of "traditional" EDI and those of the Internet as a medium for eCommerce. It positions XML/EDI is a solution for marrying the strengths of traditional EDI with the strengths of the Internet. Written in 1999, Republished in 2009.  

By: Michael H Hugos

An excellent introduction to Supply Chain Management with real world examples. Although not strictly about EDI, does include EDI and distribution center as part of the key concepts, referencing Wal-Mart and other big box stores usage. Updated in 2006.  

By: Arvind Nagpal

Includes real business models for mastering ALE, EDI, and Idocs with SAP R/3. This is a technical reference book for implementing EDI with SAP. Published 2001.

By: Russell Allen Stultz

The book is organized into three parts: Part 1 presents an overview for those who are unfamiliar with EDI. It shows readers how EDI works; examines EDI system requirements, features, and benefits; and provides information on EDI system evaluation. Part 2 provides hands-on experience with a working EDI system by stepping through the setup, configuration, and operation of Trading Partner Desktop, a full-featured Windows-based EDI application contained on the companion CD. The appendixes in Part 3 contain detailed examples of transaction set guidelines and a glossary of EDI terms. Published 2000.
 

By: Mark Beckner

The book takes you through an EDI project from end to end using BizTalk Server 2006 R2. It includes not only information for the new user requiring in depth understanding of EDI and for the BizTalk developer that needs to now add EDI capability. It offers specific implementation advice not just generic principals.
 

RFID Essentials

By: Bill Glover and Himanshu Bhatt

Bill Glover and Himanshu Bhatt bring you the information to design and integrate an RFID system. Radio Frequency Identification is rapidly being embraced by business to track inventory and assets. Whether you deal with Wal-Mart of the U.S. Department of Defense, this book will give you the essentials to get started.  It includes information on tags and protocols, Electronic Product Codes (EPC), RFID middleware, security, and equipment including RFID readers and printers.

RFID Implementation

By: Dennis Brown, Sep 21, 2006

This book offers an in-depth and practical details for implementing RFID projects. RFID enables superior supply chain management by tracking inventory via microchip-tagged products. This book delivers step by step in structions for initiating, installing, and managing an RFID rollout. It includes case studies from Wal-Mart, the US Department of Defense and the FDA.

The RF in RFID

By: Daniel M. Dobkin, Sep 3, 2007

This book includes a survey of RFID fundamentals and practices. If you want to understand the terminology and technology, this book will give you that foundation. It discusses the history and practice of RFID, radio basics, RFID Readers and RFID tags.

Global RFID

By: Edmund W. Schuster, Stuart J. Allen, David L. Brock

Comprehensive book that addresses the emergence of a new key technology. It includes topics from hardware, RFID tags and readers to infrastructure and leveraging the supply chain. There are several case studies in a variety of industries including warehousing, inventory management, healthcare, animal tracking, food expiration dates, and retail.

By: Robert Kleist

RFID is shaping the future of global supply chains and retail consumer goods companies are seeking solutions for compliance with industry mandates.  The authors use experiences from working with top suppliers to Wal-mart. They describe how to get started with RFID and smart labeling technology.

From EDI to Electronic Commerce: A Business Initiative

By: Phyllis K. Sokol

This book focuses on Electronic Data Interchange as the first step of the internal re-engineering of business processes to electronic commerce. Providing industry-specific EDI guidelines, including the rapid-growth retail segment, the guide contains a proven cost-justification model and an extensive list of business documents that are today's biggest EDI hitters; an extended example of a corporate EDI implementation; and a step-by-step approach to implementation and ongoing support useful for managers of functional business areas.
 

By: Nahid Jilovec

A comprehensive guide to EDI which will help you to evaluate, plan and implement electronic data interchange in your business.  It gives practical details, EDI job descriptions, and will help you cost justify the implementation.

By: Christoph Bussler

Gives a clear, technical description of business to business integration and it's relation to A2A (application to application) integration, ASP (application service provider), and B2C (business to consumer).  The book describes how B2B integration standards like Rosettanet, SWIFT, and XML, act together to enable business process integration.

The E-Business Dictionary: EDI, Supply Chain, and E-Procurement Terminology

By: Alec Nevalainen

A quick reference for all business and computer professionals. It contains short, clear explanations of words that an average professional might use or encounter in a day-to-day work environment including buzzwords, jargon, slang, and foreign words. This book also includes quick-reference material for EDI transaction sets covering ANSI X12 and EDIFACT message types.

By: Jan Zimmerman

A real world account of the Federal Government's EC/EDI program. Includes details of the Federal Acquisitions Streamlining Act (FASA) and the affects on small business.