Baker Foods transfers its sales invoices, purchase orders, shipping notices, and other routine information from office to office through U.S. mail. What type of information system could Baker develop to transfer this data itself rather than use the U.S. mail?
A) electronic data interchange (EDI)
B) federal data exchange (FDE)
C) inter-company data exchange (ICDE)
D) knowledge management system (KMS)
E) executive support system (ESS)

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is specifically designed for the electronic transfer of data, such as sales invoices and purchase orders, between organizations in a standardized format, making it the correct choice for Baker Foods to develop for transferring data internally rather than using U.S. mail.

Baker Foods Transfers Its Sales Invoices, Purchase Orders, Shipping Notices