Proprietary software solutions to implement electronic data interchange systems now dominate the market for global supply chain management software.

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Before the emergence of the Internet as a major communication medium, firms and their suppliers normally had to purchase expensive proprietary software solutions to implement EDI systems. The ubiquity of the Internet and the availability of web-based applications have made most of these proprietary solutions obsolete. Less expensive web-based systems that are much easier to install and manage now dominate the market for global supply chain management software.

Proprietary Software Solutions to Implement Electronic Data Interchange Systems Now