Standards Matter August 30, 2007
Posted by Jonathan Gatrell in EDI, Technology.trackback
I had the opportunity to read the latest eCommerce Connexion this morning and there is a continued growth in standards and work is great being done by many groups to further the value of automation and a standard way of interacting. I am actively involved in ASC X12 and other groups. X12 is the most widely used standard for automating business processes, and Ralph Berwanger’s take is very interesting view:
One of ASC X12’s distinguishing characteristics is its depth of business process knowledge, which is a key component to today’s universal language of Internet commerce. One of ASC X12’s greatest strengths is its member diversity, enabling participants to address both vertical-specific and cross-industry business processes, with the goal of creating a true standard for multiple industries.
The increasing relevance of the work that standard’s bodies are delivering is a common way to communicate and automate processes globally. There are a great deal of options of where to get involved, but the core item is try and find a way to get invovled and share your expertise to drive B2B interoperability. What standards do you use? What organizations do you participate in? Let us know.
Check these standards organizations out and get involved:
www.x12.org
www.unece.org
www.vics.org
www.openapplications.org
www.gs1.org
www.aiag.org
Jon
the biggest problem I see is there are more standards bodies than there are companies to support them. I think we need a standards for what constitutes a standard. Too many confusing agendas.
You are right! There is a good deal of complexity out there when it comes to standards. The other item which is complex is that every implementation is different, even in a single standard.
Thanks for the comment!
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