EDI,RF1D,RO-RO,JIT-all industries have their acronyms,but if left to their own devices,logistics professionals can lay down so many phrases and acronyms a layperson might think he is listening to pig Latin.This has nothing to do with a desire to obscure or elevate the profession;it is simply a reflection of the importance of technology and processes in logistics.In the 1990s,talk at freight forwarding and trucking conventions was about the importance of investing in Electronic Data Interchange.Today,EDI is taken for granted.This computer-to-computer communication between two or more companies is used to electronically generate bills of lading,purchase orders,and invoices.
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