Proprietary software solutions to implement electronic data interchang

QUESTION

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

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

ANSWER

FALSE
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.