Standards facilitating adoption of electronic exchanges

Electronic data exchange has made the logistics and supply chain faster and more efficient. However, the technical
departments of companies are getting bigger because of the lack of interoperability of messages and the need to
create bridges between different business processes, syntax and data elements. Recognized international standards
can facilitate these exchanges and ensure better understanding between all parties in the logistics change exchange
of information. This paper concentrates on the standards of UN/CEFACT, the United Nations Centre for Trade
Facilitation and Electronic Business under the UN Economic Commission for Europe.