[Message Interchange Need]
The desire of message interchange varies slightly depending on each company type, but overall, the needs of Shipping instruction, MANIFEST, B/L and Bayplan are high.
[Scale of companies already using international EDI]
Considering on a scale of company, many major companies have already built their own network. The exchange of the information on overseas is carrying out with the foreign-countries affiliated company through their own network. Information interchange in the spot is performed individually at the foreign-countries affiliated company and the spot. Therefore, it is thought that such information interchange has a needs and a merit by the companies below middle-scale.
[Partner countries for the trial]
Australia and the Republic of Korea are friendly to a trial, and also have the actual result of international EDI. Therefore, it is thought that they are suitable as partners. Since the reply of a questionnaire is not coming, we needs to examine Singapore from now on.
[Network]
In the big companies, their own company network is already built and it is utilized. However, VAN contractor is used in the companies below middle-scale, or use of the Internet is conspicuous in these days. Especially, e-mail is used instead of telex and FAX. Moreover, the big companies which are building their own network are also examining utilizing the Internet in the future, such as cost and connection.
[Security]
Although some companies already use the Internet as a means of information interchange, security is hardly taken into consideration. Moreover, although some companies are examining using the Internet in the future, it is not used from a security side now. Thus, idea of the Internet use can be divided into 2 kinds.
