Editing Electronic data interchange (section)

==History==
Like many other early information technologies, EDI was inspired by developments in [[military logistics]]. The complexity of the [[Berlin Airlift|1948 Berlin airlift]] required the development of concepts and methods to exchange, sometimes over a 300 baud teletype [[modem]], vast quantities of data and information about transported goods. These initial concepts later shaped the first TDCC (Transportation Data Coordinating Committee) standards in the US.<ref>{{cite book
 | last1 = Gifkins | first1 = Mike
 | last2 = Hitchcock | first2 = David
 | title = The EDI handbook
 | publisher = Blenheim Online
 | date = 1988
 | location = London }}
</ref> Among the first integrated systems using EDI were Freight Control Systems. One such real-time system was the London Airport Cargo EDP Scheme (LACES) at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, in 1971. Implementing the direct trader input (DTI) method, it allowed forwarding agents to enter information directly into the [[customs]] processing system, reducing the time for clearance. The increase of maritime traffic and problems at customs similar to those experienced at Heathrow Airport led to the implementation of DTI systems in individual [[port]]s or groups of ports in the 1980s.<ref>{{Citation
 | last = Tweddle| first = Douglas
 | contribution = EDI in International Trade: a Customs View
 | title = The EDI handbook
 | editor-last1 = Gifkins | editor-first1 = Mike
 | editor-last2 = Hitchcock | editor-first2 = David
 | publisher = Blenheim Online
 | date = 1988
 | location = London }}
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