Information systems used in carrefour

3.  EDI  Increases  the quality of the trading relationship

• Electronic trading documents, when printed, are much easier to read than copies faxed or generated on multi-part stationery by impact printers.
• Accurate documents help to ensure accurate supplies.

4. EDI creates the Competitive edge

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) will help you to deal with your customers' point of view, so for them you are cheaper and more efficient to deal with than a competitor trading on paper which means your costs will be lower because you will require less manpower to process orders, deliveries or payments.

See Beyond Integrated Composite Application Network (ICAN) 5.0

SeeBeyond produced the SeeBeyond Integrated Composite Application Network Suite 5.0, so Carrefour tied up with it to install Integrated Composite Application Network (ICAN) software and this become a part of Carrefour’s strategy to adapt itself to the local situations by customizing its operations, the merchandize mix and even store formats. Therefore,  Carrefour aimed at integrating its stores, distribution centers and supply chain partners in several countries. The idea of SeeBeyond is that to open standards-based middleware  that lets organizations to deliver business value but at an general lower total cost and with mitigated risk.