In spite of the benefits attributed to the electronic exchange of information between companies the diffusion of EDI has fallen short of the prognoses. In four case studies of EDI projects in Germany and Spain the author confronts expectations and reality.

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Towards an EDI Adoption and Diffusion Framework.- Case VDA EDI The EDI Project for the German Automotive Industry.- Case ODETTE EDI The EDI Project for the Spanish Automotive Industry.- Case SEDAS EDI The EDI Project for the German Retail Industry.- Case AECOM EDI The EDI Project for the Spanish Retail Industry.- EDI Adoption and Diffusion in Political Economies: A Cross-Case Analysis.- Summary and Outlook.