Why isn AAWCOs EDI an ANSI EDI standard?
The simple answer is cost and scope. Setting up an ANSI standard would require AAWCO’s participation in a very detailed vetting process. This vetting process is vital in most situations to allow “any to any” electronic transactions, meaning any company could interact with any other company in that industry without pre-arrangement. In AAWCO’s case, however, there is an on-going relationship between licensee and licensing authority and there is one organization that all licensing authorities participate in, AAWCO. Hence creating the standard within AAWCO saves both time and money for all parties.
