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An electronic data interchange (EDI) system may present an organization with opportunities and risks. a. What opportunities might an EDI system present? Discuss your answer. b. What risks might an EDI system present? What controls and other responses might an organization choose to address these risks?

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Accounting Information Systems

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Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337552127
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Accounting Information Systems

11th Edition
Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337552127

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  1. a. What opportunities might an EDI system present? Discuss your answer.
  2. b. What risks might an EDI system present? What controls and other responses might an organization choose to address these risks?

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