Since we have an outdated WMS system, we will have a sizable mod that will
need to be in place. On top of that, we have to mod our order fulfillment
system. I bet that this will costs us over 300k when it is all said and
done.
Thanks for letting me whine about it. I feel a lot better now.
Brian Test
E-Commerce Analyst
ACCO North America
300 Tower Parkway
Lincolnshire, IL 60069-3640
(800) 222-6462 x3973
(847) 419-4146 FAX
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-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:44 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Walmart shipping information
Chris:
What remains to be seen is this may be good for walmart but is it
good for the majority.
Glenn K. Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Senior EDI Systems Analyst
Re:SOURCES EDI Department
248-458-8175
>>> "Cancilla, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/29/01 11:20:18
AM >>>
That's Life.....
You gotta figure that if Wal-Mart is going through all the time,
trouble,
and expense of converting all documents on THEIR side to 4030, then
there
must be a strong and valid reason for the conversion.
I don't think it is a matter of "latest-greatest standard", but
looking
towards a functionality that 4030 will offer.
Chris Cancilla
Sterling Commerce, Inc.
GENTRAN Support (all platforms)
(614) 760-8980
-----Original Message-----
From: William J. Kammerer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:58 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Walmart shipping information
Chris LaPlaca asked "Is there a website that shows [Wal-Mart's]
requirements for prospective customers?"
Joe Reinhardt told Chris that "New customers need X12 Version 4030."
I never paid much attention to the vast quantity of messages in the
last
couple of months regarding Wal-Mart, except to surmise that either
(1)
Wal-Mart could work on its communication with suppliers, (2) its
suppliers don't pay attention, or (3) Wal-Mart is engaged in some
perverse "survival of the fittest" experiment to weed out suppliers.
In
any event, none of this was any of my business. I figure Wal-Mart is
perfectly entitled to throw its weight around as an 800-lb. EDI
gorilla,
making as many demands on suppliers as it can get away with.
But now that Wal-Mart CUSTOMERS have to use X12 Version 4030, I'm
going
to have to put my foot down! I'm a CUSTOMER, and under no
circumstances
am I going to go to the hassle of using X12 just so I can buy some
tattoo band-aids, shampoo, or batteries. Enough is enough!
Now, if Wal-Mart had just mandated XML, that might be another thing
altogether...
William J. Kammerer
FORESIGHT Corp.
4950 Blazer Pkwy.
Dublin, OH USA 43017-3305
+1 614 791-1600
Visit FORESIGHT Corp. at http://www.foresightcorp.com/
"accelerating time-to-trade"
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