All,
I was waiting for someone to mention the SPL code used in the transportation
industry. The SPL code stands for Standard Points Location Code.
Any comments?
Thomas J. Fennelly
EDI Team - Exton PA
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> From: William J. Kammerer[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: William J. Kammerer
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 6:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Location Systems ( was Walmart shipping information)
>
> Paul Wakelam, of Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty. Ltd., wrote in with his
> "top 10 reasons for being on the EDI list," which included me in the No.
> 1 spot. I am flattered, indeed. I hope that somehow translates into
> people buying my stuff, like EDISIM and TradeSite. While we're on the
> subject of Paul's list, just who is this "Daisy Faropoll"? I love the
> name, but I don't recall her ever writing in.
>
> Paul's EC question for the day is "Which location system is winning in
> the United States of America? Is it GLN...or DUNS? What are the
> perceived advantages and disadvantages?"
>
> Dear Paul:
>
> The hands-down winner in the U.S.A. is Dun & Bradstreet's Data Universal
> Numbering System (D-U-N-S), described at
> http://www.dnb.com/dunsno/dunsno.htm. Its advantage is that it's
> *free* - as a matter of fact, you actually have to work to avoid getting
> one of their numbers, as Dun & Bradstreet makes it their business to
> mind everyone else' business: practically every business in the U.S.
> has one, whether they want it or not. A DUNS+4 is simply a self
> assigned location number, where the first 9 digits is your D-U-N-S and
> the last 4 are whatever digits *you* want to assign to an internal
> location. You can look up a D-U-N-S by selecting "Get your own D&B
> D-U-N-S Number -- free!" at the D & B website; alternatively, you can
> search on Lycos' Companies Online at http://www.companiesonline.com.
>
> The UCC/EAN Global Location Number (GLN) is described in a FAQ in the
> UCC Reference Library at http://www.uc-council.org/ - select "ID Numbers
> and Bar Codes," then "Reference Library." U.S. company lookups will
> someday be available at UCCNet; in the meantime, you can verify GLNs
> assigned in some European countries using the Global EAN Party
> Information Register at http://www.gepir.org/.
>
> The main disadvantage of the UCC/EAN GLN vis-р-vis the D-U-N-S is that
> the GLN costs money - you have to seek out the UCC and apply for
> membership, paying for the privilege of getting a number. Even U.S.
> retailers and grocery store chains who are members of UCC/EAN tend to
> prefer DUNS+4 over GLNs for identifying internal locations; or did: Bill
> O'Brien told us on Friday that Wal-Mart is switching from DUNS+4 to the
> GLN. But if it means anything, the only means of identifying parties
> within RosettaNet is the D-U-N-S (even though UCC/EAN GTINs are used to
> identify products).
>
> William J. Kammerer
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