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From: "Wakelam Paul (RBAU/LOG)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: EDI VAN Charges.
> Hello Chandrashekar.
> Figures in Australia are the following
>
> Set up costs at small vendor
> 1. Cost of EDI translaotor approx $1000 US.
> 2. Cost of trasnmission US$0.05 to US$0.15 /1KB so assuming so about 1
faxed
> page per KB text only) could give you a figure.
> 3. Cost of mapping
> If you do this as an industry group you can roll out the EDI translator
with
> the maps already installed
> otherwise 1 to 4 man weeks per map depending on whther the bsuiness
process
> matches the vendors system
>
> 3. Integration costs between EDI and the sub system
> I disagree with Derrick that
> "As for integration into your host system - most major systems are already
> supported and any delays or high costs are typically associated with
> unknown, or customized programs."
> As most small vendors are using small systems.
>
> The figures I hear from vvendors vary from
> 1 to 5 man days if the business system already has an interface.
> 5 to 40 man days if it doesn't (depending as Derrick said on the amount of
> customising ANDd also whether the business process is matching what is
> available in the vendors' systems
>
> 4.0 As an alternate you coudl do do the following for small vendors (
> assuming you don't want to web-EDI)
> 4.1 survey the vendors and find out what system they are using.
> 4.2 contact the software vendors directly and get details off their
> interface.
> 4.3 Get them to offer an update to provide a hard coded EDI message
suitable
> for you and other people in the same industry as long as this vendor
> considers your indutsry or you important.
> 4.4 use email instead of VANs assuming the telecommunications are
reliable.
>
> I would suggest you investigate every option ( ie a comination of EDI ,
web
> edi and others) as unless you are an 800 lb Koala (or you can work with an
> Industry group that is) you will have to use lots of ways to get
> connections with small vendors.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chandrashekar T S (BanW/BKA-C)
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 5:28 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: EDI VAN Charges.
> >
> > Hello List members,
> >
> > We are trying to get an estimate of what it costs a small trading
partner
> > to
> > invest in an EDI system and what thier running costs would be, including
> > the
> > costs of data transmission.
> >
> > I would be happy to recieve some rough estimates for the purpose of
> > planning
> > an EDI budget.
> >
> > Thanks and regards
> > Chandrashekar.
> >
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