In my opinion, there shouldn't be any passing on of charges for EDI, by any
Trading Partners. I've just been faced with the situation where we are
being required to become TP's with one of our customers (us=supplier;
them=home improvement gorilla) and are going to be charged a percentage of
sales (1/4 - 1/2 percent) for being an EDI customer. I understand that they
have costs associated with EDI, but -- NEWSFLASH!!!! -- so do we!!! Now
it's going to cost us even more.
And to add to the insult, there is wording in the TPA that states that
neither party will be liable for the costs the other incurs for exchanging
messages.
Their "explanation" for the discount we will be assessed: We will both be
benefiting from EDI, so we should share the savings.
How about this: You keep your savings, and we'll keep ours (so far, when
figuring in EDI costs, we won't have any savings for years).
I guess this is the life of being a banana, rather than the gorilla. Is
there any support out there for us bananas?
Ryan Clough
EDI Coordinator
Smith Gardens, Inc.
Ph: (360) 733-4671 x.245
Fx: (360) 733-6876
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