Hello Mike, > I think what you have here is probably an example of badly written business > communication, fuzzy thinking, or just trying to sound tough to intimidate > trading partners into compliance.
I agree, and I just want to mention that it is a pretty bad idea to move all direct EDI costs onto your suppliers, because of course they will include them in their next calculation round into their prices (or in the quality, or go out of usiness). To optimize the overal costs of a supplychain, collaboration is required. And this indeed requires fair communications. VAN interconnects do introduce additional handling, like more often failed transactions and missing visibility for delivery, it may also introduce addtional delays. However forcing suppliers onto a VAN is most likely not the best solution for that. Gruss Bernd ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
