Char, I'm glad you got back to me. After I wrote that last email I had a friend call me and mentioned he has a very nice power point that can explain the basic workings of EDI. He always had great power points and I can try to get that for you shortly. I have a few documents that explain the basics as well, please understand when you are getting most of these they were made by a particular provider and are trying to steer you towards becoming their customer. When it comes to the actual service providers each one is different and where one will work for a particular customer it will not for the next. So I am hesitant in telling you to send only one providers information. You'll end up with one customer that loves you and ten that want to hunt you down. It has to be on a one to one basis. I personally am never been able to match a customer to a provider without a fair amount of detail to their company and supply chain process. Then my work begins to find them the best provider for what they are trying to do. If you are able to I would suggest sending them someone's contact such as myself. If there is a process you need me to go through so I can be that consultant for you I will be happy to comply. In doing that you know they would be taken care of by someone who deals with EDI on a daily basis and since I don't work for anyone but myself they are not going to be pushed into a direction that they don't need to go, that can be very costly. In turn please get back to me when you have a chance and let me know if that could work out for you. As well I am very interested in RFID and learning more about it everyday, I think that is the next area to have some great advances. I look forward to hearing back from you.
Thank you, All EDI James Thomas (281)954-5214 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Edi Chill Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 3:21 PM To: James Thomas; [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Need a PPT on EDI or EDI for Dummies James I so agree with you, there is no EDI for dummies. EDI is a learned trait and you either "get it" or you don't. I am looking for something simple that explains the benefits and processes in terms anyone could understand, with pictures included just in case some parties lack comprehension skills (sales reps). It would also be helpful to have something they could send to a customer who does not currently have EDI capabilities and would need a third party VAN or consultant to implement EDI for them. I am all about helping our EDI consultants and acquaintances in this group and others. It's not that I am into the whole sales thing but whatever I can do to get our customers to trade EDI documents with us gives me job security and more revenue would hopfully mean more pay...but I'm probably reaching a bit far on that one. A little about our industy....We are a #1 distributor in the US of POS and RFID equipment. In the last 9 months I have grown our EDI partners from 4 customers to 90+ customers and from 0 vendors to 12 vendors. Thank You, Char ----- Original Message ---- From: James Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: edi.chill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 4:51:33 AM Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Need a PPT on EDI or EDI for Dummies Char, I wish I could tell you different but you will never find an EDI for dummies. I have read the other responses, and beyond the great search for information and the jokes others are giving. The truth is it is an ongoing processes for every day you spend with EDI there is something new you need to know. The best way is to look at the current job in front of you and solve that situation. Every project you work on you will cover new ground in some way shape or data format. I started with a glossary of EDI terms and a couple friends to help me solve the EDI situations as they arise, three years later I am very proficient in EDI plus the logistics world in whole. Today I help others with there EDI situations and I still learn something new everyday. Saying that I would be more than happy to help you out with your Director of Sales and getting him to feel comfortable with some EDI language. Please get back to me when you get chance and we can discuss more in detail exactly what you need him to understand. Thank you, All EDI James Thomas (281)954-5214 [EMAIL PROTECTED] net -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com]On Behalf Of edi.chill Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [EDI-L] Need a PPT on EDI or EDI for Dummies I was wondering if anyone has and could please forward me a PPT presentation about what EDI is. Basically EDI for Dummies without going into detail about specific EDI softwares. Yes I know what it is and I have tried to explain it to our Director of Sales but it is as if we are speaking two different languages and I fear he will never understand. I speak "geek" and he speaks "would sell my momma for a penny" and I have been unable to find a translator to bridge the gap between our two languages. I have a little mpeg of the little guy beating his head on his keyboard until it bleeds, but that's not graphic enough info for him and he demands more. I have tried going into more detail but he does not understand FTP, SMTP, sFTP, SSH, AS2 or anything else. So if anyone out there has simple enough PPT for a "trained monkey" (my analogy of a sales rep) to understand please forward you would be saving my overworked self a lot of grief. Yes I checked the files section first to no avail. Thanks in Advance, Char [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
