Of course there are people here working.... what I mean is we do everything even remotely technical. So EDI *for us* is not just translation. I don't have application people that I can ask to start providing certain data in the shipment output so that I can plug it into a map- I have to do all of it. Boo Hoo, I know.
Not to change the subject, but I would point out on a side note: Although many of the folks you mention DO make requests of what they need, I still have to double-check everything they ask for- since at least 50% of the time, they only need what they say they need because they were told it was needed when they got the job, and they never checked to see whether it was actually of any value. I'm sure everyone is familiar with this very Office Space-esque scenario. Travis- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Mattias/LS" <[email protected]> To: "EDI-L" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 1:16:04 PM Subject: Re: [EDI-L] 856 design theory documents/web sites/books?? >>>EDI does not drive the content (what you're calling design) of the ASN, >>>business does..... > ,,, But in small operations such as ours, there's no "application people" > to talk with... i Sure there are. Do you have "shipments coming in?" Then SOMEONE can tell you, "What info I'd like on an advance ship manifest." Maybe it's a buyer, who needs to know something is on the way - albeit late - and he does NOT need to order extra of that item from an alternate vendor to cover shortages. Maybe it's the person in charge of the warehouse who is going to have to find room to store all this "stuff" when it gets here in three days. Maybe it's the person in charge of production, who can count on having all the raw materials he will need and therefore can schedule a production run without fear he'll have to stop the line when he runs out of something and possibly do an additional setup whilst the line employees draw a paycheck for playing rock-paper-scissors all morning. Maybe it's Accounts Payable, who would like to know as soon as possible in advance he or she is going to need cash to pay for this stuff in thirty days or so. Maybe it's sales/service, who can tell customers "yes, we have some on the way so I *CAN* meet your requested delivery date." Anyone doing these things for your company? MCM (Have I even mentioned how important I think it is for "EDI People" to understand their own business? ) ------------------------------------ ... 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 [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: [email protected] [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/
