William...
I, for one, got a kick out of your obvious tongue-in-cheek reply to the
WalMart mail, poking good-natured fun at the fact that the original e-mail
referred to WalMart Customers rather than WalMart Suppliers.
However, it's unfortunate that EDI and a sense of humor are apparently
mutually exclusive, at least as demonstrated by the replies.
There are plenty of emails that go back and forth on this thing which treat
serious topics in a serious manner. Throwing a little humor into the pot
only makes the broth a little richer. Keep on tossing it in, amigo.
Chuck Boucos
Willow Farm Solutions
http://www.willowfarmsolutions.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Electronic Data Interchange Issues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Paul Jandron
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 11:46 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Walmart shipping information
To All:
I am not sure who is in charge of this list but I thought it was
for help with EDI/XML questions.I really do not care if someone does not
want to buy their "Batman Band-Aids or tub of Crest from Wal-Mart" anymore
because they want you upgrade to X.12 004030. The question was "Is there a
website that shows [Wal-Mart's] requirements for prospective customers?" If
you cannot help them then do not reply.
Thanks
Paul Jandron
Squid Technologies, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.squidtech.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "William J. Kammerer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Walmart shipping information
> Chris LaPlaca asked "Is there a website that shows [Wal-Mart's]
> requirements for prospective customers?"
>
> Joe Reinhardt told Chris that "New customers need X12 Version 4030."
>
> I never paid much attention to the vast quantity of messages in the last
> couple of months regarding Wal-Mart, except to surmise that either (1)
> Wal-Mart could work on its communication with suppliers, (2) its
> suppliers don't pay attention, or (3) Wal-Mart is engaged in some
> perverse "survival of the fittest" experiment to weed out suppliers. In
> any event, none of this was any of my business. I figure Wal-Mart is
> perfectly entitled to throw its weight around as an 800-lb. EDI gorilla,
> making as many demands on suppliers as it can get away with.
>
> But now that Wal-Mart CUSTOMERS have to use X12 Version 4030, I'm going
> to have to put my foot down! I'm a CUSTOMER, and under no circumstances
> am I going to go to the hassle of using X12 just so I can buy some
> tattoo band-aids, shampoo, or batteries. Enough is enough!
>
> Now, if Wal-Mart had just mandated XML, that might be another thing
> altogether...
>
> William J. Kammerer
> FORESIGHT Corp.
> 4950 Blazer Pkwy.
> Dublin, OH USA 43017-3305
> +1 614 791-1600
>
> Visit FORESIGHT Corp. at http://www.foresightcorp.com/
> "accelerating time-to-trade"
>
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