I answered the first question...we use Lawson and capture the order source as it is loaded. I can get a $$ for sales that went through EDI
On 6/15/07, Samantha Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This % of sales is a recurring theme and really a fantastic idea from a > conceptual standpoint. How would you go about calculating the value of > sales passing through the system though? If the PO has qty and part number > with no mention of cost (and really those things are negotiated so why would > they be required on a PO) how would you track it? > > Saying you did have the number, how does that relate to all the other > transaction that go through the department also? We are required to keep a > high system availability, rapid turnaround and the pagers/laptops > specifically for ASN transactions. One could increase your system cost by > adding ASN's but conceivably not be adding more value (no increased PO's). > > It is a puzzlement... > > > On 6/15/07, Dale Marthaller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I would suggest that the metric would vary greatly depending on the > > industry but since we are a sales based company our metric would be EDI cost > > as a percentage of all sales and EDI cost as a percentage of sales handled > > via EDI. > > > > > > Dale Marthaller (604) 461-6779 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf > > Of *Samantha Scott > > *Sent:* Friday, June 15, 2007 9:30 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [EDI-L] EDI Cost Analysis > > > > > > > > OK, so here's a Friday question...does anyone analyze the cost of EDI? > > > > At my company we use these measurements to compare our performance year > > to > > year - are we getting more or less value out of the resources in each > > period, etc. We also use them to compare to similar numbers across > > industries to see if we are performing well in comparison to others. For > > instance our corporate help desk totals all the staff, office space, > > computers & equipment etc and comes up with a cost per call to the help > > desk. I think it sits around $12 right now which is on the low side of > > average. > > > > So I can count up all the costs of servers and software maintenance, VAN > > > > fees, etc., but what is my divisor? Cost per what?? I can count the EDI > > transactions but that doesn't cover the non-EDI data that goes through > > our > > servers untranslated. I archive everything systematically in folders by > > month so I could compare the MB of data in each month which does get the > > non-EDI stuff. What I am curious about is if anyone else here has done > > this > > exercise, what you used for your metric divisor and why? > > > > Thanks so much for any thoughts you have on the topic > > > > Samantha > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > The Oppenheimer Group ---- CONFIDENTIAL > > > > This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain > > privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have > > received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the > > original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. > > > > > [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/
