Another consideration beside crossdock would be a no-touch receipt. We have been working with partners on that, where the ASN comes in and when the truck arrives, the BOL is keyed in and matches the ASN, and all the orders are immediately received from the vendor's POV.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Mattias/LS Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Re: ASN - pack vs. item level differences? 9/20/07 >> The number of cartons, weight and lading quantity "at the order level" is >> totally useless information..... > The great thing about the ASN structure is that you can report the weight, > lading quantity and other summary information at BOTH the shipment and > order > levels. Many retailers (buyers) do have this requirement of reporting at > both levels. The order level data would have value for an automated > cross-docking operation. The Cross-Docking application is one of which I did not think. In that case the info WOULD be of some value. MCM ... 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 ... 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/
