Patrice and all, There's a bit of flawed logic in this question and in many of the answers given so far...
And it's based upon the original question - the cost PER MESSAGE. The problem in this logic is that all messages are of different sizes - some are much bigger and some are much smaller. For example, let's say I send out an 850 PO for 1 line item, but it's for 15,000 units... It's going to be a small and simple message that is being sent. But then I get back the 856 ASN from the vendor - and they ship 10 units per carton. So I'm going to get 1500 cases. that ASN will be huge when it comes to characters, but it's still just "a message". And then the 810 Invoice will be another small message. Can you truly put a value - the SAME value - on each of those messages? Not so much, no. Think of it in the ways of the 'Net. You've got an e-mail you're sending and you've got a program you're downloading. Both are "single items" - but at a few hundred kilobytes, that e-mail is small and quick. But at a few hundred thousand kilobytes, that program is HUGE. The program download will use up a lot of your bandwidth or (if applicable) your daily limit of data being sent or received. If you're still using dial-up, think of how long that download will take vs. the relatively short time for the e-mail. Ask this question - of yourselves or of others - would you consider a flat fee per document to be a good value, given the widely varied sizes of documents? Should you pay the same amount of insurance on a $200,000 Rolls Royce that you'd pay on a $15,000 Toyota Yaris (or other inexpensive car)...? I doubt you would - because you know it costs a LOT more to replace that Rolls (or get parts for it!) than it would to replace parts (or the car!) on the Yaris. And if you re-ask the question - but take it to the "decent price/cost per KC for EDI messages" - well, then, that's a topic that has been posted many times - and beaten just about to death! - on this forum (and any others revolving around the concepts of EDI)... Just My thoughts Craig Dunham EDI Coordinator --- In [email protected], "ediaas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > In your opinion/experience, what is a decent price/cost per EDI > message, including mapping and transmission? > > What about $0.32/message? > > Many thanks in advance and best regards, > > Patrice > ------------------------------------ ... 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/
