> There are some retailers out their sending customer info for
> direct-to-consumer shipping of course -- 850 specs for DTC
> shipping; I don't have my specs handy, but IIRC there's also
> an EDI document for resales to end users -- I think it's an
> 867. I seem to remember a consumer/end user product
> warranty document as well.
>
> The question of how one wants to use the information is
> going to be asked, but some distributor/retailers are more
> than happy to give up consumer data -- and even demanding
> their suppliers use it.
Jim (and group)
Yes, there is an 867 Product Transfer & Resale Report in the X12 spec. But I
really don't think it's for the use suggested by our original poster. Here's
what the spec says it's for:
867 Product Transfer and Resale Report
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data
contents of the Product Transfer and Resale Report Transaction Set (867) for
use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment.
The transaction set can be used to: (1) report information about product that
has been transferred from one location to another; (2) report sales of product
from one or more locations to an end customer; or (3) report sales of a product
from one or more locations to an end customer, and demand beyond actual sales
(lost orders). Report may be issued by either buyer or seller.
Having posted that, I cannot see where the information being sent or received
is about the end customer - beyond the fact that an item was sold to an end
customer. There's is an N1 loop that could be used to send customer
information, but, again, a lot depends upon the questions asked by nearly
everybody that's replied - WHY is the company requesting this information?
If it's possibly to follow the trail of a product that needs to be monitored
(for possible recall later on - think food or medical), then it's maybe
something valid. But it's still kind of questionable information....
Most of the time, the data being sent by retailers to suppliers is more related
to the sale of items and tracking goods for more of a "just in time" kind of
ordering process, allowing the retailers and their suppliers to collaborate
more on product levels.
DTC...? I didn't find any DTC segment in the 850... At least in the 4010
version of the spec. Are you referring to cross dock references - breaking up
an order for a number of locations within a company...?
Truly, the only reference to DTC I found in the spec is a DESTINATION CHARGE
entry in the 150 "SPECIAL CHARGE OR ALLOWANCE CODE" element.
Craig Dunham
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