UnitechEDI explains what the latest EDI news means to you.

Source of Announcement:

Email from Amazon

What is this about?:

We are trying to find out from Amazon. The email is vague.

What must I do?:

Nothing right now. We will send you an email as soon as Amazon responds to our information request.

Disclaimer:

This is our best thinking on this matter. For confirmation you should contact your Amazon representative. If you have questions, contact (800) 330-4094 or support@unitechedi.com. As a reminder, clients can see Amazon’s newsletter on Vendor Central. The Amazon trademark, logo, and copyright is the property of their owners. All rights reserved. Use of any logo does not represent an endorsement.

Source of Announcement:

Email from Amazon.com Vendor Central

What is this about?:

Amazon is adding a new fulfillment center in Lebanon, TN.

What must I do?:

Please ensure that your fullfillment systems customer records are updated to include this new location:

Amazon.com.dedc, LLC
14840 Central Pike Suite 190
Lebanon, TN 37090

SAN: 7608993
SAN For Media Carton Qty Receiving: 7609000

You must also ‘Update Software’ from the UnitechEDI icon to register this new location.

Live Date:
Beginning immediately, you may start receiving orders for the new facility via the EDI 850 Purchase Order.

Disclaimer:

This is our best thinking on this matter. For confirmation you should contact your Amazon representative. If you have questions, contact (800) 330-4094 or support@unitechedi.com. As a reminder, clients can see Amazon’s newsletter on Vendor Central. The Amazon trademark, logo, and copyright is the property of their owners. All rights reserved. Use of any logo does not represent an endorsement.

Source of Announcement:

Phone call from Amazon rep

What is this about?:

UnitechEDI does not support direct ftp in place of VAN communication due to the lack of standards in setting up and difficulties in supporting.

In addition, VAN communication has the following advantages:
Better security
More dependable
Diagnostics available for support
On-line tools available for administration.

But the most important benefit to you of using VAN communication is that you now have an independent, verifiable audit trail of EDI files that you sent. If Amazon claims that they did not receive your invoices, you now have a way of proving if you did. With Amazon’s proposed system you would have no standard of proof and might be liable for costly penalties.

What must I do?:

If contacted, tell your Amazon contact that your vendor does not support this, and if they persist, forward their contact information to support@unitechedi.com and someone will get back to them to explain.

Disclaimer:

This is our best thinking on this matter. For confirmation you should contact your Amazon representative. If you have questions, contact (800) 330-4094 or support@unitechedi.com. As a reminder, clients can see Amazon’s newsletter on Vendor Central. The Amazon trademark, logo, and copyright is the property of their owners. All rights reserved. Use of any logo does not represent an endorsement.

Source of Announcement:

E-mail from Amazon

What is this about and What must I do?:

New Fulfillment Centers are being launched in June. Please see the following announcements for specific details regarding the launch.

Amazon.com Fulfillment Center BFI1 going live in June 2011
Amazon is adding a new fulfillment center in Sumner, WA. Please ensure that your systems and warehouses are updated to include this new location.

Amazon.com dedc, LLC
1800 140th Avenue E.
Sumner, WA 98390

EDI Vendors:
If you receive the EDI 850, please add the new location in your system as soon as possible to enable you to process orders for this new facility. Depending on your EDI configuration, you will either receive the SAN code or FC Code BFI1.

New Ship-To Facility Codes:
Amazon FC Code: BFI1
SAN: 802023X
SAN For Media Carton Qty Receiving: 8020248

EDI Information:
Amazon will send the FC or SAN code in the Ship-To N1_04 element. For the FC code the ’92’ qualifier is sent in the N1_03 element. The SAN code the ’15’ qualifier is sent in the N1_03 element. You will be required to return the same code in the Ship-To segment of the EDI 856 document as well.

FC Code Example: N1*ST*AMAZON.COM*92*BFI1

SAN Code Example: NT*ST*AMAZON.COM*15*802023X

For a complete list of all Amazon North American fulfillment centers and EDI SAN codes, please login to Vendor Central and navigate to RESOURCE CENTER > Operations > North America Fulfillment Center Locations to download the file Amazon North America Fulfillment Center Address List.pdf. If you have any questions related to the Amazon SAN and FC codes, please login to Vendor Central and submit a contact using Contact Us > EDI > General EDI Questions and an Amazon EDI technical support associate will reply to you within two business days.

Amazon.com Fulfillment Center IND4 going live in June 2011
Amazon is adding a new fulfillment center in Indianapolis, IN. Please ensure that your systems and warehouses are updated to include this new location.

Amazon.com.indc LLC
710 S. Girls School Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46231

EDI Vendors:
If you receive the EDI 850, please add the new location in your system as soon as possible to enable you to process orders for this new facility. Depending on your EDI configuration, you will either receive the SAN code or FC Code IND4.

New Ship-To Facility Codes:
Amazon FC Code: IND4
SAN: 8020027
SAN For Media Carton Qty Receiving: 8020035

EDI Information:
Amazon will send the FC or SAN code in the Ship-To N1_04 element. For the FC code the ’92’ qualifier is sent in the N1_03 element. The SAN code the ’15’ qualifier is sent in the N1_03 element. You will be required to return the same code in the Ship-To segment of the EDI 856 document as well.

FC Code Example: N1*ST*AMAZON.COM*92*IND4
SAN Code Example: NT*ST*AMAZON.COM*15*8020027

For a complete list of all Amazon North American fulfillment centers and EDI SAN codes, please login to Vendor Central and navigate to RESOURCE CENTER > Operations > North America Fulfillment Center Locations to download the file Amazon North America Fulfillment Center Address List.pdf. If you have any questions related to the Amazon SAN and FC codes, please login to Vendor Central and submit a contact using Contact Us > EDI > General EDI Questions and an Amazon EDI technical support associate will reply to you within 24 hours.
©2011 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Vendor Central is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Amazon.com, P.O. Box 81226, Seattle, WA 98108-1226

Disclaimer:

This is our best thinking on this matter. For confirmation you should contact your Amazon representative. If you have questions, contact (800) 330-4094 or support@unitechedi.com. As a reminder, clients can see Amazon’s newsletter on Vendor Central. The Amazon trademark, logo, and copyright is the property of their owners. All rights reserved. Use of any logo does not represent an endorsement.

Source of Announcement:

Email from Amazon.com Vendor Central

What is this about?:

Amazon is adding a new fulfillment center in Shepherdsville, KY.

What must I do?:

Please ensure that your fullfillment systems customer records are updated to include this new location:

Amazon.com.kydc LLC
376 Zappos.com Blvd
Shepherdsville, KY 40165

SAN: 8019827
SAN For Media Carton Qty Receiving: 8019835

You must also ‘Update Software’ from the UnitechEDI icon to register this new location.

Live Date:
Beginning immediately, you may start receiving orders for the new facility via the EDI 850 Purchase Order.

Disclaimer:

This is our best thinking on this matter. For confirmation you should contact your Amazon representative. If you have questions, contact (800) 330-4094 or support@unitechedi.com. As a reminder, clients can see Amazon’s newsletter on Vendor Central. The Amazon trademark, logo, and copyright is the property of their owners. All rights reserved. Use of any logo does not represent an endorsement.

Source of Announcement:

Amazon.com US Vendor Newsletter, February 2011

What is this about?:

Amazon is opening a new fulfillment center in March, 2011

 Amazon FC Code: YYZ1
SAN: 7603525

Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, Inc
6363 Millcreek Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1L8 Canada

What must I do?:

If you trade with Amazon Canada, be sure to add the new ship to address to your customer master file before March, so that new EDI orders will process correctly in your system.

You will also need to update your EDIxl software prior to sending the first EDI invoices to Amazon for the new ship to.  We will notify you when the software update is available.

Disclaimer:

This is our best thinking on this matter. For confirmation you should contact your Amazon representative. If you have questions, contact (800) 330-4094 or support@unitechedi.com. As a reminder, clients can see Amazon’s newsletter on Vendor Central.

Source of Announcement:

Amazon.com US Vendor Newsletter, January 2011

What is this about?:

Amazon is increasing the infraction fees charged to Publishers as of February 11, 2011

What must I do?:

Be sure to pay attention to any error messages from Amazon. These can turn into chargeable infractions.

UnitechEDI will be working on ways to help you better monitor your EDI compliance. Any suggestions are welcome.

Please be aware that any infraction charges are your responsibility and UnitechEDI cannot be held responsible for any charges, regardless of the reason.

Disclaimer:

This is our best thinking on this matter. For confirmation you should contact your Amazon representative. If you have questions, contact (800) 330-4094 or support@unitechedi.com. As a reminder, clients can see Amazon’s newsletter on Vendor Central.

The Amazon trademark, logo, and copyright is the property of their owners. All rights reserved. Use of any logo does not represent an endorsement.