Public Comments 2006-D049-K. Tomlinson

D&FP, Caterpillar would be happy to work toward sending all EDI invoices for the DVD contract to WAWF. We do, however, have several concerns. 1). Time Constraint. Currently, Caterpillar is in the middle of a company wide computer system revamp. To do any changes at this time, would require an urgent business case and moratoriums for any system changes to be completed. We have been warned that to change where and how EDI invoices are sent, could be a year long endeavor. This is not a project that could be completed quickly. We ask if the invoicing to WAWF is made a mandatory requirement, that Caterpillar be given at least 12 months to make this happen. 2). We have been informed by our Gov't contacts at Columbus that they do not believe our DVD invoices will need to be submitted to WAWF. It has also been suggested that WAWF may not be able to handle our large number of invoices (4,000 a month). Currently, we are in the process (a ten month project, to date) of creating 856 shipping notices to WAWF. On 10-7-2007, we were informed to discontinue work on this project, by the Gov't. It would be very unfortunate if all of the time and money expended on this project, or any future projects, would be to no avail. Could we be assured that WAWF could handle our volume of invoices?