Richard Buzun Award Nomination

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Please complete the following questions to nominate your company for this award:

* 1. Choose your company type:

Manufacturer/Supplier Distributor

* 2. Do you have a representative from your company actively involved in the creation and implementation of industry and/or global eCommerce standards?

Yes No
Representative Name:

If yes, please list the standards organization(s):

* 3. Does your company utilize an enterprise data management system to store and share product and pricing information internally?

Yes No

If yes, please list the amount of databases and briefly explain the process:

* 4. Does your company participate in a data synchronization and/or data quality review program?

Yes No
If yes, please specify the name of the program:

* 5. In which ways does your company submit/obtain product and pricing data to/from your trading partners? Select all that apply.

Direct to trading partner via fax, email, or CD
Direct to trading partner via EDI
Company Website
IDW
Other/ Please specify:

Indicate frequency of uploads/downloads:

* 6. Please select the type of information you submit/obtain from IDW.

Core data (basic transactional data such as UPC, catalog number and price)
Extended data (additional attributes beyond basic ordering information such as packaging, short descriptions, etc.)
Catalog data (marketing data such as images, long descriptions, spec sheets)
Future pricing data (min. 30 days before effective)
Net into Stock Pricing
Other/ Please specify:

* 7. Which method(s) does your company use to send and receive business transactions? Please select all that apply.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Fax
Flat File
International Electronic Data Interchange (EDIFACT)
Web Forms
Other/ Please specify:

* 8. Does your company support EDI Pro standards?

Yes No

* 9. Approximately what percentage of your business documents are exchanged through electronic document interchange (EDI)?

* 10. Does your company offer a program(s) to encourage your trading partners' participation in data synchronization initiatives and/or the electronic exchange of business documents (EDI)?

Yes No

If yes, briefly explain the type of program(s) and the results:

* 11. What services do you offer through your company’s web site (please check all that apply)

Order Entry
Requests for Quote
Price and Availability
Request for Price File
SPA Processing
Product Search
Marketing Collateral downloads
Other/ Please specify:

Please enter the URL for this web site, if different than the main company web site URL:

* 12. Compliance with United Nations Standard Products and Services (UNSPSC) Code initiative:

Manufacturers/Suppliers: Do you store UNSPSC codes in your business system and populate the IDW directly; or do you utilize a class code to UNSPSC cross reference code on the IDW to populate the field?

Store and populate Use IDW cross reference Do not use UNSPSC

Distributors: Do you use UNSPSC codes in your business system for reporting and spend analysis?

Yes No Do not use UNSPSC

* 13. Does your company comply with GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) standards?

Yes No N/A

If applicable, how do you synchronize your business information with GDSN-enabled trading partners (e.g. Wal-Mart, Lowe's, McLane)

14. List any additional activities your company engages in to support eCommerce best practices:

* 15. Has your company been recognized for eCommerce activity in the past?

Yes No

If yes, please explain:

16. Please list the top three trading partners (manufacturers or distributors) in the electrical industry that make eCommerce easiest for your business.

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September 20-22, 2010

Richard Buzun Award Nomination

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