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Subject: UPS & Maxicode
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: lasermanz-ga
List Price: $100.00
Posted: 16 Feb 2006 15:42 PST
Expires: 21 Feb 2006 15:03 PST
Question ID: 446696
When does United Parcel Service (UPS) plan to dis-continue using the Maxicode
barcode and change to a different 2d bar code?

Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 16 Feb 2006 16:45 PST
lasermanz-ga,

Maxicode is a UPS-developed system.

Since UPS is the 800-pound gorilla in the packaging world, it's hard
to imagine a scenario where they would feel compelled to give up their
Maxicode system in favor of a bar code developed outside of UPS.

They have certainly changed and fine-tuned Maxicode over the years,
and will no doubt continue to do so.

Do have a particular reason to suppose that UPS is contemplating
phasing-out Maxicode?  If you have some information on this, then
please let us know, so that we can focus our research efforts.

If you're simply wondering if/when they will migrate away from
Maxicode, I certainly haven't seen any indication that such a change
is being contemplated.


Let me know whatever more you can regarding the context for your question.


Thanks,

pafalafa-ga

Clarification of Question by lasermanz-ga on 21 Feb 2006 11:26 PST
We use datamatrix to automatically create our courier labels and would
like to use UPS as an alternative courier to FedEx and Emery but are
unwilling to do so if we have to use Maxicode for UPS.

Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Feb 2006 11:39 PST
lasermanz-ga,

Thanks for the update.

I could answer your question by saying "Not anytime soon", and collect
the $100 you've offered.

However, I suspect that's not the answer you're looking for, and
perhaps your question isn't even the one you mean to ask.

Could you please clarify for me what information, specifically, you
are looking for, and how I can best answer your question.

I'd love to be able to help, but I'm just not sure yet what you're after.

Thanks,

paf

Clarification of Question by lasermanz-ga on 21 Feb 2006 12:25 PST
We are looking for a UPS management supported answer or a quote from a
press release or such upon which we can make our recommendation
regarding use of UPS as a courier alternative if they will be moving
to a datamatrix type barcode within the next 6 months.

Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Feb 2006 14:07 PST
lasermanz-ga,

I hope this comes across the right way...

UPS isn't planning to move its headquarters to Mongolia anytime soon. 
However, I can't find a single statement from them attesting to this.

I'm equally sure they're not migrating from Maxicode anytime soon, but
equally hard-pressed to document that.


Given that state of affairs, is there anything more I can do for you on this?


paf

Clarification of Question by lasermanz-ga on 21 Feb 2006 15:03 PST
No there is nothing else. 

I consider this a non-fee response as there was no research done and
only an impression given. \

As such, I am cancelling the request.
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