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Whether you are looking for courses in a city near you, an online course that will allow you to save time and money or custom and private training held at your facility, 8th & Walton can help.
Planning & Forecasting New York City
Date: May 19, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Facility: Time & Life Building
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Overview
An inaccurate forecast will not only cost your company sales and profit, it will also impact your credibility and eventually damage key relationships within Walmart. This course will help you make better decisions that will improve the performance of your business and enhance your credibility as a business partner.
In this course we examine the role of the Planner and Analyst, then focus on the primary components of strategic planning (seasonality, assortment planning, forecasting, etc.). Participants will learn how to better analyze their business and make both accurate and timely recommendations to Walmart. The tools we discuss will help you ensure that volume, profitability and asset efficiency goals are met or exceeded.
In this course, you will learn:
- Assortment Review
- Forecast Accuracy & Adjustments (Monitor, Identify, React)
- Make item level recommendations to improve your scorecard
- Promotions & Events
- Performance Measures
- Planning for new items
- SWAS, Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment overview
- Decision Support
An understanding of Retail Link® is required before taking this class.
Participants must have authorized access to Retail Link ® (ID & Password).
Notes
Participants will need a laptop with wireless capabilities and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID & Password).
An understanding of retail math and Retail Link® is recommended before taking this class.
