Welcome to 8th & Walton - the premier destination for Walmart supplier education. Our mission is singular: to offer services and solutions that support organizations of all sizes and from anywhere in the world in their efforts to do business more efficiently and effectively with the world's largest and most important retailer.
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.
Replenishment & Inventory Management Bentonville
Date: May 20, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Seats Available: 0
Facility: 8th & Walton
902B South Walton Blvd., Suite 18
Bentonville, AR 72712
Overview
Our Replenishment course focuses on the interaction between a supplier and the Walmart and Sam's replenishment teams. You will gain an understanding of how to effectively implement strategies in the area of seasonality, forecasting and inventory management. In addition, you will learn how to develop successful inventory strategies by utilizing Retail LInk®, Walmart’s replenishment system and POS activity to efficiently maximize sales performance at Walmart.
In this course, you will learn:
- How to manage in-stocks
- Root Cause Analysis
- Supplier View In Stock Reports
- Detailed Replenishment Analysis Report
- SWAS and Exception Reports
- Review of CPFR
- Seasonal Profile Analysis
- How to validate DD rates
- Supply Chain Fundamentals
- Script Orders
- POS Forecast
- Demand Planner
- MABD Delivery Window Reporting - Supply Chain Reliability Scorecard
- Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment - forecast accuracy and confidence rates
An understanding of Retail Link® is required before taking this class. An understanding of retail math and planning and forecasting is recommended.
Participants must have authorized access to Retail Link® (ID & Password).
Not applicable to DSD suppliers.
Audience
Most useful to someone new to Replenishment or who wants a refresher. Not applicable to DSD suppliers.
Schedule
This course is taught from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Notes
An understanding of Retail Link® is required before taking this class. An understanding of retail math and planning and forecasting is recommended.
Participants will need a laptop with wireless capabilities and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID & Password). Please bring a calculator to class.
