Understanding the Line Review Process
Overview
In this course, you will learn how a buyer makes modular decisions during the line review process, including; expectations of suppliers, packaging requirements / needs, vendor pack decisions and opportunities for additional items. A better understanding the line review process helps ensure that your company’s key financial metrics are being met.
In this course, you will learn:
- Importance of line reviews
- Various types of line reviews
- Steps in a line review
- Expectations of suppliers for line reviews
- Impact of "pack-and-a-half" rule on suppliers
- Packaging obstacles to avoid
- How a supplier can identify opportunities “to sell” from a line review
- Constraints from which a buyer merchandises
- Best practices for line reviews
