FORECASTING & REPLENISHMENT
Keep your products on the Walmart shelf by improving your ability to forecast accurately. Uncover best practices for forecasting and fulfillment, and learn solutions for supply chain problems.
An intense class packed with practical value and hands-on learning.
It sounds simple: Get the right number of items into Walmart when they’re needed, and don’t run out. But it’s become a complicated game, and the rules keep changing. Accurate forecasts are essential to producing purchase orders that support both in-stock and merchandise flow. Replenishment is critical to profitability.
Learn how the sausage gets made — what goes into creating orders, how are modular changes planned, and how is safety stock used.
Leave class with tools for better communication with your replenishment manager. You’ll have a deeper understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Walmart replenishment team, and walk away with a solid grasp of the prescribed paths for communicating and collaborating with them.
Who should take this class:
Replenishment analysts and managers, forecasting managers, demand planners, allocation managers.
Produce suppliers: This class contains some reports which do not apply to you and which you will be unable to complete.
Meet Your Teacher
Lori Carter has had a remarkable breadth of experience in her 24 year retail career. It began at Walmart and Sam’s Club where she became a Retail Link® analyst and replenishment specialist. As a supplier and working on behalf of suppliers, Lori has managed e-commerce accounts, analyzed data, improved OTIF scores, and resolved transportation issues. Lori also serves as an administrator of the Walmart Supplier Support Group on FaceBook. Here she answers suppliers’ questions, an experience that has given her a deep understanding of the current needs of the Walmart supplier.
Reviews
Lori was a great facilitator, explaining common issues and how to determine root causes and solutions to challenges that one might face with forecasting and replenishment in the Walmart landscape.
- David - 4/10/25 Ecommerce/Project Management
Great experience on the Forecsting & Replenishment online course. Lori was great explaining about it.
- Daniel - 4/10/25 Supply Chain
Great information given. Lori was a great teacher and very engaging.
- Tristian - 4/10/25 Associate CPFR Analyst
I liked Lori's real-world approach. She actually used what she teaches, so she’s able to direct application to what we’re seeing day-to-day.
- Chanda - 10/11/23 Replenishment Analyst
I liked all the subjects covered in the class. The instructor appears to be an expert in WalMart's inventory forecasting and replenishment areas. The knowledge I learned from the class will be very helpful.
- Jane - 7/25/23 Controller