In Person and Live Online Classes
In Person Classes
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Beginning Retail Link
- Basic Navigation
- Building Business at a Glance
- Decision Support
- Company Summary Report
- Store Detail Report
- Understanding the importance of SWAS/CWAC
- Scorecard Overview
- Markup/Markdown Review
- Store of the Community Review
- Report Scheduling & Sharing
- Query Building 101
- Build Walmart Vocabulary
Day 2: Intermediate Retail Link
- In-Depth Review Decision Support - NEW
- Custom Groups - Building & Use
- Advanced Report Building
- POS Forecast
- SWAS/CWAC
- Historical Performance - Review of Item Seasonality
- Exception Strategy - Promotional & Modular Store Specific Orders
- Promotional Reporting
- Intro to Store of the Community
Day 3: Advanced Retail Link
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
This is a 3-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $1,755.
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
In this class, you will learn how to:
- Make sure you have enough inventory to meet what Walmart is likely to order
- Create, pull, and properly use the Supply Plan query
- Compare your sales history with Walmart’s forecasts
- Improve your In Full performance
- Validate the accuracy of promotions in demand forecast
- Measure order forecast accuracy
This is a 2-hour class.
9:00 to 11:00 AM or 1:00 to 3:00 PM Central Standard Time.
Cost: $295
Day One: On Time & In Full (OT&IF) Insight and Resolutions
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time - In Full score
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- And more...
Day Two: GRS 101: Demand Forecasting
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
- And More...
Day Three: GRS 201: Fulfillment
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Truckload Optimization
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
- And More...
This is a 3-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $1,755.
Day One: On Time & In Full (OT&IF) Insight and Resolutions
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time - In Full score
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- And more...
Day Two: GRS 101: Demand Forecasting
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
- And More...
Day Three: GRS 201: Fulfillment
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Truckload Optimization
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
- And More...
This is a 3-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $1,755.
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time & In Full scores
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- How to select your best consolidation option
- OT & IF accountability by freight payment terms
- How to work with Walmart to change your freight payment terms
- How to connect your forecast with desired OT & IF outcomes
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time & In Full scores
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- How to select your best consolidation option
- OT & IF accountability by freight payment terms
- How to work with Walmart to change your freight payment terms
- How to connect your forecast with desired OT & IF outcomes
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time & In Full scores
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- How to select your best consolidation option
- OT & IF accountability by freight payment terms
- How to work with Walmart to change your freight payment terms
- How to connect your forecast with desired OT & IF outcomes
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- Tell a story using your data
- Increase your capacity to gain insights
- Determine the Excel tools most important to your business
- Begin to truly mine your data
- Use retail math
- Manage your inventory better
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Tell a story using your data
- Increase your capacity to gain insights
- Determine the Excel tools most important to your business
- Begin to truly mine your data
- Use retail math
- Manage your inventory better
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Tell a story using your data
- Increase your capacity to gain insights
- Determine the Excel tools most important to your business
- Begin to truly mine your data
- Use retail math
- Manage your inventory better
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: Analysis
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM EST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, on-line class.
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Online Item File (OIF)
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query
How to Do Quick Reports:
- Quick Item Information
- Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Online Item File (OIF)
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query
How to Do Quick Reports:
- Quick Item Information
- Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
Live Online Classes
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: How to Prioritize What Retail Link® Offers
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM CST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, online class.
Day 1: Beginning Retail Link
- Basic Navigation
- Building Business at a Glance
- Decision Support
- Company Summary Report
- Store Detail Report
- Understanding the importance of SWAS/CWAC
- Scorecard Overview
- Markup/Markdown Review
- Store of the Community Review
- Report Scheduling & Sharing
- Query Building 101
- Build Walmart Vocabulary
Day 2: Intermediate Retail Link
- In-Depth Review Decision Support - NEW
- Custom Groups - Building & Use
- Advanced Report Building
- POS Forecast
- SWAS/CWAC
- Historical Performance - Review of Item Seasonality
- Exception Strategy - Promotional & Modular Store Specific Orders
- Promotional Reporting
- Intro to Store of the Community
Day 3: Advanced Retail Link
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
This is a 3-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $1,755.
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Use Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Global Supplier Management (GSM) - 6 VS 9 Digits
- Online Item File (OIF)
- PO Tracking
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query: Columns, Items, Locations, Times, and Options
Run Quick Reports: Quick Item Information and Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
- The most productive apps and how often to work them
- The most important queries for you to maintain
- The best practices from other successful suppliers
- Five steps to keep you on top of your business
- Monday Morning Reports - What you need to include
In this class, you will learn how to:
- Make sure you have enough inventory to meet what Walmart is likely to order
- Create, pull, and properly use the Supply Plan query
- Compare your sales history with Walmart’s forecasts
- Improve your In Full performance
- Validate the accuracy of promotions in demand forecast
- Measure order forecast accuracy
This is a 2-hour class.
9:00 to 11:00 AM or 1:00 to 3:00 PM Central Standard Time.
Cost: $295
Day One: On Time & In Full (OT&IF) Insight and Resolutions
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time - In Full score
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- And more...
Day Two: GRS 101: Demand Forecasting
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
- And More...
Day Three: GRS 201: Fulfillment
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Truckload Optimization
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
- And More...
This is a 3-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $1,755.
Day One: On Time & In Full (OT&IF) Insight and Resolutions
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time - In Full score
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- And more...
Day Two: GRS 101: Demand Forecasting
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
- And More...
Day Three: GRS 201: Fulfillment
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Truckload Optimization
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
- And More...
This is a 3-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $1,755.
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time & In Full scores
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- How to select your best consolidation option
- OT & IF accountability by freight payment terms
- How to work with Walmart to change your freight payment terms
- How to connect your forecast with desired OT & IF outcomes
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time & In Full scores
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- How to select your best consolidation option
- OT & IF accountability by freight payment terms
- How to work with Walmart to change your freight payment terms
- How to connect your forecast with desired OT & IF outcomes
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Walmart's expectations for On Time In Full shipments
- How OT & IF utilize Must Arrive By Date to show exceptions
- How to read your On Time & In Full scores
- Navigate your OT & IF scorecard to identify recurring exceptions
- How On Time & In Full performance will prevent fines
- How to build an OT & IF Action Plan for your company
- How to select your best consolidation option
- OT & IF accountability by freight payment terms
- How to work with Walmart to change your freight payment terms
- How to connect your forecast with desired OT & IF outcomes
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- OT & IF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Basic Retail Link® overview
- Supplier Invoice Inquiry screen
- Utilization of the Accounting Scorecard
- How the Walmart Payables system works
- Purchase order best practices
- Invoicing best practices
- How to avoid deductions
- Deduction reduction: research and resolution
- Deduction pay back
- Invoice inquiry and Retail Link®
- Dispute portal
- High Radius
- OTIF Basics - How it ties to accounting
- Post Audit - How it works and how to avoid it
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $650
- Basic Retail Link® overview
- Supplier Invoice Inquiry screen
- Utilization of the Accounting Scorecard
- How the Walmart Payables system works
- Purchase order best practices
- Invoicing best practices
- How to avoid deductions
- Deduction reduction: research and resolution
- Deduction pay back
- Invoice inquiry and Retail Link®
- Dispute portal
- High Radius
- OTIF Basics - How it ties to accounting
- Post Audit - How it works and how to avoid it
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $650
- Basic Retail Link® overview
- Supplier Invoice Inquiry screen
- Utilization of the Accounting Scorecard
- How the Walmart Payables system works
- Purchase order best practices
- Invoicing best practices
- How to avoid deductions
- Deduction reduction: research and resolution
- Deduction pay back
- Invoice inquiry and Retail Link®
- Dispute portal
- High Radius
- OTIF Basics - How it ties to accounting
- Post Audit - How it works and how to avoid it
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $650
- Basic Retail Link® overview
- Supplier Invoice Inquiry screen
- Utilization of the Accounting Scorecard
- How the Walmart Payables system works
- Purchase order best practices
- Invoicing best practices
- How to avoid deductions
- Deduction reduction: research and resolution
- Deduction pay back
- Invoice inquiry and Retail Link®
- Dispute portal
- High Radius
- OTIF Basics - How it ties to accounting
- Post Audit - How it works and how to avoid it
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- What GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) / Data Sync is
- How to create your GTIN
- The packaging hierarchy and why it is important
- Differences between assortments and shippers
- Attributes of new items and the significance of each
- The new Item Creation Process: How to use Supplier Center to build your item’s number
- How to complete the Item Creation template from Supplier Center
- How to retrieve Synchronization and Publication Reports
Because Item Creation is different for each supplier, items cannot be created in a group made up of different suppliers. In this class, actually doing item creation work is limited to a few hours in Supplier Center. If you have a pressing need to create items, we suggest our Advisory Services.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- How to set up a new item properly
- What each completed field generates
- The meanings of the site’s various components
- Two ways to execute Item Set Up: Supplier Center and spreadsheet uploaded to Supplier Center
- How to successfully navigate Walmart’s Supplier Center App
- Tips and best practices for e-commerce
- The significant differences between DSV and Owned inventory
- Why images are so important and how to select them
- How to maximize SEO today
- E-commerce trends, history, and direction
This is a 3-hour class.
Each class runs from 9 AM CST to Noon CST or from 1 PM to 4 PM CST.
Cost: $395
- Tell a story using your data
- Increase your capacity to gain insights
- Determine the Excel tools most important to your business
- Begin to truly mine your data
- Use retail math
- Manage your inventory better
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Tell a story using your data
- Increase your capacity to gain insights
- Determine the Excel tools most important to your business
- Begin to truly mine your data
- Use retail math
- Manage your inventory better
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
- Tell a story using your data
- Increase your capacity to gain insights
- Determine the Excel tools most important to your business
- Begin to truly mine your data
- Use retail math
- Manage your inventory better
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
Cost: $650
Day 1: Retail Link® 1: Basics
- How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
- How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
- Important DOCS
- 15 Valuable APPS
- How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
- Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
- The Elements of Building a Query
- How to Create and Retrieve A Quick Item Information Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Supplier Performance Scorecard
Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- Meaning of All Links Rollup and All Links Detail
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
Day 3: Retail Link® 3: Analysis
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
The Retail Link® Suite is a 3-day class, running from 9 AM to 4:30 PM EST. You may take all 3 classes in the same week or stagger them. Some suppliers like taking Retail Link® 1 and 2 in one week and then taking Retail Link® 3 the following month -- either in-person or as a live, on-line class.
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Online Item File (OIF)
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query
How to Do Quick Reports:
- Quick Item Information
- Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
How to Navigate the New Retail Link® Home Page
How to Customize Your Own Dashboard
Important DOCS:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- DSS Help/Column Definitions
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Supplier Replenishment Information
- On Time In Full (OTIF)
15 Valuable APPS, including:
- How to Search, Filter, Favorite, Sort, Domain, Category
- OTIF and Its Scorecard
- Store/Club/DC GLN List
- Online Item File (OIF)
- Decision Support
How to Build Out Your Business at a Glance
Introduction to the Decision Support Home Page
The Elements of Building a Query
How to Do Quick Reports:
- Quick Item Information
- Supplier Performance Scorecard
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Create and Retrieve A Company Summary Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Store Detail Report
- The Difference Between All Links Rollup VS All Links Detail
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Sales & Inventory Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Basic Replenishment Report
- How to Create and Retrieve A Forecast
- How to Create and Retrieve A POS
- How to Compare Forecast and POS Side-by-Side
- How to Create and Retrieve A Markdowns Report
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
- How to Fine Tune Seasonality and Forecast
- How to Make a Case for Adjusting Your Forecast
- How to Know When a Trend Offers an Opportunity
- How to Know if Your Items Are in the Right Stores
- How to Recommend a New Store Count
- How to Build a Story About Your Customer
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Cost: $650
Day 1: Planning & Forecasting
- Assortment Review using Scorecard Metrics
- Forecasting Promotions & Events
- Make item level recommendations to improve your scorecard
- Performance Measurements
- Planning for new items
- Understanding the importance of SWAS/CWAC
- Key SWAS Reports
- 52-Week Budget
- And more...
Day 2: GRS - Demand
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Advanced Report Building
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
- And more...
Day 3: GRS - Fulfillment
- OTIF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
- And more...
This is a 3-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost:$1,755.
- Assortment Review using Scorecard Metrics
- Make item level recommendations to improve your scorecard
- Forecasting Promotions & Events
- Performance Measurements
- Planning for new items
- 52-Week Budget
- Key SWAS Reports
- Understanding item level Walmart forecast on current items
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- Assortment Review using Scorecard Metrics
- Make item level recommendations to improve your scorecard
- Forecasting Promotions & Events
- Performance Measurements
- Planning for new items
- 52-Week Budget
- Key SWAS Reports
- Understanding item level Walmart forecast on current items
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- Intro to the replenishment role
- GRS overview
- GRS key concepts
- Establishing an initial mean
- Demand workbench and forecast generation
- Demand reporting - reviewing the forecast & identifying exceptions, recommending promotions, and communicating with Walmart
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- OTIF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- OTIF fundamentals
- Truckload Optimization
- Creation of the supply plan for stores and DCs
- Sources of safety stock & how to provide recommendations
- Understanding end of life settings impact on the replenishment of deletions
- Replenishment restructure: understanding the new roles, responsibilities, and collaboration
- Reporting: PO reporting, tracking sell through, fill rate, and calculating lost sales
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- Basic Retail LInk overview
- Supplier Inovice Inquiry screen
- Utilization of the Accounting Scorecard
- How the Walmart Payables system works
- Purchase order best practices
- Invoicing best practices
- How to avoid deductions
- Deduction reduction: research and resolution
- Deduction pay back
- Invoice inquiry and Retail Link®
- Dispute portal
- WalmartSKIP
- Post Audit - How it works and how to avoid it
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- Basic Retail LInk overview
- Supplier Inovice Inquiry screen
- Utilization of the Accounting Scorecard
- How the Walmart Payables system works
- Purchase order best practices
- Invoicing best practices
- How to avoid deductions
- Deduction reduction: research and resolution
- Deduction pay back
- Invoice inquiry and Retail Link®
- Dispute portal
- WalmartSKIP
- Post Audit - How it works and how to avoid it
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
- Basic Retail LInk overview
- Supplier Inovice Inquiry screen
- Utilization of the Accounting Scorecard
- How the Walmart Payables system works
- Purchase order best practices
- Invoicing best practices
- How to avoid deductions
- Deduction reduction: research and resolution
- Deduction pay back
- Invoice inquiry and Retail Link®
- Dispute portal
- WalmartSKIP
- Post Audit - How it works and how to avoid it
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Cost: $650
Attendees will learn:
- Excel essentials for suppliers, including key formulas and how to build a pivot table
- Why Retail Link® is critical to a supplier’s success
- How to navigate Retail Link®
- The Walmart calendar and how it works
- How to run a canned report
- Apps and docs you need to know
- How to build a query
- Frequently used Walmart terms and abbreviations
- Resources to turn to when you need help
- The role of analytics in a supplier’s success
This is a 2-day boot camp. Each day runs from 9:00 AM CST to 4:30 PM CST.
Cost: $995/intern
Day One: Replenishment 101
- How does the Walmart Forecast work?
- How to manage in-stocks
- Root Cause Analysis
- Supplier View In Stock Tool
- Detailed Replenishment Analysis Report (Inforem only)
- And more...
Day Two: Replenishment 201
- GRS pyramid
- SVIST
- SWAS
- CPFR review
- PNEW
- And More...
Day Three: GRS
- Demand forecast
- History retention
- Promotional activity
- Safety stock
- And More...
Day Four: Planning & Forecasting
- Assortment Review using Scorecard Metrics
- Make item level recommendations to improve your scorecard
- Forecasting Promotions & Events
- Performance Measurements
- Planning for new items
- And More...
Join Over 130,000 Suppliers Who Receive The Top 8 Retail Headlines.
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