LS Replenishment is a fully integrated module in LS Central, designed to support the purchase department with proposals, what to order for the warehouse(s) and the stores, to avoid out-of-stock situations, and to have the right items at the right place at the right time.
The Implementation Guide
The Replenishment Implementation Guide is a step-by-step description on how to implement Replenishment for new and existing customers.
The guide consists of:
- Workflow for implementation
- Description, what information is needed from customers
- Examples, how to structure customer's information
- Best practices
- References to the LS Central Online Help for setup in the application.
Structure
Process navigator
At the top of the page you find the Process navigator. The navigator is a graphic indicating a flow (from left to right) in which order the process steps should be worked on.
Some steps have sub-steps.
When you click a step it will expand and show the sub-steps. When you click the step again it will collapse the sub-steps and brings you back to the main step.
Some steps will give you different options which represent different setup scenarios or approaches - those are shown as rectangle buttons. Select the option which fits your requirements:
When you click the step above, the navigator will return to this step and close the options.
Overview
Every page starts with a short explanation about the process step or option.
Goal
This part explains what you can expect to achieve in the current process step.
For example: To get an understanding of the item flow in the retailer's company.
Key questions or considerations
This part lists key questions that you need to ask the retailer. This part also provides information on how the answers can influence your Replenishment setup or processes.
For example: Are all purchased items sent to the warehouse first and then distributed to the stores? Are items purchased directly to stores? Which items?
Output
In this part you can find samples of how the collected information can be consolidated in lists, charts, or drawings. The purpose of the Replenishment Implementation Guide is to provide you with tools to run through the analysis phase with a retailer and structure the collected information.
Setup considerations
In this part you can find explanatory texts, links to the Replenishment Online help and general information on how the collected information can be used to set up LS Replenishment.
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