To implement Replenishment, you need to understand the retailer's company organizational setup (legal entities, warehouses, stores, ...), rules for assortments , item flow and replenishment rules, setup and processes in the purchase and store supply departments and more.
The Replenishment Implementation Guide is structured in logical order for you to collect information for the following areas:
Topology
The topology describes the retailer's company organizational setup.
In this part you will collect information on:
- Company structure (one or multiple legal entities)
- Warehouses, Stores
- Structure of purchase and store supply departments.
Assortment
The assortment describes how the retailers sell (and replenish) items in their store network.
In this part you will collect information on:
- Assortment rules
- Regional vs. global items
- Item classification.
Item Flow
The item flow describes how items are purchased are transferred from vendors to warehouses and finally to stores.
In this part you will collect information on:
- General item flows
- Exceptions and direct delivery
- Lead times, replenishment intervals, and order frequency.
Replenishment Methods
Replenishment methods describe different approaches to calculating demand for items.
In this part you will collect information on:
- Applicable Replenishment calculation methods
- Groups of items with same method
- Definition level
- General Replenishment parameters, like Economic quantities (Multiples).
Processes
In the processes section the setup steps needed to activate the Replenishment calculation are described.
In this part you will collect information on:
- Planning
- Phase In steps, like Allocation and Buyer's Push
- Automatic Replenishment process
- Monitoring
- Phase Out steps, like Stock Recall.
| Steps | See |
|---|---|
| Topology | Topology |
| Assortment | Assortment |
| Item Flow | Item Flow |
| Replenishment Methods | Replenishment Methods |
| Processes | Processes |
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