Course Description

This course helps Manufacturers address the ongoing industry opportunity to improving in-stocks at the retail shelf. At typical performance levels, 37% of retail out-of-stocks result in lost sales for the supplier. This course focuses on work process improvement from the retail store backwards through planning processes and collaboratively between suppliers and retailers. This course identifies the impact of retailer and supplier operating functions on in-stock improvement as well as techniques to assess and analyze planning and executional processes against a best practice assessment tool.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the financial impact of availability optimization and how to quantify it for your company
• Understand a simple 5 – Step availability improvement methodology
• Understand how to collaboratively engage internally and with your trading partners to improve availability

Delivery

• Instructor led
• Webinar
• Experiential

Target Audience

Any Manufacturer personnel who is responsible for operational results at retail such as V.P’s, Directors and Senior Managers Customer Business Development or Retail Operations. This course is equally useful for executives who require a firm foundation in understanding the role of multiple departments and functions on overall operational results.

Supported Behaviors

Demand Planning & Total Order Management