4247: Fulfillment

Lesson Objectives

• Explain where Fulfillment fits in the supply chain planning flow
• Describe the benefits of time-phased replenishment planning
• Explain time-phased planning in a multi-echelon network
• List some of the key core and extended capabilities of Fulfillment
• Identify the additional modules offered by Fulfillment

Lesson Exercises

Not Applicable

Lesson Objectives

• Navigate through the Platform Ul
• Retrieve and display data using searches
• Review data in a Flexible Editor page
• Populate data in a Compound Workspace

Lesson Exercises

• Log On To Fulfillment
• Opening a Flexible Editor Page and Running a Search
• Opening a Flexible Editor Page and Running a Prompted Search
• Using Different Types of Searches to Display Data on Flexible Editor Pages
• Using Related Pages
• Using Filters
• Accessing Online Help
• Populating Data in a Compound Workspace
• Working with Favorites
• Editing Data

Lesson Objectives

• Describe how Replenishment Dashboard help a planner proactively assess inventory positions at an aggregate level
• Explain how to review the replenishment plan for an individual SKU in the Replenishment Dashboard
• Explain a sample planner workflow

Lesson Exercises

• Viewing a Store-Level Plan in the Replenishment Dashboard
• Viewing a DC-Level Plan in the Replenishment Dashboard

Lesson Objectives

• Explain how a distribution network is structured
• Explain the key demand and supply data that serves as an input to generate a replenishment plan
• Describe the basic Calculate Plan logic and how it generates replenishment quantities for a stock keeping unit (SKU)
• Review a time-phased replenishment plan in Plan Analysis

Lesson Exercises

• Reviewing Product Records
• Reviewing a Network Record
• Reviewing Sourcing Records
• Reviewing Level SKUs
• Viewing the DFUTOSKU Forecast
• Calculating a Time-Phased Replenishment Plan at the Ultimate Destination
• Calculating a Time-Phased Replenishment Plan at the Source/Destination
• Calculating a Time-Phased Replenishment Plan at the Ultimate Source
• Reviewing a Multi-Echelon Plan in Plan Analysis

Lesson Objectives

• Describe the various components that make up Total Demand
• Describe key parameters used to calculate Independent Demand
• Describe how Allocation and Proration help with accuracy of planning
• Explain how Forecast Adjustment helps the plan adjust to account for customer orders
• Describe the purpose of Demand Reduction
• Create supplemental orders and describe their impact on a plan

Lesson Exercises

• Reviewing an Allocation Calendar
• Using Forecast Adjustment Rules 1 and 2
• Using Forecast Adjustment Rule 4
• Supplemental Orders

Lesson Objectives

• Define the key parameters that control replenishment frequency and quantity
• Define the key parameters of limiting replenishments
• Describe the various types of calendars used by Fulfillment to determine replenishment dates
• Identify the various options of restricted planning logic
• Describe the different periods of the planning horizon and how replenishments are handled within these different time frames

Lesson Exercises

• Modifying DRP coverage for SKUs
• Using the DRP Order Up to Quantity Rule
• Working with Arrival/Shipping Calendars

Lesson Objectives

• Explain the purpose of safety stock
• List the parameters available for controlling safety stock coverage
• Compare the various safety stock rules
• Explain safety stock tern plate projections
• Describe additional options for controlling safety stock

Lesson Exercises

• Updating Safety Stock Coverage for a Group of SKUs
• Setting Total Forward Coverage for DC SKUs
• Creating and Applying a Safety Stock Template
• Reviewing and Updating Display and Presentation Quantities

Lesson Objectives

• Explain the purpose of the constrained plan and where it occurs in the supply chain
• Explain various Deployment concepts
• Describe different Deployment strategies available in Fulfillment
• List some of the additional features that can be used to control Deployment logic
• Explain the Plan Analysis projections used to evaluate the constrained plan

Lesson Exercises

Reviewing Constrained Projections on the Plan Analysis Deployment Page

Lesson Objectives

• Explain the challenges of planning slow-moving SKUs
• Explain how Fulfillment’s slow mover logic addresses those challenges
• Explain how Fulfillment’s Deployment logic assists with managing slow moving SKUs

Lesson Exercises

• Reviewing the Plan for Slow Moving SKUs
• Incorporate Slow Mover Logic into the Unconstrained Plan
• Incorporate Slow Mover Logic into the Constrained Plan

Lesson Objectives

• Discuss how exceptions fit into a sample planner workflow
• Explain how planners can use Fulfillment to access exception notifications using several FE pages and also how to add custom SKU Exceptions
• Discuss how to customize SKU Exceptions

Lesson Exercises

• Viewing Inventory Exceptions in Replenishment Dashboard
• Viewing Exceptions in the SKU EXCEPTIONS Pages
• Troubleshooting an Exception from the SKU Exceptions Page
• Viewing the SKU Exception from Plan Analysis
• Using Exception Groups to Add Priority and Custom Description
• Generating Custom SKU Exceptions