Retail Link Data Management Flashcards
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Which Retail Link report would a supplier use to track whether their products maintained in-stock status across stores during a specific week?
Answer: In-Stock Report filtered by week ending date
The In-Stock Report tracks the percentage of time an item was available for sale across stores, filterable by specific date ranges.
In Retail Link, what does a '0% In-Stock' reading on a store-item combination most likely indicate?
Answer: The item had no on-hand inventory for the entire measurement period
A 0% In-Stock reading means the item recorded zero on-hand units throughout the entire measurement period, signifying a stockout.
Retail Link's CPFAR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) module primarily facilitates:
Answer: Joint demand forecasting and replenishment planning between Walmart and suppliers
CPFAR enables suppliers and Walmart to collaborate on shared sales forecasts and replenishment plans to improve supply chain efficiency.
When a Retail Link report is set to 'Rolling 52 Weeks,' the date range updates automatically based on which anchor point?
Answer: The most recent completed week relative to today's date
A Rolling 52-Week period dynamically anchors to the most recently completed week, always reflecting the trailing full year.
In Retail Link data, the term 'Club' as a store format refers to which Walmart banner?
Answer: Sam's Club
In Retail Link, the 'Club' format designation refers to Sam's Club locations, which operate under a separate membership warehouse model.
A supplier's item shows high POS sales but consistently low On Hand units in Retail Link. The most likely operational cause is:
Answer: Replenishment orders are not being generated frequently enough to keep pace with velocity
When sales velocity outpaces replenishment frequency, on-hand inventory depletes quickly, indicating an under-replenishment issue.
Which field in Retail Link identifies the specific distribution center responsible for replenishing a given store-item combination?
Answer: DC Number
The DC Number field in Retail Link identifies the Walmart distribution center that services a particular store for a given item.