Retail Supplier Link

1. Retail Supplier Link A complete B2B system specifically designed for Manufacturers and Distributors who sell to Retailers.

2. What is a Retail Supplier • Any Manufacturer or Distributor who sells to Retail Chains • Hard Goods • Apparel • Personal Care Products • Office and School Supplies • Home Furnishings • Electronics & Computer Products

3. Retail Supplier Business Issues • The typical Retail Supplier is smaller than the retailer. • In the B2B world the large company dictates the requirements. • Retailers typically use large custom developed systems which are not very flexible.

4. Retailer Business Issues • Deals with a large number of vendors. • Must purchase and schedule inventory for each store. • Deals with shipments through distribution centers as well as direct to stores.

5. Retail Supplier Distribution Model Retail Suppliers Retail Chain Ship Through DC Distribution Center Mfr. - Personal Care Products Mfr. Household Products Distribution Center Store Mfr. - Shelf Display Items Ship Direct to Store Dist. - Writing Instruments Store Store Dist. Computers and Peripherals

6. Retailers require Suppliers to: • Send and receive all business transactions via EDI. • Label boxes and pallets with Customer specific labels including UCC compliant barcodes. • Send Advanced Shipping Notice of consolidated shipment via EDI containing package level detail.

7. Retail Supplier Software • Must deal with all the standard business issues addressed by supply chain systems. • Must meet the complex and unique B2B requirements required by retail chains.

8. Retail Supplier Software • Must deal with all the standard business issues addressed by supply chain systems. • Must meet the complex and unique B2B requirements required by retail chains. Seamlessly Integrate Both

9. Two Approaches to the Problem • Best of Breed Approach • Islands of Intelligence • Integrated Single System • Total Access to Data

10. Best of Breed Approach Interfaced not Integrated (5 different S/W packages) • EDI Software • Distribution or Manufacturing System • Packing Software • Label Printing Software • Shipping System for LTL or Package Carriers Issues • Redundant Entry and Processing • Difficult to access data • Any change to one S/W package upsets the interface

11. Integrated Single System Integrated • All necessary functions are contained in Retail Supplier Link Advantages • Single System for planning and execution. • Access to all data from EDI through Shipping • Zero Integration Issues • Lower cost to maintain • Easier to use!

12. Retail Supplier Link • Allows you to win new customers and streamline your business by: • Fully conforming to all retail chain demands. • Providing access to real time data from B2B electronic transactions through back office. • Streamlining day to day operations with an end-to-end solution.

13. Retail Supplier Business Processes • Receive an incoming Order via EDI • Create Sales Order • Confirm Receipt of Purchase Order • Pick/Pack Inventory and create UCC128 Labels • Create BOL and Shipment • Post Shipment and send ASN • Send Sales Invoice

14. Receive and incoming Order via EDI • Cross reference sell-to and ship-to locations. (often multiple ship-to locations on a single PO) • Cross reference retail item number to internal item number. • Cross reference retail UOM to internal UOM. • Compare incoming price from chain.

15. Receive and incoming Order via EDI Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Cross Ref. Engine Trading Partner Customer EDI MAP Vendor Item UOM

16. Create Sales Order • Create a Sales Order from the incoming EDI document. • Store EDI required data in Virtual Fields • Assign an Internal EDI document number. • Release Sales Order

17. Create Sales Order Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Sales Order Cross Ref. Engine Inventory Trading Partner Customer EDI MAP Vendor Item UOM

18. Confirm Receipt of Purchase Order • After Sales Order has been released and scheduled. • Send Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855) • Flag Sales Order as having been confirmed.

19. Confirm Receipt of Purchase Order Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Sales Order Outgoing Order Ack. 855 Cross Ref. Engine Inventory Trading Partner Customer EDI MAP Vendor Item UOM

20. Pack Inventory and create UCC128 • After picking • Use one of two methods to pack. • If shipping case quantity auto generate packages and UCC128 labels. • If shipping assorted quantities use Pack Line Scanning to pack each package and print UCC128

21. Pack Inventory and create UCC128 Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Sales Order Pack Line Scanning Outgoing Order Ack. 855 Cross Ref. Engine Inventory Label Formatter Trading Partner Customer EDI MAP Vendor UCC128 Item UOM

22. Create BOL and Shipment • Create a Bill of Lading. • Combine Sales Orders into a single shipment if necessary. • Capture PRO number and Quoted Freight from Freight Carrier.

23. Create BOL and Shipment Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Sales Order Sales Shipment Sales Invoice Pack Line Scanning Outgoing Order Ack. 855 Cross Ref. Engine Inventory Label Formatter Trading Partner Customer EDI MAP Vendor UCC128 Item BOL Shipment Bill of Lading UOM

24. Post Shipment and Send ASN • Post Sales Shipment • Send Advanced Ship Notice to Customer based on package level detail from packing. • Flag BOL Shipment and Sales Shipment that ASN has been sent.

25. Post Shipment and Send ASN Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Sales Order Sales Shipment Sales Invoice Pack Line Scanning Outgoing Order Ack. 855 Cross Ref. Engine Inventory Label Formatter Trading Partner Customer Outgoing Advanced Ship Notice 856 EDI MAP Vendor UCC128 Item BOL Shipment Bill of Lading UOM

26. Send Sales Invoice • Post Sales Invoice • Send EDI Invoice 810 • Flag Sales Invoice has having been sent.

27. Send Sales Invoice Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Sales Order Sales Shipment Sales Invoice Pack Line Scanning Outgoing Order Ack. 855 Cross Ref. Engine Inventory Label Formatter Trading Partner Customer Outgoing Advanced Ship Notice 856 EDI MAP Vendor UCC128 Item BOL Shipment Bill of Lading UOM Outgoing Invoice 810

28. All in One System – Retail Supplier Link Incoming Purchase Order 850 EDI Received Document Sales Order Sales Shipment Sales Invoice Pack Line Scanning Outgoing Order Ack. 855 Cross Ref. Engine Inventory Label Formatter Trading Partner Customer Outgoing Adv. Ship Notice 856 EDI MAP Vendor UCC128 Item Bill of Lading Document Bill of Lading UOM Outgoing Invoice 810

29. Retail Supplier Link (Granules) • EDI • E-Ship • Shipping BOL / ASN • UCC Label Formatter • E-Mail Notification • History Management

30. EDI • Logical Mapping Tool Inside Navision – Map where the business data resides. • Easily maps EDI or Intermediate Format. • Integrates with most value added networks. • Extensive work flow and audit trail of all Electronic Documents.

31. E-Ship • Pack Line Scanning function is used to capture package level detail of package, pallet , and shipment. • Supports LTL (Less than Truck Load) rate shopping, quoting, and Invoice reconciliation. • Supports popular Package carriers such as UPS, FedEx and Airborne for smaller shipments.

32. Shipping BOL / ASN • Shipments can be planned, quoted, and scheduled before picking. • The BOL Shipment structure supports the package, pallet, order, and consolidated shipment structure required by the Advanced Shipping Notice. • Prints Bill of Lading for LTL and Contract carriers.

33. UCC Label Formatter • Design and mapping tool to allow the formatting of Customer Specific inner pack and UCC 128 labels. • Label formats are assigned through the Advanced Shipping Notice rule assigned to each customer. • Supports Eltron Orion and Zebra printers.

34. E-Mail Notification • Used for order confirmations and shipping notices to smaller retail or other customers. • Can be used to request and confirm shipment pickup appointments with freight carriers. • E-Mail formatter and mapping tool allows user definition of E-Mail formats.

35. History Management • Tracks multiple versions of data entered or changed by users. • Examples: • Track changes to Customer setup • Track changes to EDI sales orders after they are received. • Track price setup changes and overrides.

36. Retail Supplier Link (All in one System) • Navision Financials, Advanced Distribution, Manufacturing and Attain 3.0 • EDI • E-Ship • Shipping BOL / ASN • UCC Label Formatter • E-Mail Notification • History Management

37. Retail Supplier Link - Advantages • Integrates all business functions required by the Retailer into a single system. • Greater visibility into all business transactions on a timely basis. • EDI, Package Detail, and Label Compliance is achieved without redundant entry or use of 3rd party software. • Streamline the physical pick-pack process reducing errors and minimizing redundant labor. • Retailer compliance eliminates charge backs and fines.

38. Retail Supplier Link A complete B2B system specifically designed for Manufacturers and Distributors who sell to Retailers. All in One System