Archived Fall 2015 Replenishment Simplification.

[Rarejem]

Absolutely old school...and it did work. Back in the day, we had specific tms assigned to specific jobs: RIGs, PTM, zone(4x4) - though this was mainly owned by the area TL, research/count update, drastic count report, and store specific ad guide research(Friday before ad, Monday, Wednesday). Electronics, entertainment, cosmetics, shoes and jewelry TL's and specialists -now-brand tm's took care of their own areas. Our store was always full and our counts were unbelievably accurate.

 

[Guest]

I hope this is a disaster. Target deserves it.

 

[Ashfromoldsite]

It will work. It worked before. Target changed a process that was never broken.

 

[OhYouDidntKnow]

It's not the scanning schedule, it's the SFQ. Get this you're not supposed to change counts if there are on hands. I'm still trying to figure out what to do when there is visibly nothing on the shelf and the MyDevice can say 0 on Sales Floor and none in back but there are On Hands. The only way I see SFQ working is if it was implemented right after inventory and you have very minimal "trapped" stock (backstock, staged push, reshop, etc)

 

[Circle9]

So anybody know what the scanning schedule is or is it varying by store? Nobody's really communicated it to me at work and while I could look at what research drops, some days I don't get to it. Hooray for a struggling flow/backroom/capacity change process.

 

[Noiinteam]

In my store Plano is scanning. Per corporate directives, pet, Chem, and furniture, in that order. Talking to a couple tms that are doing it they both say it is a tedious time consuming job, however it will be better in the end. It's getting there that will be rough.

 

[instockout]

Do we have any members thawere part of this pilot? I have a few questions regarding the change to the instocks scan schedule. With the creation of 5 dedicated scan days, what has the workload been like? Also, for stores who have had the new CAF pull schedule, any tips?

My store has been screwing over instocks. They make us skip the list besides rigs. Then they have us do everything but instocks. But I have noticed a different in schedule. Also lists seem to be smaller, but more rig heavy.

 

[instockout]

Capacities will be taken care of with the SFQ process. This instocks process does work, it worked 5 years ago and it will work again. One of the advantages, if you have a particularly bad close, you focus zoning the areas that will be researched the next day. The 4x4s can be completed by the instock team before they start the instock process for the day.I just wish the implementation of all of these processes was a bit more spread out. Let the team get one new process down and then start a new one. But keep an open mind- it did work before and it will work again!

My instocks team doesn't have time to 4x4,shoot the list, and shoot the designated area. We help out our slow flow team for an hour and a half. We only have a four hour shift, we only have three team members, only two on per day. They always make us do a half an hour to an hour of reshop also. So if this is going to work in my store they need to give us more hours. It's getting a bit ridiculous with how much stuff they're piling on to us and expecting us to do, with no more hours to accomplish said tasks.

 

[Circle9]

My store has been screwing over instocks. They make us skip the list besides rigs. Then they have us do everything but instocks. But I have noticed a different in schedule. Also lists seem to be smaller, but more rig heavy.

I'm pretty sure "get fucked over to help other workcenters" is part of instocks' core roles. Today I didn't even get to do the RIGs. Just straight into the blitz which is way behind. How behind? From what I understand, we've scheduled two weeks of increased IS hours for the capacity change. Started Monday and so far we have...paper, dry grocery and some other random aisles around the store. We are not a particularly high volume store and have a whole lot left to tackle. I've been fixing capacities here and there as I do RIGs but that's not a whole lot.

Anyways, I think the new process is an increase in RIGs while research is supposed to happen in a couple areas each day. I've noticed a whole lot of RIGs for yogurt. Yesterday it was researching electronics, infants and some random sections of stationery. Today it was the rest of softlines (and on a truck day! What the hell). The other days? No freaking clue. And that bugs me because I need to know a lot more of the picture to be comfortable with this new process. Especially since I don't know if my bosses know much of anything about the changes to the schedule because they sure as hell haven't communicated it to me yet.

My instocks team doesn't have time to 4x4,shoot the list, and shoot the designated area. We help out our slow flow team for an hour and a half. We only have a four hour shift, we only have three team members, only two on per day. They always make us do a half an hour to an hour of reshop also. So if this is going to work in my store they need to give us more hours. It's getting a bit ridiculous with how much stuff they're piling on to us and expecting us to do, with no more hours to accomplish said tasks.

Sounds like my store; most of IS is also flow so even if you schedule 3 or 4 people, half of them are staying on truck an extra hour (even if they're not asked to). Add in any huddle or huddle project, reshop and the fact that aside from salesfloor we're the only ones to respond to backups... Yep.

 

[instockout]

I'm pretty sure "get fucked over to help other workcenters" is part of instocks' core roles. Today I didn't even get to do the RIGs. Just straight into the blitz which is way behind. How behind? From what I understand, we've scheduled two weeks of increased IS hours for the capacity change. Started Monday and so far we have...paper, dry grocery and some other random aisles around the store. We are not a particularly high volume store and have a whole lot left to tackle. I've been fixing capacities here and there as I do RIGs but that's not a whole lot.

Anyways, I think the new process is an increase in RIGs while research is supposed to happen in a couple areas each day. I've noticed a whole lot of RIGs for yogurt. Yesterday it was researching electronics, infants and some random sections of stationery. Today it was the rest of softlines (and on a truck day! What the hell). The other days? No freaking clue. And that bugs me because I need to know a lot more of the picture to be comfortable with this new process. Especially since I don't know if my bosses know much of anything about the changes to the schedule because they sure as hell haven't communicated it to me yet.


Sounds like my store; most of IS is also flow so even if you schedule 3 or 4 people, half of them are staying on truck an extra hour (even if they're not asked to). Add in any huddle or huddle project, reshop and the fact that aside from salesfloor we're the only ones to respond to backups... Yep.

Yeah I did notice an increase in rigs in pfresh. I wish they would realize instocks needs and deserves at least an hour and a half each day

 

[signingminion]

In my store Plano is scanning. Per corporate directives, pet, Chem, and furniture, in that order. Talking to a couple tms that are doing it they both say it is a tedious time consuming job, however it will be better in the end. It's getting there that will be rough.

We have instocks and a couple tls blitzing each day. 4x4 is zoning before each day to minimize product issues. They've done chem, pets, freezers, snack, plastic, furniture, infant hardlines, abd I think one other area. Tomorrow marks the end of two weeks of this.