- I don't understand why Plano would need to RSCH a new transition. Wouldn't it say NEW at the bottom of the screen after a RSCH scan, indicating that no count update could be done? I am referencing Formina Sage's Instock Guide (
http://www.thebreakroom.org/showthread.php/102-Instocks ) that states:
Tip: There are many filters that are built into Research that you should be aware of… and these block any count changes with the exception of a count ups.
- If the item was received on a truck in the last 72 hours
- If the item was pulled from the backroom in the last 48 hours
- If the item is on an MPG planogram
- If the item is tied to a planogram that is set within the last week
- If the quantity entered isn’t a critical low
So going behind them with an EXF would pull everything that didn't come out in the New POG Fill due to that mysterious glitch that causes stuff to not pull the entire POG.
- I remember reading when Corp updated the Sales Planner BP last year that Sales Plans are basically thought of as MPG when the set because we are encouraged to flex when needed and they rotate about every 6 weeks like MPG sets. So what is the advantage to RSCHing end caps, especially after they are first set, unless it does NOT have a home location and is only tied to that endcap? I am really not trying to be difficult but really just trying to think through this.
The biggest difference between RSCH and EXF in the transition process has nothing to do with changing counts, that is not the reason they are suggesting one over the other (since RSCH is not changing counts in that scenario)! The reason they want you to RSCH after a set is so that it can go against your scans with locs %... Your store and district may be wanting to get around these numbers from the sound of it, but the company still uses this as a valuable tool and is weighted heavily on your DPS reporting! If there are actually issues in the replenishment process, it should show in your metrics...
The New POG Fill error you see is not a glitch, it is functioning like it should! Try and follow this...
1) Aisle goes MPG... there are tons of outs so we remove a couple rows of shelves and pegs and flex everything we have out! We make labels for what is left and throw away the rest...
2) Over the next 6 weeks before the reset, some of that product that had labels comes back in on a truck and is marked as push (since it is "empty" on the floor)... the accumulator now thinks that the product is full on the floor as soon as the trailer is acknowledged
3) We send product to the salesfloor for the flow team to stock... they pick up the box that is bowled out in the aisle, look for its spot and can't find the label/peg at all and probably put it as backstock!
4) Items get backstocked in your stockroom (so now the accumulator thinks the floor is full when it actually has none on the floor and it sits in the backroom with no label to scan to get it back out)
5) After six weeks of this happening to items, Plano resets the aisle and drops a New POG Fill! The New POG Fill will only pull brand new items to the store to capacity and checks a trigger for items that are carry forward from the previous set. This is to prevent HUGE batches that would result in 90% backstock since it would pull anything you have to capacity. However, the items that went through the first four steps will NOT pull because the accumulator is saying the item is already full on the floor and therefore not needed
6) Plano scans RSCH in the aisle after working the New POG Fill and realize that tons of items are in the back and it counts against the store's scans with locs % They think it is a bug or glitch and nobody understands why their New POG Fills aren't working (attempthing mysupports) and then give up and decide to EXF instead!
This is why Scans with Locs are so high after resets!