cihyfthedoor
Former BRTL – not working @ Target anymore! :D
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- Feb 28, 2012
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Anyone else an OPT store? That's Offsite Prevention Tactics. If you aren't a space constrained store, you probably aren't on OPT. The idea is to use a Just-In-Time inventory control process between the DC and the Store. This is when more product is held at the big giant super ultra mega huge square-miles-of-space distribution center instead of the small, tiny, itty bitty little less-than-20k-sq.-ft. backroom of the store. This alleviates the pressure on the small store's backroom so that it looks like a normal backroom, where there's nothing above the first upper casepack shelf, no waco has more than one item, a quarter or more of the wacos are empty, etc., instead of having every single waco and every single upper and lower casepack shelf packed tighter and denser than a neutron star from floor to ceiling and beyond. Ultimately, this leads to much better accuracy and better space management (instead of having 48 bike u-locks sitting around for 6+ months, selling at a rate of 1 per week, etc).
Well right around back to school, it seemed like our inventory quadrupled, and we went right back to floor to ceiling sardine packing. It kinda felt like they turned the OPT off or something. Which would be completely insane, because heavy seasonal periods (entire 2nd half of the year...) is EXACTLY when OPT is desperately needed.
Had a group visit the other day. She spent most of the time with me, personally. Put my above thought out there and popped the question. Guess what.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ****ING DID. THEY TURNED IT OFF DURING THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME OF THE YEAR. The PRECISE time we need it.
They were wondering why our accuracy had gone to hell, and we've had stuff sitting around for too long.
Yeah....
If they're only going to have it on during the slow time of the year, and turn it off during the busy time of the year...do me a favor, and just don't do me any favors, ok? Thanks.
I'm just really grumpy right now.
Well right around back to school, it seemed like our inventory quadrupled, and we went right back to floor to ceiling sardine packing. It kinda felt like they turned the OPT off or something. Which would be completely insane, because heavy seasonal periods (entire 2nd half of the year...) is EXACTLY when OPT is desperately needed.
Had a group visit the other day. She spent most of the time with me, personally. Put my above thought out there and popped the question. Guess what.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ****ING DID. THEY TURNED IT OFF DURING THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME OF THE YEAR. The PRECISE time we need it.
They were wondering why our accuracy had gone to hell, and we've had stuff sitting around for too long.
Yeah....
If they're only going to have it on during the slow time of the year, and turn it off during the busy time of the year...do me a favor, and just don't do me any favors, ok? Thanks.
I'm just really grumpy right now.