Vendor Managed InventoryMalnove’s Standard Approach

VMI Process

Steps Involved:1. Create a standardized spreadsheet2. Save spreadsheet to a specific location with specific name in CSV format3. Open web form and select “As of Date”, Customer #, and Plant4. Upload Customer CSV file5. Merge in Radius data6. Analyze data7. Download data for further analysis.

VMI Process• Starts with a standard format spreadsheet

VMI Process• CS Rep saves the spreadsheet as a CSV (Comma

Separated Value) file in a specific location with a specific file name

• Filename is Plant # + Customer # (ex: 113719.csv)

VMI Process• Open the Web form and select the “As of Date”,

Customer #, and Plant

VMI Process• Import the customer information saved in the standardized CSV file

format• Program looks for file based upon selected Plant# and Customer #

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VMI Process• A successful load of data will look like the following• Now, update the file with Radius data (Qty on Hand, Qty

In Transit, Qty Released, etc.)

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VMI Process• Merge of Radius data will look like the following• Now you can do some on-line analysis using the “click

and sort” columns and filters

VMI Process• Clicking on “Customer QOH” column heading sorts the

data by that value. Clicking again will toggle between ascending and descending order.

VMI Process• Clicking on “QOH + Ship Out Date” column heading

sorts the data by that value. Clicking again will toggle between ascending and descending order.

VMI Process• Filters can be used to limit the data you want to

see based upon selected filter criteria.

VMI Process• You can download the filtered data to your PC

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VMI Process• You can download the filtered data to your PC

VMI Process• Open the spreadsheet and start your analysis

VMI Process• You can produce an Actuate summary report of

the filtered data.

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VMI Process• Sample of the Actuate summary report.

VMI Process• On-Line help is available in PDF format

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VMI Process• On-Line help is available in PDF format