1 Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! Distribution: Speed to Market Round Table Defense Commissary Agency American Logistics Association 2 May 2012 DeCA ALA Conference

Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! 2 Defense Commissary Agency Time line handout

Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! 3 Defense Commissary Agency New Item Notification

Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! 4 Defense Commissary Agency Availability date confirmation

Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! 5 Defense Commissary Agency Process measurement & ordering new items

Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! 6 Defense Commissary Agency Distribution: Speed to Market How can we insure stores will order new items within six working days after the item has been allocated to their store for 100% of new items? Store Operational Alert # 71 was sent out to reiterate the proper procedure for ordering new items. New items will be ordered once a week on a separate pull so items can be placed in the new item section of the warehouse. The Speed To Shelf Report identifies when a new item was allocated to a store, when the store placed their first order, the date of receipt and date sold. Zone managers should use the report as a checklist to verify stores are placing orders and the items are moving to the shelf within seven working days after receipt.

Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! 7 Defense Commissary Agency Distribution: Speed to Market How can we insure stores will order phased out items until the distributor has zero BOH? Policy guidance will be going out in the very near future out to explain the proper procedure for ordering phased items. Phase out items will be identified and ordered until the item has a zero BOH. At that time the label will be removed from the shelf and deactivated in CAO.

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Your Commissary … It’s Worth the Trip! 9 Defense Commissary Agency Distribution Speed to Market Distribution Speed to Market : How do we get the right information to the DeCA buyer and into DIBS correct the first time? The error rate on New Item Presentation Forms and Promotion Presentation Forms is over 20% on one or more data elements on the form. Check the Checker - 2 sets of eyes are b etter than one The Manufacturer and their representative have the ultimate responsibility to insure they have accurate information on the presentation form and verify the information was correctly posted in DIBS If a vendor is having difficulty obtaining accurate information, vendors should consider reviewing and following the GS1 implementation guide for global data synchronization, product measurements, allocation of global trade identification numbers, and exchanging data using the Global Data Synchronization Network. Additional information regarding synchronizing data with DeCA and other retailers can be found at

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