1. Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) American Logistics Association (ALA)
High Level Overview of Power DAX & Power Inventory
April 27-28, 2017

2. DAX
Precision demand forecasting based on sophisticated algorithms
Order optimization with support for numerous replenishment parameters
Centralized automated inventory management IM
Real time perpetual inventory on all inventory transactions
Supports parallel inventory counts and financial valuation processes
Analyzer
Provides corporate insight into operational and financial information
Utilizes drill down capabilities to measures progress of KPI’s over time
Offers timely, accurate data for strategic and operational decision making

3. Data Flow Between Systems
HQ – Item Master
Vendors
Categories
Master Catalog
Store Catalogs
Order Status – Orderable/Non Orderable
DAX – Forecasted Ordering
Automated Order Generation
Item Parameters Master
Inventory Manager – Perpetual Inventory
Real Time Inventory Master
Financial Transactions (Cost, Adjustment, Returns) HQ
DAX IM

4. DAX/IM Components Analytics Ordering Receiving Forecasting Inventory
Perpetual
Smart Counts
Adjustments
Returns
Valuation
Seasonality
Calendar Events
Promotions
Forward Buys
Scheduling
Safety Stock
Ordering Rules
Smart Shelf Life
Free
Purchase Orders
ASN/Nex
Auto
Analytics
Dynamic
Reason/KPI
Exportable

5. Inventory Maintenance
Free Counts, Smart Counts, and Cycle Counts

6. Counts Dashboard Pending Counts yet to be approved
Exceptional Counts containing items with suggested review
Out of stock information at store UPC level

7. Free, Smart and Cycle Counts
Free Counts - Ones, Tons & None’s
Review the locations that are empty
Review the locations in the store where the inventory is less than 2 sellable units
Review items that seem to be heavily stocked
Smart Counts – Computer Generated
Negative Balance on Hand
Fast moving items with no sales in the last x days
Not counted in the last x days
Top x seller
High order changes
Cycle Counts – Computer Generated
Counts by department
Counts over duration of configurable time

8. Inventory Adjustments
Spoilage, Damage, Theft, and Transfers

9. Adjustments and Transfers
Adjustments are made to the inventory that are categorized such as spoilage, damage, theft or transfers.
Real time inventory calculations and valuation across the company via handheld, GUI and reports.

10. Promotions, Calendar Events, and Promotional Details
Promotions and Events
Promotions, Calendar Events, and Promotional Details

11. Promotions and Calendar Events
Promotions – Duration from 1 day to several months.
Buy-Get (Buy-1 and Get-1 free)
Multi-Deal (multi-groups)
Single-Deal (Buy x, get y)
TPR (temporary price reduction)
Matches to up to 5 factors to calculate expected lift.
Calendar Events – Duration is generally 3 to 10 days.
Special Events (weather, local events)
Promotion Length
Discount % off
Store
Item
Promotion Type

12. Promotional Event Details
Detailed promotional information at store item level
Type
Start/End Date
% Discount
Lift
Past referenced events

13. Dashboard, Calculation, and Schedules
Ordering
Dashboard, Calculation, and Schedules

14. Order Dashboard Pending Orders for store review
Overdue Orders past approval period
Failed Orders

15. Orders Order Calculation Variables Forecast by item / store / day
Balance on hand
Pending / incoming orders
Store transfers
Pack size
Delivery schedule
Minimum Display or min inventory days
Special fast and slow movers algorithm

16. Delivery Schedules Coverage Days Lead Time
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Order
Delivery
Lead Time
Coverage Days- Delivery to Delivery
Lead Time- Order to Delivery

17. Dashboard, Free Receiving, Against PO, and ASN

18. Receiving Dashboard Pending Receipts for review Exceptional Deliveries
Late Deliveries not received or approved

19. Receiving/Returns Automated receiving (trusted vendor) NEX/ASN
Free receiving
Against Purchase Orders
Items can be received as partial, full or the total number of items.
Validation of costs, ASN’s, invoices, quantities during receiving is done in real time.
Zero out shipments that did not arrive at the store

20. Item Analysis and Standard Reports
Reporting
Item Analysis and Standard Reports

21. DAX Product Information
Detailed Item information is available via Item Analysis
Catalog Data
Item parameter link
Promotional detail link
Historic tables
Future tables

22. DAX Reports Score Card Summary Order System Configuration Inventory
Inventory Documents
Parameters
Out of Stock

23. Ad Hoc Reporting & KPI Performance
DAX Analyzer
Ad Hoc Reporting & KPI Performance

24. The Analyzer Item Agreement Department Month Week Day Corporate
Transforms data into actionable items with its unique drill down capabilities. Businesses have dynamic reporting data with customizable configurations to capture KPI performance and trends utilizing 3 dimensions – Product , Time and Company.
Item
Agreement
Department
Month
Week
Day
Corporate
District
Store

25. The Analyzer Dashboard – accessed from DAX