Overview of Current ECR Overview of Current ECR Europe ProjectsEurope Projects

Situation May 2002

Overview of ProjectsOverview of Projects

• CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Fore-casting & Replenishment)

• Shrinkage

• OSA (Optimal Shelf Availability)

• CDL (Consumer Direct Logistics)

• PIETF (Profit Impact of ECR Task Force)

• POS Data Management (new)

• CRM (kick-off on 23 May)

• RTI (Reusable Transport Items)

C P F RC P F R

Achieved to date:– 2000-2001 : how to implement the VICS CPFR

model in practice - ‘CPFR Implementation Guide’ released in 2001.

– 2001-2002 : further piloting of CPFR model to report on best practices in Europe - ‘European CPFR insights’ released in 2002.

– Now : Contribute European perspective to GCI CPFR team through direct participation

C P F R (2)C P F R (2)Current situation :

– ECR Europe CPFR project completed

– Focus should now be on implementation and on global CPFR (GCI)

– Further action :• ECR Europe companies to become involved in GCI

CPFR - meeting on 12/13 June

• Organisation of European CPFR training sessions (ECR Europe & Accenture)?

ShrinkageShrinkage

Achieved to date:– 1999-2001: roadmap on how to collaborate on

shrinkage - ‘Introducing a collaborative approach to reducing stock loss in the supply chain’ released in 2001.

– 2001-2002: • pilots to test roadmap - publication for autumn 2002.

• white paper on intelligent tagging.

– Expected end of project : autumn 2002

O S AO S AAchieved to date :

• Availability survey : average out-of-stock rate in

Europe is 7 - 10 %

• Root causes identified

• Improvement trials started : Albert Heijn, Delhaize,

dm-Drogeriemarkt, Pingo Doce, Safeway, Spar,

Tradeka.

• OOS measurement tools under examination

OSA (2)OSA (2)In progress :

• Improvement trials continuing and being documented

• Preparation of OSA publication for end of 2002

Consumer Direct LogisticsConsumer Direct LogisticsAchieved to date :

•Consumer Direct Logistics publication released in Barcelona

•Content :

•Consumer Direct - big picture

•Consumer Direct Logistics - focus and framework of report

•Current practices in CDL

•Consumer Direct Scenarios

•Consumer Direct Supporting Concepts

•Implications and Open Ends

C D L (2)C D L (2)Current situation :

•CDL project now completed

•No further action planned

P I E T FP I E T F

In progress :

• Now focusing on providing support for other ECR projects

• Reflecting on future role

POS Data ManagementPOS Data Management

Achieved :

• Project brief

• Definition of POS Data

• Identifcation of barriers

• First principles for POS Data sharing

• Deloitte providing management support

• POS Data seminar in Barcelona

POS Data Management (2)POS Data Management (2)

In progress :

• Develop best practice recommendations for use of POS Data for every ECR improvement concept

• What technical standards are needed?

• Prepare ECR blue book

R T IR T IIssue : • lack of retailer/manufacturer interest• dominated by RTI providers

In progress :• Chris Tyas / Nestlé investigating

situation with RTI project team