Logistic Parameters is a completely new section in SCOT. It is available for both Metro Admins and Suppliers, interface and options being almost the same for both sides.
While Homepage and Contributors sections focus on KPI information, the Logistic Parameters provides visibility over various parameters that could be associated at an article variant level and which are of interest to both Metro and suppliers because these parameters define their business relationship.These parameters can be related to article variants, to orders and deliveries, and to supplier holidays.
Until now, this information was available only in the sourcing systems of SCOT, making it difficult to access and edit. Now these parameters are available directly in the SCOT application, which makes them easily accessible to both Metro and suppliers. This raises awareness on both sides about certain restrictions or rules and is meant to minimise delivery problems.
Suppliers have the possibility to check parameters set in the Metro system and compare them to what they have in their own systems. In case corrections of these parameters are needed, this can be discussed by Metro and Suppliers with the general goal of improving deliveries and reducing the number of FOLs in the future. In the long term, the main advantage lies in the shift of SCOT from RCA management and penalties to prevention of problems and an excellent delivery performance.
Currently, information displayed in Logistic Parameters is read-only. In future versions, it will be editable, allowing suppliers to initiate changes of these parameters. Once suppliers request a change, this will become visible on Admin side in the same section, so Admins can review it and approve or reject it, the feedback becoming in the end visible to suppliers.
Logistic Parameters consists of three tabs:
1. Article Parameters
2. Order/Delivery Parameters
3. Supplier Holidays
All Parameters tabs have the same structure. Search filters are available on top, with possibility to clear filter and also save filter for supplier holidays. The result table is shown below.
Let's take a closer look at each section:
1. Article Parameters
Search filters
Information is filtered at article variant level. Article Variant No - Name is a multi-select field.
Subsys Number filter is visible only in the Admin view.
Contributor Type - Negative is set by default, but selection can be changed to All Contributors and Positive Contributors. Focus is on Negative Contributors because these are the articles which need attention.
Portfolio filter is visible only in the Admin view. Reduces the number of search results to the suppliers included in selected portfolio.
Supplier filter is visible only in the Admin view. In the Supplier view, it will be reflected as "Account". In both cases, the filter gives the possibility to narrow down information at supplier number level.
Result table
We know that Contribution Score is calculated by period. Parameters on this tab do not change depending on the period, so Period selector is not available here. The default period for which parameters are shown is the default one from Contributors section: Last 1 Week. We want to show the latest data and for the sake of the Contribution Score calculation, this 1 week time period is used by default. We are looking at the most relevant data.
The sorting of the article variants in the table is based on the Contribution Score, going from the most OTIF-influencing articles (lowest scores) to the least OTIF- influencing articles (best scores).
Supplier number and Supplier name - based on filter selection.
GTIN - latest GTIN associated to an article variant from the latest order placed for that article variant is shown.
Buying Bundle Number - we might have one article variant with several bundle numbers. Bundle number is the identifier of a specific bundle.
Bundle Quantity is the number of article units included in a bundle.
Article Variant Bundle Name - the full name as also shown in the All Order Lines table from the Contributors section.
Supplier article number - shown because suppliers are more familiar with those identifiers from their systems.
Active in stores - shows the number of stores where that article variant has active status/total number of stores in that country,.
Temporary blocked in stores - shows the number of stores where that article variant is not available/total number of stores in that country.
Delisted in stores - shows the number of stores where that article variant is delisted/total number of stores in that country.
MOQ - relevant for article level, showing the minimum number of units which needs to be ordered for this particular supplier.
Order Batch - this field values will show as 0 - More than MOQ , 1 - Multiple of MOQ. More than MOQ order batch (e.g. MOQ is 10 units --> then OB of 12 units is ok) OR multiple MOQ order batch (e.g. MOQ is 10 units, order batch needs to be in batches of 10, so 10, 20, 30 units).
MU in pallet - number of Metro Units in the entire pallet (which might have several layers).
MU in layer - number of Metro Units in one layer of the pallet.
Note: "Outdated" articles, completely delisted from all stores (blocking status 5), are not included in "Temporary blocked in stores" or "Delisted in stores" lists of articles.
2. Order/Delivery Parameters
Search filters
Same filters as in the Article Parameters tab, but while Article Parameters is connected to articles, this tab is connected to order and delivery parameters.
Information is filtered at article variant level. Article Variant No - Name is a multi-select field.
Subsys Number filter is visible only in the Admin view.
Contributor Type - Negative is set by default, but selection can be changed to All Contributors and Positive Contributors. Focus is on Negative Contributors because these are the articles which need attention.
Portfolio filter is visible only in the Admin view. Reduces the number of search results to the suppliers included in selected portfolio.
Supplier filter is visible only in the Admin view. In the Supplier view, it will be reflected as "Account". In both cases, the filter gives the possibility to narrow down information at supplier number level.
Result table
Similarly to the Article Parameters tab, the table is sorted by Contribution Score and has the same first columns: GTIN, Article Variant No, Buying Bundle No and Bundle Quantity, Article Variant Bundle Name, Supplier Article No.
Then, table shows columns specific to Order and Delivery:
Delivery Location - shows the delivery location for the article variant in the order. The same article can be delivered in multiple locations, in this case we will have a separate line for each location. Delivery locations are physical stores.
OD/DD/LT1 ... OD/DD/LT7 - 7 columns for the 7 days of the week, giving the possibility to set 7 different types of OD and DD.
OD = Order Day - day of the week (from Monday to Sunday) when order is placed
DD = Delivery Day - day of the week (from Monday to Sunday) when delivery is expected
LT = Lead Time - number of days between order and delivery
3. Supplier Holidays
Supplier Holidays reflect periods when suppliers are unable to accept orders or to make deliveries for the already placed orders. This might happen due to various reasons, such as warehouse/production line maintenance, general holidays agreed in supplier company around seasonal events (e.g. Christmas, Easter). Supplier Holidays do NOT include Bank Holidays, this information is something different.
Search filters
The period of interest can be defined by selecting specific dates from the calendar: Period From and Period To.
Then information can be filtered at portfolio level or at supplier account number level by using the Portfolio and Supplier filters. These are multi-select fields, several portfolios or supplier numbers can be selected making the search for multiple accounts at once possible.*
Portfolio filter is visible only in the Admin view.
*Suppliers have access to all the supplier account numbers belonging to their company. They can filter information by using the Supplier filter. This is a multi-select field, allowing them to search for multiple supplier account numbers at once (while Homepage and Contributors allow only single-account selection).
Note: Default sorting for Supplier Holiday is by "Date From" field starting from first date in "Period From" up to "Period To" in filter section (Chronological order). In case of same "Date From' field, second level sort will be based on Supplier number.
Result table
Supplier Number and Supplier Name
To Be Blocked - can have three values: Order, Delivery or Order + Delivery (showing that supplier is not open for new orders or for deliveries to existing orders or they are not able to process both)
Date From - Date To - the period during which the rule or parameter applies
IMPORTANT:
1. Information is coming from MDW, which is the sourcing system for SCOT.
2. Supplier Holidays are different from Bank Holidays (separate info in MDW).
3. For all three tabs, results can be exported in Excel or CVS file format by clicking on the three dots at the right upper side of the table.
4. Article Parameters and Order/Delivery Parameters tables are customisable, based on user's needs, according to the following criteria:
A. Page size - 10, 20, 50 or 100 lines per page
B. Columns - some columns are mandatory, some are optional. User can select the columns which are relevant for him/her and click on apply. The preferences will be saved upon logout and login on user level.
Columns can be dragged and dropped to change the sequence. The preferences will be saved upon login and logout on user level as well.