Retail Management Solutions offered by Compliance Networks

Supply Chain Visibility and Vendor Compliance

NEW! Reflection Transportation Audit
February 15, 2009

New, entry-level audit service enables retailers to recover lost profits, gain actionable business intelligence, and experience best-in-class vendor compliance with a very low implementation cost.

NEW! Foundation Vendor Compliance Solution
March 25, 2009

A fully-functional vendor compliance program at a low cost with minimal IT resources required to implement and maintain.

BLOGS: Expert insight for your Supply Chain
April 22, 2009

Dave Schneider - Out of Stocks killed Circuit City
Kate Vitasek - Inventory Metrics
Dan Gilmore - SC Digest First Thoughts

New Mandates in Retail Compliance
July 20, 2009

Vendor Compliance Federation Summer Conference
July 20-21, San Francisco, CA
Discounted registration!

The retail supply chain is increasingly complex and competitive. "Do more with less" is the challenge that retail professionals face on a daily basis. More than ever, the supply chain has emerged as a critical driver of shareholder value and competitive differentiation.

As former retailers, we understand the key issues that are not addressed by traditional software companies. Compliance Networks is a retail supply chain leader offering solutions that enable retailers to focus on initiatives that will help gain and maintain competitive advantage.

Compliance Networks offers the following solutions:

Retail Compliance Management Solution (rCMS) - the most comprehensive Vendor Compliance Optimization (VCO) solution available. Utilizing an industry specific supply chain data warehouse, rCMS allows leading retail organizations to increase shareholder value through three key process improvements:

Avoid & recover unnecessary and avoidable costs
Improved vendor collaboration through objective data
Greater visibility to insure consistency and predictability

This single source supply chain data warehouse gives retail executives a single source view into critical, actionable information to make more informed decisions. The end result is a more consistent, predictable and profitable supply chain.

NEW! Foundation - The entry-level Compliance Solution

NEW! Reflection - The Transportation Performance Solution

NEW! Insight - Secure Vendor Compliance Web Portal

NEW! PO LifeCycle - Supply Chain Business Intelligence Solutionl

NEW VERSION! rCMS Revolution 5.0
- The best-in-class Automated Chargeback solution
- The only Vendor Compliance Optimization solution
- Vendor Scorecards and Business Intelligence to support the goals of any enterprise

Benefits	Features
Maximized charge backs and cost recovery Optimizes PO fill rate Improves on time delivery Optimizes detection and communication of routing and PO violations Enables thorough and accurate vendor scorecards Automatic supply chain reporting and communication Business intelligence, on-line analysis and reporting	Automated violation detection and defense Automated charge calculation and transmission Vendor scorecards Automatic supply chain reporting and communication Real-time trouble solution Business intelligence On-line analysis and reporting

Retail Distribution Management Solution (rDMS) - rDMS is built from the ground up as a retail specific warehouse management solution, rather than a traditional WMS package built for a manufacturing environment and then layered with retail functionality. We utilize the latest technologies amd retail industry best practices to give retailers what they needed most- a single software solution providing 360 degree visibility into their supply chain. From the vendor docks to the showroom floor, rDMS provides the information retailers need to compete effectively in today's fast paced environment.

Benefits	Features
Optimizes supply chain execution of the merchandising plan Flexible to support current and future distribution models Optimizes supply chain service levels Complete and accurate history of PO enables analysis and optimized planning Maximum visibility into distribution activity Maximum configurability for business units and end users	Supports retail flow distribution and central distribution Pro-active detection of exceptions prior to receiving Facilitates notification, resolution, and correction of trouble shipments Leverages ASN (electronic or manual) Maximum visibility into distribution activity Maintains original PO and changes for historical analysis Interfaces with material handling equipment, sorters,etc.

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Retail Supply Chain News

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FREE Opportunity Assessment
April 21, 2009

We will benchmark your supply chain performance

Against your competition

Against your corporate goals and strategies!

Discover where your supply chain is doing well and where it needs improvement. Identify lost opportunity costs!
Free Download

Benchmarking the Perfect Retail Order
April 21, 2009

The update of the first study of POI to analyze real retail shipment data.
Update - Free Download

New Ways of Working Together
April 23, 2009

Inez Blackburn, President of Market Techniques and Innovations, presents new research into the needs and practices for profitable supply chain collaboration.
Free Download

Pride Passion Profit
September 01, 2009

"A must read for retailers and manufacturers alike who struggle with profitable growth."
Alan W. Altman - Best selling author and international speaker

Coming September 2009 from Inez Blackburn and Matthew Deeter

Big M profits from Revolution
June 10, 2009

Big M, parent corporation for Mandee and Annie Sez has successfully implemented the Revolution release (version 5.0) of the retail Compliance Management Solution.