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New Features in SPI Buyer DirectRAY GOODMAN
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Buyer Direct Rebranding
Merchandise Assortment Planning (MAPS) Module
Forecasting Module
Master Scheduling, SPO and Multi-Echelon Modules
Dynamic Reporting System (DRS) Module
Interface Module
NEW FEATURES 15.0.0
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Release Notes
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BUYER DIRECTRebranding and Infrastructure
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Infrastructure• Application is upgraded to use .Net Framework 4.5
• Allows for support of Windows 8.1 and Windows 10• Availability
• .Net Framework is distributed with Windows 8.1 and higher• Windows 7 machines may need to have the .Net Framework 4.5
installed by an administrator user
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RebrandingDirect Tech All Channel Suite is now:
SPI Buyer Direct
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Rebranding – Dashboard
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Rebranding – Dashboard
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Rebranding – Venture*21
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BUYER DIRECTMerchandise Assortment Planning (MAPS) module
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MAPS• Frequency Percentage• Budget Items – Target Order $ and Items/Order
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MAPS – Frequency Percentage• Frequency Percentage is the percentage of customers that will see
this product offering• If a mailing has dynamic products, you can adjust for how often a
customer sees a product• For example:
• Products A is always shown on a page• Products B and C are only shown to 60% and 40% of customers respectively• Product A has 100% Frequency Percentage• Product B has 60% Frequency Percentage• Product C has 40% Frequency Percentage
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MAPS – Frequency Percentage• Average Item Index (xAii) values
are adjusted for Frequency Percentage
• Default value of Frequency Percentage is 100% for a Product
𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 =( 𝑅𝑅𝐿𝐿 − 𝑅𝑅𝑋𝑋𝐿𝐿∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐿𝐿 − ∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝑋𝑋𝐿𝐿
)
( 𝑅𝑅𝐵𝐵 − 𝑅𝑅𝑋𝑋𝐵𝐵∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐵𝐵 − ∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝑋𝑋𝐵𝐵
)
𝑢𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 =( 𝑈𝑈𝐿𝐿 − 𝑈𝑈𝑋𝑋𝐿𝐿∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐿𝐿 − ∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝑋𝑋𝐿𝐿
)
( 𝑈𝑈𝐵𝐵 − 𝑈𝑈𝑋𝑋𝐵𝐵∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐵𝐵 − ∑𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝑋𝑋𝐵𝐵
)
R=Revenue, U=Units, FP=Frequency Percentage
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MAPS – Frequency Percentage
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MAPS – Frequency Percentage
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MAPS – New Budget Items
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BUYER DIRECTForecasting module
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Forecasting• Size Templates
• User Conference 2015 enhancement• Like Product Filtering in Product Level Forecasting
• User Conference 2015 enhancement
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Forecasting – Size Templates
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Forecasting – Size Templates
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Forecasting – Size Templates
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Forecasting – Size Templates
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Forecasting – Size Templates
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PLF – Like Product Filtering
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BUYER DIRECTMaster Scheduling, Suggested Purchase Order (SPO), and Multi-Echelon modules
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Master Scheduling• Master Scheduling – Launch from Dashboard
• 2015 User Conference enhancement• Suggested Purchase Order (SPO) Expedite Weeks
• Includes 2013 and 2015 User Conference enhancements• Show individual Requisitions and Purchase Orders in Materials Planning• Take into account near future POs in suggestions
• Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply for Transfers
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MS – Launch from Dashboard
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MS – Launch from Dashboard
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MS – Launch from Dashboard
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MS – Launch from Dashboard
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SPO Expedite Purchase Orders• Added the ability to identify purchase orders that can be
expedited• Adjusts suggested orders to account for receipts within a
specified number of weeks of the lead time• Gives better control over future orders
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SPO – Expedite Hotlist
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SPO – Expedite Hotlist Options
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SPO – Vendor Order Review
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SPO – Vendor Order Review
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SPO – Materials Planning
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SPO – Materials Planning
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Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply• Added a Transfer SPO Method of Weeks of Supply (WOS)• Weeks of Supply is controlled by 2 parameters
• How many weeks of supply to maintain (Weeks of Supply)• Number of weeks to cover in the future (Number of Weeks)
• Maintained on the Transfer Order Review (TOR) screen• Can be managed on the Warehouse Defaults screen
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Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply
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Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply
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Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply
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Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply
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Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply
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Multi-Echelon – Weeks of Supply
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BUYER DIRECTReports Module
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Reports• User Interface Improvements in DRS
• User request at 2015 User Conference• Upgrade Crystal Report for Windows 8.1/10 compatibility
• New Crystal Reports distributable will need to be installed on every user’s desktop
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DRS User Interface Changes• Updated the Open Report screen
• User friendly display shows:• Report Name• Columns saved in the report• Report owner• Base View• Description
• No longer using the Report Title field• Can mark the report as a favorite• Can make reports you create private
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DRS User Interface Changes
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DRS User Interface Changes• Added tabs for:
• My Favorite Reports• My Reports• Classifications• Owner• Base View
• Each tab displays reports generally by Classification• Saved report names are clearer
• Old: RGOODMAN’s Suggested Req Detail• New: Suggested Req Detail (Ray)
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DRS User Interface Changes• Simplified the New Report screen• Allow user to base new report on a base view or table or on
another DRS report• Allows the user to select the columns to include on the report• Save the report from the creation screen
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DRS User Interface Changes
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Upgrade Crystal Reports• Crystal Reports is upgraded to support Windows 8, 8.1, and 10• Faster rendering of reports
• To upgrade:• Push upgrade to each client machine (IT services)• Application will detect old version and begin upgrade (user)• Either method requires that the user performing the upgrade be an
administrator.
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BUYER DIRECTInterface Module
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Interfaces• Add Lot Size field to Item Master (IM) interface record• Field is used for Transfer Order Lot Size (Multi-Echelon
customers)• Contact your Customer Experience representative for details