DISTRIBUTION     Success   Our Consumers   Satisfaction   Leveraging   Incremental Sales   Business   Supply Chain   Results   Home > Distribution > Results       Electronic linkage between vendor & buyer (typically EDI)   Vendor Observes actual product Usage   Replinishment deliveries driven by customer coverage needs, model stock and production and transport economics   Not solely by customer orders       + For Wal Mart:   + For VIG:       inventories down from 7.6 to 1.3 weeks service levels at retails: up from 92.9% to 98.7% transport costs down & more stable deliveries   delivery surges eliminated transport cost down 50%(loading optimization) reduced inventories SURPRISE:   acceptance of Wal-Mart's merchandising programs   shelf space for new products without slotting allowances   sales up 7.9% in a "flat" business       Privacy | Legal   All contents © copyright 2007 VIGMFG. All rights reserved.