Walmart DC On Hand Reporting

What is DC On Hand Reporting?

Walmart DC On Hand Reporting shows DC level On Hands, On Orders and Sales to give you an overview of the whole pipeline. 

On Hand reports are a necessary part of any conversation that you will have with your replenishment manager about orders.  These reports allow you to quicky see if there are any supply chain issues down to the DC level, so that you can quickly access and correct any issues with your replenishment manager.  You want to make sure you have the details available to make a case for any DC inventory adjustments including add on orders and allocations. 

Key Data to include in DC On Hand Reports:

You want to make sure, when looking at Walmart DC OH reporting, you have the following information:

• • • Average Sales Trend
    • Store and DC OH Hand Levels
    • Recap of the Weeks on Hand (WOS) at every level – Store, DC and On Order
    • Pipeline on orders

Why Are DC OH Reports Important

OH reports are a weekly staple in your reporting catalog to have weekly to make sure that inventory levels are on par with the category requirements and to make sure that orders are sufficient to maintain the sales forecast. 

OH Reporting helps you maintain the correct level of inventory in the pipeline so that your instocks are aligned with expectations.  Instock opportunities are one of the biggest misses that you can control as a supplier.  If you maintain accurate instock levels then you are given your items the best opportunity for success. 

How Can OCM Help?

OCM has several reports that we use to pull information together for suppliers on a weekly basis to use for normal pipeline analysis. We also have specialized reports that we have used  to help suppliers get additional product to the DC thru additional orders, putting together SSO (Store Specific Orders) recommendations, and for allocating product if there are inventory issues.