Mandatory Prerequisites:
The learner must have attended the following Instructor-Led Workshop:
• o9 Retail Functional Training Workshop

The learner ideally should have completed the following o9 Academy courses:
• R2024.06: Retail Replenishment New Features and Enhancements

Target Audience:
Analysts, Solution Architects, Planners, Configurators/Implementers

About the Course:
The R2024.09 release introduces key enhancements to Retail Replenishment, focusing on optimizing inventory management and streamlining procurement processes. You will learn about the new Order Frequency & Review Cycle feature and the Vendor Threshold-based SPO Auto Approval, both designed to improve efficiency and decision-making in your replenishment operations.

The new features covered in this course are:
• Order Frequency & Review Cycle
• Vendor Threshold-based SPO Auto Approval

These new features provide you with the tools to better align your replenishment strategies with demand, optimize inventory levels, and automate purchase order approvals for improved efficiency.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand how to configure daily order reviews for weekly plans to optimize inventory levels and facilitate bulk ordering.
• Learn to set up lower and upper threshold values for vendors at the Item-Supplier Location level to enable automated SPO approvals.
• Develop skills in leveraging order frequency and review cycles to align replenishment with demand patterns and improve supplier relationships.
• Acquire expertise in using vendor thresholds to streamline purchase order processing, manage financial risk, and enhance workflow scalability.

To understand each feature's detailed functionality and benefits, continue reading below.

The Order Frequency & Review Cycle feature now allows daily order reviews for weekly plans and supports bulk ordering, improving inventory alignment with demand and supplier relationships. You can optimize order frequency and review cycles to manage stock better and respond to sales changes.

Vendor Threshold-based SPO Auto Approval lets you set upper and lower limits with vendors at the item-location level for automatic PO approval. This reduces manual work, speeds processing, manages financial risk, and improves workflow scalability.

These R2024.09 replenishment enhancements offer greater control and automation, leading to better inventory, streamlined procurement, and stronger supplier ties. Explore the details to maximize these features.