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FEBRUARY 19, 2015 Chapter MeetingEnterprise Master Item (EMI)Ginger Green, Senior Project Manager - Walmart

Walmart/Sam’s Club GDSN UpdateGinger Green, Senior Project Manager - WalmartCherise Allison, Senior Manager – Sam’s Club

GDSN Major ReleaseCherise Allison, Senior Manager – Sam’s Club

February 2015 Chapter Meeting

•Please sign in on the log sheet at the entrance

•Has your company paid 2015 dues?If you’re not sure, please be sure to check with an Officer at the entrance. Paid member companies are also available on our website for your easy reference.

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Article IV: Membership Eligibility:Membership in any RLUG local chapter is open to any that has a current, valid, Retail Link ID. This membership is subject to the compliance of all rules and regulations of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Supplier Agreement, Retail Link Legal Agreement, and these by-laws. Reasonable security measures must be taken at meetings to insure that attendees are in fact eligible for attendance. No Wal-Mart confidential information is to be shared to other than authorized individuals. These measures can include checking identification, issuing member badges, etc as well as adhere to VICS Anti-Trust Guidelines..

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Please,

SILENCE

YOUR CELL PHONE

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VICS Antitrust Guidelines

• Don’t discuss Price or anything that directly or indirectly affects prices.

• Don’t discuss what your company plans to do in geographic or product markets or describe in detail your relationship with particular customers or vendors.

• No Bashing!

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Retail Link News

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Retail Link News

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Retail Link News

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Today’s Agenda

Today’s Agenda

February Chapter Meeting Agenda for: February 19,2015

Meeting Location:

NWACC Peterson Auditorium

1 College Drive Bentonville, AR 72712

(479) 936-5175

Introductions & Announcements 2:00pm Brenda Acord-Franklin, Pinnacle Frames and Accents, Inc.

Rhonda Evans, Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA

Annesa Paulo, ACH Food Companies

Topics 2:10pm - 3:45pm

Enterprise Master Item (EMI) Ginger Green, Senior Project Manager - Walmart

Description: Overview of changes coming with new item file platform. Pilot schedule for Q1 & Q2.

Walmart/Sam’s Club GDSN Update Ginger Green, Senior Project Manager - Walmart

Cherise Allison, Senior Manager – Sam’s Club

Description: Update on sync and adoption scores. Project Diamond implementation update and next steps. Publication Detail Report Overview.

GDSN Major Release Cherise Allison, Senior Manager – Sam’s Club

Description: What Walmart and Sam’s Club are planning to accommodate in the upcoming MjR3.

Q&A Cherise Allison, Senior Manager – Sam’s Club

Ginger Green, Senior Project Manager - Walmart

Description: Question and Answer

Wrap Up 3:45pm

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Upcoming Events

Monthly Chapter Meetings Be sure to check our nwaRLUG.org website for: upcoming Chapter Meeting dates & agendas.

SubGroup Meetings Be sure to check our SubGroup Calendar on our website for dates and details www.nwaRLUG.org/SubGroups/Subgroup Schedules.xls

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March 5th 3-5pmMARKET BASKET

Rogers Chamber of CommerceLyndi Fultz & Alicia Fultz

March 5th 3-5pmMARKET BASKET

Rogers Chamber of CommerceLyndi Fultz & Alicia Fultz

Last Updated:

SUB-GROUP MEETING PLACE TIMING DATE TIME CO-LEADER EMAIL CO-LEADER EMAILNumber of Meetings Held YTD

AverageAttendees

GRS Replenishment and Supply Chain

Bentonville Public Library Bi-Monthly 26-Mar-1523-Apr-1528-May-15

1:30 - 3:30pmChristal DixonTechnimark

[email protected] Jeremy [email protected]

1 35

Direct Imports1 World Sync1706 SW Commerce DrBentonville ARK.

BI-Annually TBD 2:00 - 4:00pmStephanie ParrishTender Corporation

[email protected] RomineJust Play Products

[email protected] 9

NEW -Grocery / Fresh(DSD / 2 Tier / 3 Tier)

Advantage Sales & Marketing

BI-Annually TBD 2:00-4:00pmThomas KarounosTyson Foods

[email protected] Stokenbury Hillshire Brands Company

[email protected]

International

Wal-Mart International Home OfficeMitchell Building 701 South Walton-Bentonville AR

Every Other Month

Dec-11 Will be held at the Sam's Home Office

Oct-23-14Dec-11-14

3:00-4:30pmRoxana CanjuraClorox

[email protected] ReynoldsUnilever

[email protected] 4 50

Category Management- Shopper Insights NEW!

Whitehall Auditorium Shewmaker

Bi-Yearly 2:00 - 4:00pm Gerri WagnerTyson Foods, Inc. [email protected] Stephanie Mericle [email protected]

Market BasketRogers Chamber of Commerce

Quarterly

Canceled Due To bad Weather

New date to be decided

3:00-5:00pmLyndi FultzSC Johnson

[email protected] FultzBush Brothers & Co

[email protected] 4 20-60

McLaneShewmaker Center

Quarterly 2:00-4:00pm Need Sub Group Leader Need Sub Group Leader

MS Office1World Sync 1706 SW Commerce Dr(479) 268-6784

Quartely 6-Mar-15 2:00-4:00pmCynthia BillingtonKEURIG INC

[email protected] Dan BatsonFUJIFILM North America Corporation

[email protected] 1 40-60

Sam's ClubSam's Club Home Office Leadership Room 3rd Floor

Quarterly TBD 8:30-10:30am Dan Dwyer [email protected] Eileen Wilkerson [email protected] 2 20

Beginner's RLUG/Small Office-New!

Dinks BBQ-Rainbow Curve Bentonville

Quartely TBD 11: 30-1:00pmSherrie WilhiteUS Cotton

[email protected] PattersonG&S Metal Products

[email protected]

Wal-MartData Sync-New Monthly

1 World Sync Office1706 SW Commerce Dr. Bentonville 479-268-6784

BI-Annually TBD8:30-10:30am Annesa Paulo

ACH Food Companies [email protected]

Brenda AcordPinnacle Frames

[email protected]

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: If the NWA Community College is closed for weather, all events are canceled on their campus, which would cancel our meetings.

nwaRLUG SUB-GROUP CALENDAR / INFORMATION 4/1/2015Indicates most recent changes

USQUESTIONS ABOUT A SUB-GROUP? CONTACT ONE OF YOUR SUB-GROUP LEADERS or"SubGroup Coordinator" Eileen Wilkerson, Big Time Products [email protected]

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In RL, Global Supply Chain Visibility, has something "unlinked" for you?? Are you getting a message that says

"Warning: you do not have authorization to see details on this PO"

yet, you have been working on these for months??? One Members reports this solution:

Go to the ARTS Preferences on the left hand side, click "check all" and then "save"

it relinks you!!!

Are YOU having

issues??

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nwaRLUG.org FYIHidden Videos Section on our websiteWe have posted the video of our October 2011 Chapter Meeting: Flow of Goods Process | Minimizing DC Overage/Shortage Claims to our website. Easy way to get to the site: nwaRLUG.org/Videos

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Text Questions to Cell

• If you are not comfortable asking your question in front of everyone during the meeting, please feel free to text your question to: 479-531-6752

• Any question sent via text will be asked on your behalf

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nwaRLUG.org WebsiteTechnology Resources

The Technology Resources is a repository of links to information, tips & tricks, MS Office add-ins, and resources for various software product offerings we know of... all restricted, of course, to helping us in our day-to-day analysis of data. This is a great jump-point for us, and we are excited to have it. If you have anything to add, please send links and info to [email protected].

Featured links:•A PDF to help you get IE 8 to work with Retail Link

•Wisdom Analytics – Offering Free Retail Link Downloader

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Supplier Knowledge Internet Portal (SKIP)www.walmartskip.com/PublicKB

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