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Back in April 2, 2013 I wrote a blog post entitled, "Is the 'Final Three Feet' The Most Important Logistics Leg" and it was created after I saw so many empty shelves at a Wal-Mart and I saw how they were restocking in an almost haphazard and unplanned way. Of course anyone in retail knows an empty shelf facing translates into a lost sale. It is very simple. Keep the shelves stocked.
A simple idea but not quite as simple in practice. You still see empty shelves in the day, you see aisles blocked because people are restocking during peak shopping times and you see trash (Broken down boxes) etc. cluttering the store. All of these are signs the store has put no planning into how to stock shelves.
Store Shelves Being Stocked During Prime Shopping Time
Now with the COVID-19 issues we are finding stores are relearning these lessons all over again. It took weeks for stores to figure out how to adjust hours to ensure shelves were stocked. What difference does it make that you are open 24 hours if by the 8th hour of being open your shelves are bare? Too much time was lost in this and they should have read my posting. The final three feet needs to be engineered just like the final mile and just like the DC to Store network.
I will say one of the most sophisticated processes I have seen is at Home Depot. At Home Depot, carts are built at the RDC (Large cross dock) which tell the store exactly what aisle and location on the planograph those products go. Yes, it takes more at the RDC but it makes stocking shelves in the store much simpler. This ensures a few things:
The store associates can help customers and not stock shelves.
The cart is there, shelves are stocked and it is gone. Out of the way of the customers.
Minimizes complex training on the store floor.
The basic theory is push the work and the complexity back to the DC so the store is able to sell. Which, after all, is what it is there for.
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