1. The i-Trade website allows Kroger to manage produce orders with suppliers electronically. Buyers work in the "Customer Order" and "MO Status" tabs to place and track orders.
2. The "MO Status" tab displays the status of each purchase order (PO) like "New", "Booking", "Confirmed", etc. and allows buyers to update shipping dates, warehouses, carriers, and assign vendors to line items.
3. After a vendor is assigned, the PO status will change to "Booking" and then "Confirmed" once the price and quantity are agreed upon between Kroger and the vendor. Vendors are responsible for changing the status to "In Transit"
One of the most dangerous types of vulnerabilities. Its operation allows you to remotely run malicious code within the target system over a local network or over the Internet. Physical access of an attacker to the device is not required. As a result of the exploitation of an RCE vulnerability, an attacker can intercept control of the system or its individual components, as well as steal confidential data.
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can have mental and physical health benefits over time by reducing stress levels and promoting relaxation.
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Main Takeaways:
- Narrow scope and go deep to grow
- Be consistent with principles and fluid with rules
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- Identify single points of accountability
One of the most dangerous types of vulnerabilities. Its operation allows you to remotely run malicious code within the target system over a local network or over the Internet. Physical access of an attacker to the device is not required. As a result of the exploitation of an RCE vulnerability, an attacker can intercept control of the system or its individual components, as well as steal confidential data.
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can have mental and physical health benefits over time by reducing stress levels and promoting relaxation.
8 Steps to Build a LangChain RAG Chatbot.Ritesh Kanjee
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a methodology that enhances large language models (LLMs) by integrating external knowledge sources into their processes. Langchain implements RAG by adding a retrieval step to the prompt and LLM, forming a "retrieval-augmented generation" chain. This augmentation improves the accuracy of generated output by providing relevant context from external sources. RAG facilitates more informed and contextually accurate responses from LLMs, contributing to better performance in various tasks such as question answering and content generation.
Source - @akshay_pachaar
Lessons in Scaling Product from Startup to Public Company by Squarespace VP o...Product School
Main Takeaways:
- Narrow scope and go deep to grow
- Be consistent with principles and fluid with rules
- Codify roles and processes: Write it down!
- Identify single points of accountability
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2. For new orders, buyers submit a Request For Quote (RFQ) which sellers can then create a customized quote by editing attributes like price and delivery dates.
3. Once buyers place an order, sellers confirm and fulfill it by providing tracking details. Buyers make advance and final payments, with disputes handled by administrators.
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2) All returns over $200 in cash or un-cleared checks require manager approval or a corporate check.
3) Staff attempt to locate receipts for returns, and if not found provide the lowest sale price in store credit.
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1) Refunds be given in the original tender, with cash refunds only for cash receipts. No receipt returns get store credit.
2) All returns require a manager's approval. Cash returns over $200 and un-cleared checks must go through corporate.
3) If a receipt is found, the return proceeds normally. Without a receipt, the item is returned for the lowest sale price after looking it up.
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- Chapter 2 covers the Classroom tab, which contains course materials, discussions, assignments and grades.
- Chapter 3 summarizes resources in the Library tab like searching, eBooks, writing/math centers and Skillsoft.
- Chapter 4 explains the Program tab for checking degree progress, contacts and program information.
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1. The order to cash lifecycle including entering, booking, picking, shipping, invoicing, and transferring orders.
2. The different order types like standard, mixed, and return orders.
3. Order line and header statuses that change as orders progress through the order management process.
4. Key order management processes like scheduling, ship sets, arrival sets, and interface trip stops.
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This document outlines the key steps in the online ordering and fulfillment process on the Vianza marketplace:
1. Buyers can search for and select products on the Marketplace or private shops. They can view product details and add items to their cart.
2. For new orders, buyers submit a Request For Quote (RFQ) which sellers can then create a customized quote by editing attributes like price and delivery dates.
3. Once buyers place an order, sellers confirm and fulfill it by providing tracking details. Buyers make advance and final payments, with disputes handled by administrators.
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1. Creating a requisition, obtaining approval, and generating a purchase order.
2. Receiving items based on the purchase order and recording the receipt.
3. Automatically generating an invoice and validating it against the purchase order and receipt.
4. Making payment against the invoice and transferring transactions to the general ledger.
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Big R's return policy requires:
1) Refunds be given in the original tender, with cash refunds only for cash receipts. No receipt returns get store credit.
2) All returns over $200 in cash or un-cleared checks require manager approval or a corporate check.
3) Staff attempt to locate receipts for returns, and if not found provide the lowest sale price in store credit.
Big R's return policy requires:
1) Refunds be given in the original tender, with cash refunds only for cash receipts. No receipt returns get store credit.
2) All returns require a manager's approval. Cash returns over $200 and un-cleared checks must go through corporate.
3) If a receipt is found, the return proceeds normally. Without a receipt, the item is returned for the lowest sale price after looking it up.
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2. I-Trade is an internet-based website used by the Kroger Wesco
Team to order produce from our different suppliers. The suppliers
and carriers we do business with are also members and this
allows Kroger to utilize the site for order management. Kroger’s
internal computer systems have electronic data sharing that
allows for downloads of information based on data pulls.
3. Go to i-Trade at www.itradenetwork.com and log on, this is the first screen you should
always see. We are the buyers, so we work in the Buyer tab.
After you click on the Buyer tab, three options will pop down. We work in Customer Order.
4. MO Status is the tab that buyers mostly work in, which means Master Order Status. MO
is the same thing as PO, or Purchase Order.
5. A B C D E F G H I J K L
A MO Number Purchase order (PO) number
B Customer Division the product is shipping too
C Status Status of the order (New, Booking, etc…)
D Ship Date Date the order ships outs
E Arrival Date Date the order arrives at the Distribution Center (DC)
F RW/H Receiving Warehouse for the product
G Carrier The trucking company that is delivering the load for Kroger, if the load is FOB
H Routing FOB (Freight on Board) vs. Delivered routing
I GWT Gross Weight Total of the truck
J QTY Quantity or number of bins on the truck
K Submitted What time the OLP Replenishment Buyer system submits the order into i-Trade
L S/M Straight load vs. Mixed load
Straight load - only one KPC is on the PO
Mixed load - more than one KPC is on the PO
This is every option on the header in i-Trade that you can use if you want and I have also
defined each option.
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7. Orders first come into i-Trade as “New” status.
MO Status Definition
New The first status that orders appear in on i-Trade
Open At least one line item is not assigned to shipper AND no responses from shippers
Open At least one line item is not assigned to shipper AND at least one shipper has responded to the PO
Booking All line items assigned to shipper AND no orders need to be adjusted
Booking All line items assigned to shipper AND at least one item needs to be adjusted
Confirmed Order is confirmed. No orders in Open status
In-Transit Order has shipped. No orders in Open or Confirmed status and order does not need any adjustments
In-Transit Order has shipped. At least one order needs adjustments
Received Order has been received. No orders in Open, Confirmed or In-Transit status and order does not need any adjustments
Received Order has been received. At least one order needs adjustments. Those adjustments are done in the Reconcile tab under Accounting.
(All of the statuses and their definitions before I go into detail on each one.)
8. A status that can sometimes happen is “Open,” but it does not happen too often.
Green “Open” status is when a PO is changed in i-Trade by Kroger, but not submitted
to a vendor yet. So it sits in green “Open” status until Kroger submits a vendor to it.
Red “Open” status is when a vendor gives a PO back because they cannot do it and we
have to change the vendor or when there are multiple items on a PO and one of the
items has not been assigned a vendor.
9. Next, an order changes into green “Booking” status. This is the status right after an
order is booked by the commodity buyers and the vendor has not touched it.
Then, an order changes to red “Booking” status. This is when the vendor goes into the
PO and may or may not set a price and quantity. Regardless, it will still be red
“Booking” from now on.
10. Next, orders go into “Confirmed” status. This means both Kroger and the vendor have
agreed on the quantity and price and it is ready to ship.
11. When the product ships, the vendor must put the product into the “In Transit” status,
where they confirm what they actually shipped. Green “In Transit” means the product
shipped exactly as it was in i-Trade with the right quantity and right price. Red “In
Transit” means the vendor shipped a different amount of the product than was in i-
Trade or changed a price after it shipped.
(Sidenote: you must use a heavyweight filter to see the “In Transit” and “Received”
statuses)
Heavyweight filters
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19. With heavy weight filters active, this is what your screen will look like, in general, with
different options on the filter bringing up different statuses and other things. The words
next to Active Filter: will always show you the filter name you are working in.
20. When the Distribution Center receives the product, this data will download to i-Trade
and update the PO to “Received” status. Green “Received” means everything is good and
there are no problems with quantity or price. Red “Received” means that a price or
quantity is different on either Kroger or the vendors side in the PO on i-Trade. When a
PO is in red “Received” it goes into Reconcile, which is under the Accounting tab on
i-Trade.
21. The Multi Single Item PO is the other tab that buyers work in, and this is for booking
multiple orders at one time on POs that have only one item on them.
22. How to Book an Order: New
This is what an order looks like New, when it first comes into i-Trade.
1. Drop down box that lets you choose between delivered or FOB for the entire PO.
2 and 3. The arrows that let you move the shipping date back or forward.
4 and 5. The arrows that let you move the arrival date back or forward.
6. Click on this box to put a price in for the product/KPC you want in the PO number.
7. Drop down box that lets you change the warehouse where the PO is delivering.
8. Drop down box that lets you choose the vendor who provides that one particular
product/KPC.
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23. How to Book an Order: Cross Dock
Cross Docks are something the Fresno and Floral offices use a lot but they are not
used much by Blue Ash. Cross Docks are intermediary centers where suppliers take
their products to reduce the number of pickups on an order. Kroger will then
consolidate different items from different suppliers onto one truck, so we can save
freight costs. The truck will then deliver the items from the Cross Dock to one of our
distribution centers. Cross Docks are used to save transit time and pickup charges.
There is only one extra step to assign a Cross Dock to the vendor instead of them
taking it directly to the distribution center. When you choose the vendor to book the
PO with and hit Submit, this screen will come up. Choose your Cross Dock from the
drop down box where the yellow arrow points too and the vendor will deliver it there
instead of having a direct pickup. Then check the box and Submit.
24. How to Book an Order: Booking
This is how the order looks in green “Booking” status, when the vendor, warehouse,
routing, price and dates have been assigned but the shipper has not touched the PO
yet.
25. How to Book an Order: Booking
When the supplier answers, the PO will change to red “Booking” status. This could
mean the supplier has put in their quantity and price on i-Trade or they just simply
looked at the PO but without inputting anything yet.
Here is an example of red “Booking” status where the vendor put their price in and we have to match the price
for this PO to move to “Confirmed” status. (Side note: sometimes the Kroger Buyers will put a price in beforehand
and the vendor has too match that price for it to move to “Confirmed.” Other times, we have to match the price,
as is this case. If the buyer agrees with the shipper price, and the buyer price is blank, click the Duplicate tab and
the price will populate.)
26. How to Book an Order: Confirmed
When the price and quantity match up on both sides, i.e. the buyer side and the
vendor side, the PO goes into “Confirmed” status, meaning it is ready to ship.
27. How to Book an Order: In Transit and In Transit
After an order has been confirmed, the vendor puts the PO into “In Transit” status
when it ships. They are the only ones who can put a PO into “In Transit” status. Green
“In Transit” means the PO shipped with the exact same quantity that it says in i-Trade.
Red “In Transit” means the vendor either shipped more or less than the quantity on
i-Trade and has changed the quantity on their side.
28. The Reconcile Process
When a Purchase order is received, sometimes it will go into Reconcile, when a price
or quantity discrepancy has happened. Only red “Received” POs are in reconcile,
green “Received” POs are good and nothing wrong happened nor any discrepancies.
The whole goal of Reconcile is too change the red “Received” POs into green
“Received” which means the vendor will get paid correctly. Sometimes it is as simple
as you or the vendor matching the price or quantity to each other. Other times, the
product was rejected completely so the warehouse received none. Then you and the
vendor both have to zero out your price and quantity to make sure the vendor does
not get paid for product Kroger did not accept. To get to Reconcile, click on the
Accounting tab on the left side of i-Trade. Reconcile will be the only option that
comes up and you click on that. This is what the screen will look like and you can see
the reason why the PO is in reconcile on the right side. To clear POs out, match the
price and quantity to each other and they will go into green “Received.”
(Currently, RASC handles reconciles, but it is good to understand the process.)
29. Price Maintenance or Price Setup
Price Maintenance is used to input specific prices on items booked with a specific
warehouse, vendor and arrival date. This means that when the buyer books the PO
within the certain criteria, that the price will automatically be put in for you.
Steps to access Price Maintenance:
1. Settings tab on the left side of i-Trade
2. MO Price Setup option that drops down
3. Price Setup tab on the top
4. Choose your arrival dates, the supplier and the warehouse you want, then Next.
5. Choose your item from the Add Item button or input the SKU and hit GO.
6. Always leave FOB check marked and input your price underneath FOB, then hit
Submit.
7. The price will now automatically show up in the PO on i-Trade for that specific item
after you book it with the specific vendor and warehouse.
(Side note: picture guidance on the next slide)
31. Importance of Time Sensitivity of Status Management: Lights On
1. As soon as you get onto i-Trade in the morning, review your email and fix whatever
orders need your attention immediately.
2. Review your orders that are still in “Confirmed” status and due to arrive today.
a. Analyze the ship date. Determine if the PO should be “In Transit.” Does it
still have problems that the office can control (missing prices, etc.)?
b. If the shipper has just not put in-transit, send them an email. If they do
not respond within a timely manner, call the shipper!
3. Using the Advanced or Heavy Weight filter, review orders in “In Transit” status that
are two or more days old and have not been “Received.” Send email to division
buyers first, asking if PO was received. If it was, do an RTB on i-Trade and have
division buyers do ITNR on OLP. If they said it was not received, ask vendor what is
going on with PO.
4. Review orders that are still in “Confirmed” due next day. Will be done again at
Lights out, but you should look to the future and head off a problem the next night.
32. Importance of Time Sensitivity of Status Management: Lights Off
1. Before you go home, review the latest POs where the system is not sending
confirmations and fix these immediately.
2. Using the Advanced or Heavy Weight filter, review orders in “Confirmed” status
that are due to “ship” that night and possibly even out through the next night
(because product could be shipped early.) You are looking for situations where
confirmations could be held once the shipper puts “In Transit.”
3. In addition, after the “ship” date range filter, do one for “arrival” in the next days.
33. My Internship
• Worked with Bill, Craig, Jo and Anthony on Watermelons,
Cantaloupes, Kiwi and Pomegranates.
• Created the i-Trade User Manual
• Visited the Shelbyville DC, Crosset, the Dole Facility, did a store tour
at the Newport KY store and visited the State Avenue
Manufacturing plant
• Volunteered at the Giving Fields and visited Kings Island with all the
Kroger Interns as team-building exercises
• Attended every KPPC Buyer meeting, listened to the Wesco Market
Update calls and learned at the Watermelon Inspector and 84.51
trainings
• Participated in the Mentor/Protégé Leadership program
• Had the opportunity to have breakfast with Mr. Edwards and Mr.
Ewert, and attend seven different Lunch n Learns with the final
Lunch n Learn being with the CEO and four different Senior VPs