VCF – Perfecting Retailer-Supplier Execution

VCF is a leader in Retail and Vendor best practice solutions for supplier-retailer collaboration and is an advocate for retailer-supplier trading synchronization. VCF champions initiatives to increase strategic industry-wide productivity, profitability and growth. VCF serves a multitude of touch points in perfecting retailer-supplier execution to shorten cycle times and drive overall velocity in the supply chain. VCF draws participation from the Nations' leading department, specialty and discount stores.

VCF members include a "who's who" of top retailers and suppliers who work together to resolve key issues in supply chain performance optimization, including sourcing visibility, order-to-cash cycle improvement, promotion management, and planning and forecasting excellence. By participating in VCF, members can take advantage of tools that help perfect retailer-supplier execution to shorten cycle times and drive overall velocity in the supply chain.

VCF offers industry solutions through educational conferences, workshops, and seminars, web-based portal and contact registry tools, strategic research and advisory services, publications, benchmarking studies, and other valuable resources.

Key areas of focus include:

• Vendor Compliance Best Practices
• ASN Accuracy
• Purchase Order Management
• Perfect Order Index (POI)
• Retail Payables and Supplier Receivables Process
• Financial Supply Chain Execution
• Sourcing and Private Label
• Demand Planning, Forecasting, Price Optimization, and Trade Promotion
• Trade Spend Metrics
• Supplier Scorecards
• Strategic Supplier Management