Archived LOCU an entire backroom aisle?

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antivibe

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I tried searching for this using the search tool but I couldn't find anything. Sorry if this has been asked before.

So I basically purged one entire Halloween backroom aisle. I did locu on every waco and shelve that I pulled merchandise from. I verified that the entire aisle is actually empty and it is. Is there any way to LOCU an entire aisle? I want to make sure that everything is actually cleared off the system. I tried to print an aisle label using our Store Applications but I couldn't figure it out - if that's even possible.

Our backroom TL is gone and our new one is training at another store. Our backroom TL basically did every "advanced" task herself and she never fully trained her backroom team, so asking a backroom TM is out of the question.
 
You have to LOCU each location I am pretty sure. Then after, pull the backroom detail report for the aisle to confirm. I haven't done backroom in a while, but I think that's right.

There are some people on this site that could tell you better than myself
 
Would this be an good way to organize the backroom of cosmetics? One project idea that's been thrown around is to sort our wacos into only being allowed to have X product in them. For example, shelf A would be the e.l.f. Covergirl, Pixi, NYX, and Revlon products. Shelves B would be loreal and sonia kashuk, etc etc

Would locu-ing it all be the fastest way to do this
 
Using your locu-sto logic is the quickest and most efficient way to reorganize your backroom. If you need to audit an aisle that you purged out, particularly for seasonal to be sure no dpcis are located use your backroom detail report, combined with an empty location audit of the backroom.
 
Best advice would be to do that not during the CAF hour pulls 11am to 5pm. Here's what will happen.
The cosmetics batch at 12pm will be huge. The biggest batch I've ever had for the CAF pulls was 93 DPCI for COSM at 12pm. Either locu all of that shite before 11am or after 5pm and backstock it. You could make a sacrifice of pride and ego and use STO and dare I say SUBT999. That means none of that shite will get pulled back in the CAF pulls.
 
Locu = Location Update
It is meant to update DCPI's and quantities, not ton be used on a mass scale. You should be zoning/recounting 1 location at a time.
Now to check if stuff is located, you must go into store applications, backroom management, backroom detail report, then select your aisle. Always view it first then if there is something that needs attended then go ahead and print.
 
Would this be an good way to organize the backroom of cosmetics? One project idea that's been thrown around is to sort our wacos into only being allowed to have X product in them. For example, shelf A would be the e.l.f. Covergirl, Pixi, NYX, and Revlon products. Shelves B would be loreal and sonia kashuk, etc etc

Would locu-ing it all be the fastest way to do this

I've seen this plan fail many times for different items. A TM will spend hours LOCUing and organizing the backroom by brand or specific items only to be ruined by the dayside team. It's a great idea if everyone maintains it. One lazy TM and the entire process was a waste of time.

But yes, LOCU is a great way to reorganize items in a location.
 
Would this be an good way to organize the backroom of cosmetics? One project idea that's been thrown around is to sort our wacos into only being allowed to have X product in them. For example, shelf A would be the e.l.f. Covergirl, Pixi, NYX, and Revlon products. Shelves B would be loreal and sonia kashuk, etc etc

Would locu-ing it all be the fastest way to do this

Good idea? Yes.

Should you do it? No.
 
Every once in a while I get a wild hair to do a bit of locu organization in the back room...usually when I notice errors or after a major pull or return scan.

I usually do no more than two sections as I don't really have enough time to do a whole aisle, nor the TL's approval for my little "project".
 
In my experience, its difficult to predict freight flow, so organizing by brand etc generally just doesn't work, because you always run out of space in one particular brand area and end up having to spill over anyway. It also serves no purpose other than to look good.

Typically I'd have my tms locu an entire aisle, condense to the front and make as much empty space as possible, so back stocking and pulling are more efficient.

For brand sorting etc, I have my Br tms work flow as well as in stocks to learn patching, and pulls are sorted by area on the vehicle (dog food, cat food, etc in separate slots or repacks or tiers of a cart). They aren't perfect, but they get close enough that when you take the vehicle to the floor, you don't need to go in 55 different directions.
 
In my experience, its difficult to predict freight flow, so organizing by brand etc generally just doesn't work, because you always run out of space in one particular brand area and end up having to spill over anyway. It also serves no purpose other than to look good.

Typically I'd have my tms locu an entire aisle, condense to the front and make as much empty space as possible, so back stocking and pulling are more efficient.

This is truth right here. Separation might look great for a while, but eventually you're going to have more freight for a specific brand than you have allocated space. It's just not going to be worth it in the long run. If accuracy is bad, locu an aisle or a few sections at a time. Don't try to separate brands.

One of the few things that will be beneficial is making sure movies, music, and books stay separated in the stockroom. This is essential for smooth and painless return scans.

If I'm purging the coolers, or any aisle where I have a feeling a lot will go out, I will locu one or two sections at a time, push it to the floor, then subt9999 whatever is left starting in section A and keeping case stock low, wacos with only 2-3 DPCIs per, and keepng DPCIs condensed to the same location.

Subt9999 is critical with locu.
 
Thanks everyone!

My only issue now is that I have too much candy and too little space. :eek:
 
I agree that keeping items organized in the backroom by brand and category will likely get messed up quickly if the entire team is not on the same page. But if project Viper rolls out, I think it would be much more productive to backstock this way and it would likely be maintained since you will have designated TMs for every area.
 
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