Announcing Session #1 of the Ultimate OTIF Workshop: The Fundamentals of Walmart OTIF! Coming December 2, 2020, on Supplier Community.

Announcing the Fundamentals of OTIF Workshop

What’s going on?
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On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 10 AM CST, [**SupplyPike**](https://www.supplypike.com/) and [**Supplier Community**](https://www.supplier.community/) are teaming up to bring you the [**Fundamentals of OTIF Workshop**](https://www.supplier.community/products/fundamentals-of-otif)! This is session #1 of our [Ultimate OTIF Workshop](https://supplierwiki.supplypike.com/articles/announcing-the-ultimate-otif-workshop/).

We know it’s hard to stay compliant with Walmart’s stringent [**On-Time In-Full (OTIF)**](https://supplierwiki.supplypike.com/articles/walmart-otif-fundamentals/) program, especially with the [2020 changes Walmart made](https://supplierwiki.supplypike.com/articles/new-2020-walmart-otif-changes/) to the program’s goals in September. So, we’re bringing you a workshop to teach you about the basics of OTIF and how you can stay compliant.

What will the workshop look like?
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The workshop will feature 1 hour of instruction, 30-45 minutes of workshop time, and 30-45 minutes of general discussion and questions.

The 1st session, **The Fundamentals of OTIF**, will be on Wednesday, December 2nd at 10 AM CST and will last 2 hours. We’ll be focusing on the basics of OTIF and how you can track your scores.

The agenda
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What’s on the agenda? Here’s the breakdown:

**Agenda Item**

**Duration**

Instruction on the fundamentals of OTIF

10:00 – 11:00

Breakout session analyzing your OTIF scores

11:00 – 11:30

General questions and discussion

11:30 – 12:00

_(All times AM CST. If there are no further questions, we will expand the breakout sessions. Times may vary.)_

What will be covered?
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During the hour-long instruction, we’ll be covering the following topics of OTIF:

*   The ABCs of OTIF:
    *   What is OTIF?
    *   Who does OTIF affect?
    *   What are the new goals for OTIF compliance?
*   How OTIF is measured
    *   What does my score mean?
    *   What does it mean to be “On-Time”?
    *   What does it mean to be “In-Full”?
*   Using Retail Link to measure OTIF performance
    *   How do I view my scores in the new app?
    *   How do I track PO data in Retail Link?
    *   How do I spot trends in my OTIF metrics?

We’ll go over your OTIF analysis during the breakout session, showing you how you measure up to Walmart’s goals. 

Lastly, we’ll have a general discussion with our OTIF experts. If there is nothing further to discuss or no questions, we’ll spend the rest of the time on score analysis.

![1.png](https://media.graphcms.com/BQmqbhGtQZy4RChhO6Z6)

Who is running the show?
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The facilitators are our in-house OTIF experts, here to make sure you know all you need to about Walmart’s compliance program. They are:

![Ryan Petty](https://supplierwiki.supplypike.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ryan-Petty.png)

**Ryan Petty**: Ryan manages SupplyPike’s OTIF Radar application, a product built to help suppliers isolate poor performance in their supply chain and resolve issues before they impact their bottom line. He is responsible for the product direction, strategy, and research of OTIF Radar and enjoys engaging with real people focused on solving real problems for their company and industry. 

![Melodie Terry](https://supplierwiki.supplypike.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Melodie-Terry.png)

**Melodie Terry**: Melodie is the Director of Growth Marketing for SupplyPike. She leads the overall strategy for SupplyPike’s core functionality, as well as manages the marketing direction and efforts. During her time at SupplyPike, she has helped create multiple applications in addition to SupplierWiki, a free online resource for retail suppliers.

What do I need to do to prepare?
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To prepare for the workshop, you’ll need to log into our app and connect your Retail Link ™ account. This way, we can look over your OTIF scores and send you a 1-page analysis of your data. The process is secure and only takes a few minutes.

To sign up, follow these steps:

1.  Go to [http://app.supplypike.com/sign-up](http://app.supplypike.com/sign-up)
2.  Enter your work email address and a secure password.
3.  Click the “Create Free Account” button.
4.  Enter your name and company.
5.  Connect your Retail Link account.

![2.png](https://media.graphcms.com/jNm8YfBUQE6XAzDIcVTh)

*Connecting your Retail Link™ account to SupplyPike*

[**Sign up today for the Fundamentals of OTIF workshop!**](https://www.supplier.community/products/fundamentals-of-otif)

![3.png](https://media.graphcms.com/S9HpVWSNSA90S86qDxnA)