Below are some helpful terms regarding Lowe’s Vendor Performance (Compliance) program:
- Vendor Compliance System (VCS): The system in which you can review purchase orders that do not meet standards for On Time and Fill Rate fines and dispute as required.
- Vendor Partners Plus (VPP): The system in which you can access raw data, monitor performance, and metrics for On time, Fill Rate, and ASNs.
- SFVBU #: Ship from Vendor Number. Location in
which your Purchase Orders are shipping from. - Expected Ship Date: The original date the PO
was scheduled to ship. Shown as Original Ship Date on the PO. - RTS Date: Also known as the Ready-To-Ship Date from EDI 753, this date is updated by the Vendor to indicate when a PO is ready-to-ship. Used for Collect freight method On-Time measurement.
- EDI 214 Date: Shipping event date from EDI 214 which indicates when Carrier has
departed pick up location with PO shipment or when Carrier has arrived at shipping location. Used for Collect freight method On-Time measurement. - Revised Scheduled Ship Date: This is the revised scheduled ship date. When the RTS date in EDI 753 is updated by the vendor.
- Expected Arrival Date: The date the PO was scheduled to arrive. Shown as Original Arrival Date on the PO.
- Land Date: Land date is when the PO arrives at a location (only populated for DC locations, Stores do not have a Land Date). Used for Prepaid freight method On-Time measurement.
- Received Date: Received date is when the PO is processed (counted/unloaded). Used for Prepaid freight method On-Time measurement.
- Cargo Ready Date: Cargo Ready Date is the date the vendor tells Lowe’s their cargo will be ready to be booked. Used for Import freight.
- Lag 6 Forecast: The item’s forecast 6 weeks prior to the current date. This can be pulled in VPP reporting.
- Lag 8 Forecast: The item’s forecast 8 weeks prior to the current date. This can be pulled in VPP reporting.
- Lead Time: Number of days between “PO Creation Date” and “Compliance Expected Ship Date".
- Review Window: The 2nd to the 16th of each month where a vendor can review non-compliant purchase orders in VCS and submit rebuttals. This window does not change regardless of the dates falling on weekends or holidays and cannot be altered.
- Performance Period: The calendar month that establishes the timeframe a vendor’s performance is evaluated within.