Achieving Operational Excellence:

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• Achieving Operational Excellence
• Transform the Supply Chain and
• Leverage Enabling Technology

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Agenda

• AAFES Business Case
• Retek Modules
• Implementation Timeline
• Impact to Vendor Partners
• Conclusion

Retek Merchandising System
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AAFES Strategy Map
Vision A Valued Benefit to the Military
Community

• MWR Contributions
• Customer Value
• Service Project

FINANCIAL
Provide a Dividend
Maximize Economic Value Added (EVA) F1
Lifelong Value Service
Optimize Customer Service C1
Support Military Operations C2
CUSTOMER
Operational Excellence
Organizational Governance
Business Growth
Transform the Supply Chain I3
Aggressively Offer New or Differentiated Products
and Services I1
Exchange Service Consolidation I2
INTERNAL
Promote Corporate Compliance I4
Creating Success
LEARNING GROWTH
Value and Optimize Associates L1
Leverage Enabling Technology L2
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Why Retek for AAFES?

• To improve our competitive position in the retail
  industry by
• Introducing a joint forecasting tool to provide
  long range planning with suppliers and
  connectivity to replenishment systems
• Decreasing the use of multiple replenishment and
  receiving systems
• Streamlining purchase and price methods
• Increasing visibility of data causing
  inefficiencies throughout the supply chain

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Top Retailers Use Retek

• NEXCOM
• Mens Warehouse
• GAP
• Ross Dress for Less
• Toys R Us
• Walgreens
• Kohls
• Best Buy

• Longs Drugs
• Nordstrom
• Pier 1 Imports
• Williams-Sonoma
• Barnes Noble
• Family Dollar
• Tesco (UK)

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Retek Modules

• Retek Merchandise System (RMS)
• Retek Price Management (RPM)
• Retek Demand Forecasting (RDF)
• Promote
• Retek Data Warehouse (RDW)
• Sales Audit (ReSA)

• Allocation
• Inventory Optimization (IO)
• Collaborate (CPFR)
• Active Retail Intelligence (ARI)
• Invoice Matching (IM)
• Advanced Inventory Planning (AIP)

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Retek Functionality At a Glance
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Implementation Timeline
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100 UPC Inventory
Wave 1B February 06
Wave 2 August 06
Retek Merchandising System (RMS) Retek Price
Management (RPM)
End CRP
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Wave 1A Functionality Delivered
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How Retek Will Affect You?

• Retek will reduce inventory and increase service
  levels
• Retek will help reduce invoicing
• Retek will enable AAFES to replenish orders based
  on facility requirements
• Retek will increase purchase order accuracy
• Retek will better equip AAFES to develop sales
  and order forecasts

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How can I help with the Retek implementation?
• How will the new common ordering platform affect
  me?
• How will AAFES be able to conduct accurate
  forecasting?
• How will Retek affect AAFES stock?
• How will Retek handle the vendor stock balance
  process?
• Where can I find more information on Retek at
  AAFES?

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Conclusion

• Still want more.you can email us at
• RetekFeedback_at_aafes.com!