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If you believe you received=20 this message in error or have an update to your contact information,=20 please contact the VMM Partner Administrator at your company. February 2018 Item Inform: A&A Taxonomy Restructure Beginning in Quarter 1, 2018, Item Taxonomy is implementing a new=20 Merchandise Type (MT)/Item Type (IT)/Subtype hierarchy for all future=20 item setups. Item Taxonomy will begin work on the product subgroup;=20 Bags. See the example below for reference. Current Merchandise Type(s) Current Item Type(s) Consolidated Merchandise Type Consolidated Item Type Subtype (new MTA) Handbags Bucket bags Bags, Luggage and Accessories Handbags Bucket bags Clutches Clutches Crossbody bags Crossbody bags Tote bags Tote bags This consolidation will improve data quality via accurate and intuitive=20 item setup. Reduced errors per item Faster item setup Attribute data accuracy Accurate item type classification Vendor Impact Current Active Items Vendor remediation will be required due to attribute requirement=20 changes. If this is applicable to your assortment, you will be prompted=20 to fill this data out whenever your items are initiated into Item=20 Maintenance. All merchant department ties will be carried over to the new structure. New Item Setups post MT/IT Consolidation Starting Monday, February 19, 2018, all new item setups will begin using=20 the new data structure. There will be a brief period of time where you may see both old and new=20 Merchandise Types and Item Types in the system. DO NOT select the old=20 hierarchy for new item setups. After Friday, March 9, 2018, you will begin to see Item Setup=20 Communication Templates (ICT) come through with the new structure. Old=20 ICTs will not work after this date. If you have any questions, please contact your Item Data Specialist=20 (IDS) and merchant partners. Business Partner Action Needed: VMM - Update Locations Efforts are underway in Vendor Management and Maintenance (VMM) to=20 delete all factory/warehouse locations that are no longer being used.=20 Each location is being carefully reviewed to determine if it's eligible=20 to be deleted based on criteria determined by a cross-functional team at=20 Target. Action Required : Ensure any factory/warehouse location your company is=20 currently shipping product from or will be in the future, is in=20 Available Status. If not in Available Status, the location may be=20 eligible to be deleted. You can find the Location Status on the=20 Locations page in VMM. Completion Date : April 1, 2018 Resources Export List of Locations including Address https://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/Content/applications/Pages/VMM/264= 6.aspx Steps to Update a Location to Available Status https://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/Content/applications/Pages/VMM/264= 5.aspx Location is not assigned to the correct PSFO. What do I do? https://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/Content/applications/Pages/VMM/211= 9.aspx Inform: Vendor Workhorse Training - Sample Management Target teams use Workhorse (sample management application) to request=20 samples from vendors . For a reminder on how to use Workhorse, please=20 review the new Workhorse step-by-step guide http://target-mpsd.actonservice.com/acton/ct/15784/s-01a1-1802/Bct/l-017e/l= -017e:482/ct4_1/1?sid=3DTV2%3Ab9qnjsw4i on Partners Online. Contact WorkhorseTcom@target.com with any questions. Inform: MerchIQ - Fiscal 2017 Week 53 Reporting for January week 5, 2018 will not have comparison values to=20 last year (LY) due to the 53rd week of 2017 Target fiscal year. For year-to-date (YTD) TY/LY reports, run the reports as usual. It will=20 compare 53 to 52 weeks (which is correct). You can run Ad/Ad Comp% to=20 see 53 weeks for both. For single week reports, either use Ad/Ad comp (for % comparison) or=20 User Defined comp week 53 to Feb wk 1 2017 (for $ and units comparison). Note User-defined comps are NOT designed to do more than one week so they are=20 not recommended for YTD reporting. See this MerchIQ notification https://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/News/notifications/Pages/1822.aspx for any updates. Supply Chain Transformation Action Needed: DVS Order Management Update As we kick off fiscal year 2018, please note important program changes=20 and dates outlined below that will impact your Target.com direct vendor=20 ship (DVS) business. The DVS Operations team goal is to continue to=20 elevate the network's ability to effectively and accurately fulfill=20 direct-to-guest orders on time and with the highest degree of quality. OTS Compliance Goal Change As of April 1, 2018, the standard on time=20 ship (OTS) goal will be increasing to 98%. As of September 10, 2017, the=20 expedited OTS goal moved to 100% and will remain there. Vendors can=20 monitor their OTS performance via the Vendor Report Card https://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/Content/library/Pages/Working-with= -Target/Business-Partner-Performance/Vendor-Report-Card/Vendor-Report-Card-= Overview.aspx . Vendor Performance Review 52% of all vendors fell below goal for one or=20 more OTS metrics in 2017. As a way to drive network-wide improvements,=20 DVS Operations will be executing quarterly reviews starting Q1 2018. Any=20 vendor that fell below one or more OTS Goals during the previous quarter=20 will be informed of "at risk" status. If at risk and a vendor continues=20 to fall below goal for 30 days after being informed of "at risk" status,=20 the vendor will be suppressed (temporarily removed from the site) until=20 action plans to achieve goals are in place. Any vendor currently at risk=20 based on 2017 performance will get an email with more information in the=20 next week. EDI Requirements Enforced As of June 1, 2018, any vendor that is not=20 consistently sending order acknowledgments (855IA) upon receipt will be=20 at risk for temporary removal from Target.com until consistent=20 acknowledgments are sent. The DVS Operations team will be reaching out=20 with more information for any vendor not currently sending 855IA or if=20 the timeframe in which the 855IA is sent is not acceptable.=20 Additionally, there is a list of all critical EDI requirements https://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/Content/library/Pages/Move-Product= /Shipping-Domestic/Direct-Vendor-Ship-to-Guest/6471.aspx outlined that all vendors need to review and ensure compliance against . Duplicate Order Processing Ability Required All vendors will be required=20 to process duplicates by June 1, 2018. Automatic resends will be enabled=20 after that date, and vendors that are not able to process duplicates=20 will be considered an "at risk" vendor. Reminder: Supplier Logistics Compliance Policy Updates The Supplier Performance 2018 Logistics Compliance Policy https://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/Content/library/_layouts/download.= aspx?SourceUrl=3Dhttps://www.partnersonline.com/sc/POL/sc/Content/library/P= ages/Working-with-Target/Business-Partner-Performance/Vendor-Report-Card/Co= mpliance_Policy.docx has been updated. This document is specific to performance metrics: Fill=20 Rate, On Time Ship, EDI Match and DVS. NEW in 2018 PO Exemption Requests - Process Centralization All suppliers' requests for PO/LOC exemptions will be processed through=20 the Supplier Performance Management (SPM) team. 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Vendor Performance Review  52% of all vendors fell below goal for one or more OTS metrics in= 2017. As a way to drive network-wide improvements, DVS Operations will be = executing quarterly reviews starting Q1 2018. Any vendor that fell below on= e or more OTS Goals during the previous quarter will be informed of "at ris= k" status. If at risk and a vendor continues to fall below goal for 30 days= after being informed of "at risk" status, the vendor will be suppress= ed (temporarily removed from the site) until action plans to achieve goals = are in place. Any vendor currently at risk based on 2017 performance will g= et an email with more information in the next week.

EDI Requirements Enforced  As of June 1, 2018, any vendor= that is not consistently sending order acknowledgments (855IA) upon receip= t will be at risk for temporary removal from Target.com until consistent ac= knowledgments are sent. The DVS Operations team will be reaching out with m= ore information for any vendor not currently sending 855IA or if the timefr= ame in which the 855IA is sent is not acceptable. Additionally, there is a&= nbsp;list of all critical EDI requirements outl= ined that all vendors need to review and ensure compliance against.

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