Thread regarding Whole Foods Market Inc. layoffs

Distribution, Ordering System, POS

From what I've gathered in my research; restructuring the distribution system, a streamlined ordering system and an overhaul of integrated technology between the two, direct to POS are first on the list. Distribution centers and systems technology will be (are being) evaluated first.

Next, regional buyers and coordinators will be evaluated then introduced to their new responsibilities. TLs/buyers will then be made aware of the changes in their job requirements. I suspect TLs/buyers will have a 70% focus on local vendors with 30% being allocations (with the produce department being closer to 60% TLs - 40% allos).

TLs will spend less time on ordering, schedules, etc. (ie "clerical work") with a greater focus on efficient floor operations, product quality/inventory management (order to shelf) and customer service. Full transition will be over the next 6-10 months with a possible sunset date of Sept. 2018. As of right now, "Super Teams" will progress as scheduled.

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The post was a nice fairy tale. The company has been promising for years to fix its creaky tech infrastructure. My neighborhood Latin market has a better, faster POS and inventory ordering replenishment system. The tech infrastructure here can be fixed, but it can't be fixed without shutting down the existing company. The issue is how do you continue operations when you've systematically eliminated so many people who truly understand the existing system and have sunk tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars into a replacement system project which has added still more complexity and probably wasn't ever going to pan out. Bad decisions regarding core technology have consequences. Slapping an Amazon logo on the signage doesn't change a thing about the PERMANENTLY screwed up tech architecture.

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Hope the ac wage gets cut in half to about what they are worth.

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