DSW Vendor Compliance Purpose Statement
DSW recognizes the important role our vendors play in
achieving our goal of being the retailer of choice for branded footwear by
satisfying customer expectations concerning selections, convenience and value.
Maintaining strong partnerships with vendors allows us to ensure customer
expectations and/or requirements are met for the success of our vendors and our
company.
For these reasons, we developed our Vendor Relations program along with a revised Domestic Footwear & Accessories Logistics Guide to outline those policies and procedures necessary for the success of this program. The success of this program is based on the partnership of DSW with its vendors to help design and implement the policies and procedures of the Vendor Relations program. Please use the documents found on this site when fulfilling domestic footwear orders for DSW, Inc.
For these reasons, we developed our Vendor Relations program along with a revised Domestic Footwear & Accessories Logistics Guide to outline those policies and procedures necessary for the success of this program. The success of this program is based on the partnership of DSW with its vendors to help design and implement the policies and procedures of the Vendor Relations program. Please use the documents found on this site when fulfilling domestic footwear orders for DSW, Inc.
Domestic Footwear & Accessories Logistics Guide
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The information contained in this section defines the overall purpose of DSW's Vendor Compliance program.
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The information contained in this section outlines PO instructions and requirements for DSW and the vendor.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- General PO Instructions
- Transmission of vendor style and color information
- Transmission of UPC data
- Procedures for receipt of vendor's approved PO
- PO Types (Packing Methods)
- PO Price Ticket Instructions
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The information contained in this section outlines general carton packing requirments base on the PO Type code.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- Requesting packing exemptions
- Non-standard (Odd) carton packing requirements
- Innercase and UPC tag placement of merchandise within a carton
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The information contained in this section outlines carton construction and design requirements.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- Recommended corrugate specifications
- Carton dimensional information
- Closure methods
- Labeling specification and placement requirements
- Label examples
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The information contained in this section outlines transportation and routing requirements for DSW and vendor controlled freight.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- General routing requirments
- Defintiion and responsibilities of Company and vendor controlled freight
- Routing request procedures
- Trailer loading requirements
- Shipment delivery requirements
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The information contained in this section outlines transportation shipping documentation.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- General Bills of Lading (BOL) information and requirments
- General packing list information and requirements
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The information contained in this section outlines the electronic data interchange (EDI) requirements of DSW.
VCDS, LLC. does not require the use of EDI at this time and is not included in the VCDS, LLC. Domestic Footwear Guide.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- EDI system information and requirements
- EDI transactions sets used by DSW
- Contact information for system mapping documents
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The information contained in this section outlines vendor payment processing requirements.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- General invoice information and requirements
- Bill to address
- Commercial invoice format
- Contact information for additional payment questions
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The information contained in this section outlines the vendor chargeback policy and procedures.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- General chargeback policy information
- Schedule of chargeback expense
- Documentation process
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The information contained in this section outlines vendor contact information.
This section includes:
This section includes:
- Transportation
- Import/Export
- MIS/EDI
- Vendor Compliance
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The information contained in this section outlines the common terms and definitions used in the logistics guide.
- Code of Conduct
- Compliance
- Statement of Purpose
- Purchase Order
- Carton Packing
- Carton Specifications
- Inbound Shipping Documentation Section
- Electronic Data Interchange Section
- Payment Process
- Vendor Chargeback Policy
- Contact List
- Glossary of Terms
- EDI
- Merchandising
- Inbound Transportation
- E-invoicing
Contact Information
For general assistance concerning Vendor Compliance or
questions concerning the logistics guide, contact
DSW Compliance Department
Phone: 614.872.1521
DSW Compliance Department
Phone: 614.872.1521
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