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VICS Voluntary Guidelines

It has been demonstrated that cross-industry commerce standards facilitate better customer service while reducing costs. VICS' participation with hundreds of small and large companies, has established that the implementation of VICS' business processes and standards achieve excellent returns that go far beyond initial expectations.

The following VICS Guidelines have been published by the VICS Board Committees:

VICS Voluntary Guidelines

TPAC Compliance Capabilities (rev 4-13-09)

Color-to-Size chart (rev 8-10-07)

Direct to Consumer Commerce Guidelines

Guideline for Communicating Vendor-Compliance Guide Changes

Internet Commerce Model

Standard Bill of Lading (BOL)

Standard Routing Guide Format

Voluntary Guidelines to Floor-Ready Merchandise (rev September 15, 2006)

VICS CPFR® Guidelines

Collaborative Assortment Planning for Apparel & Footwear - A Business Process Guide (Members-only)

DC Replenishment Collaboration - Business Process Guide (Members-only)

Implementing Successful Large Scale CPFR® Programs and Onboarding Trading Partners (Aug 2007) (Members-only)

Overview: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR)

Retail Event Collaboration - Business Process Guide (Members-only)

Store Replenishment Collaboration - Business Process Guide (Members-only)

The Roadmap to CPFR: The Case Studies

VICS Logistics Guidelines

212 Motor Carrier Delivery Trailer Manifest

8. FTL Shipment Status Process Flow (214)

Logistics Model (PDF, 257KB)

9. LTL Shipment Status Process Flow (214)

LTL Bill of Lading B.I.G (211)

LTL Pick Up Notification Guideline (216)

LTL Pick Up Notification Process Flow (216)

Motor Carrier Invoice Guideline (210)

Small Package Shipment Status Guideline (240)

Small Package Shipment Status Process Flow (240)

VICS Importer Security Filing (ISF) Recommendation Document

VICS Importer Security Filing (ISF) 10 Recommendations for EDI Mapping of Data

Hardlines Implementation Guidelines

Bulk Products Implementation Guideline

Gypsum & Panelized Products Implementation Guideline

Lumber Implementation Guideline

Nursery Stock Implementation Guideline