Section 8 – VENDOR UNIVERSITY
8.1 Enterprise Data Quality (EDQ)
8.2 R Reports (Vendor Reports via Green Lion Digital Portal)
8.3 Compliance Management & Delivery Performance System (DPS)
8.4 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

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Vendor University

Toys “R” Us Inc. Vendor University is the company's primary method of providing instruction and training to our vendors on company guidelines, processes, and applications. The instruction is provided in a variety of formats and is intended to educate our vendors on how to conduct business with Toys "R" Us, Inc. more efficiently. As new content is developed it will be added to the page so check back often for updates.

8.1 Enterprise Data Quality (EDQ)

The Enterprise Data Quality (EDQ) application is the tool Toys “R” Us, Inc. requires our vendors to use when submitting new item setup to the company. This online application is designed to accept the information our vendors input and upload it directly into the Toys “R” Us Inc. item master tables once the item is approved

The EDQ Training is available via the Vendor Extranet https://vendorconnect.toysrus.com

8.2 “R” Report (Vendor Reports via Green Lion Digital Portal)

“R” Reports (Vendor Reports) is a Green Lion Digital portal based application Toys “R” Us, Inc. makes available to our vendors so they may retrieve data related to sales, inventory, in-stocks, supply chain performance, etc. If interested please contact Vendor Support at for access inquiries and annual cost.

New "R" Reports (Vendor Reports) users should review the Sales & Demand Management training document below.

·  R Reports Sales and Demand Mgmt Training

8.3 Compliance Management & Delivery Performance System (DPS)

Toys “R” Us, Inc. has two supply chain compliance programs that both utilize a web-based application, the Delivery Performance System (DPS), to manage compliance. Every vendor is expected to actively engage with Toys “R” Us Inc. to help improve our mutual supply chains and reduce non-compliance to our programs. The document below will help both program managers and compliance end-users understand the responsibilities of each vendor on these programs and what steps should be taken to both manage and improve performance

·  Compliance Management Training Document

8.4 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Welcome to the Toys “R” Us Product Lifecycle Management program. We at Toys “R” Us, are always looking for new opportunities to improve our working relationship with our third party contractors in the area of private label merchandise.

Future growth in this important area is dependent on efficient work processes, team collaboration across geographic boundaries and time management. To that end, we are embarking on a new business program called Product Lifecycle Management. (PLM)

Part of this new program involves a collaboration software tool. A new system is needed to enforce standardization of work processes and to manage time and action events. This tool will provide our suppliers with access to our product brand managers in the creative development of new products. (PLM training information is listed below, just click on the links)

·  PLM - Kickoff

·  PLM - Getting Started

·  PLM - Software

·  PLM - Windows Media Training Documents

·  PLM – Training Manual & Workflows