Walmart Deduction Codes, Decoded: Code 22, OTIF Fines, and What You Can Actually Dispute
A plain-English guide to Walmart deductions: Codes 22, 25, and 13, plus OTIF and SQEP fines. What each means, which you can dispute in APDP, and by when.
The Routing Guide Errors That Trigger Retail Chargebacks
One wrong field in your item file pays a routing-guide fee on every shipment. How $180K in EDI and ASN chargebacks builds, and why you can't dispute it.
Your Fill Rate Says 99%. Walmart Scores You 84%.
A brand's internal fill rate reads 99%. Walmart's OTIF scorecard reads 84%. Both are right. The 14.8-point gap costs $57K a year, and it hides in the one number the brand doesn't watch.
OTIF Fines Are a Data Problem, Not a Logistics Problem
Most OTIF fines at specialty food brands trace back to product master data errors, not late trucks. Where the data breaks, and what it costs.