The VICS process is divided into 9 steps:
1. Develop a front-end agreement, including joint goals for improvement, area of information sharing, resource allocations, roles and key responsibilities, etc.
2. Create a joint business plan, including product and item level goals jointly developed and a weekly business rhythm that specifies the frequency and timing of each CPFR transaction.
3. Create a sales forecast.
4. Identify sales forecast exceptions.
5. Collaborate on exception item.
6. Create an order forecast.
7. Identify order forecast exceptions.
8. Collaborate on exception item.
9. Generate the order