Assortment planning

Was it assortment planning or merchandising that made the difference in store profitability ... 

Collaborative assortment planning Apparel and seasonal goods Department stores, specialty retail... 

Fashion apparel and other seasonal goods follow a seasonal pattern of danand. Thus, collaborative planning in these categories has a horizon of a single season and is performed at seasonal intervals. Given the seasonal nature, forecasts rely less on historical data and more on collaborative interpretation of industry trends, macroeconomic factors, and customer tastes. In this form of collaboration, the trading partners develop an assortment plan jointly. The output is a planned purchase order at the style/color/size level. The planned order is shared electronically in advance... 

Retirement Centers. There are all kinds of adult (over age 50) retirement centers in all parts of the country. Some are small mobile home parks with few amenities. Others are elaborate. Some are planned communities like Sun City in Arizona. Others are like Leisure World in California. Some provide a wide assortment of recreational services—golf courses, swimming pools, exercise rooms, auditoriums, emergency nursing care, and so on. Most charge monthly fees, which often include maintenance of common grounds and other services. Various property arrangements (own, lease, rent) can apply. 

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The financial forecast (communicated to financial markets) is affected by the operational demand forecast and the plan for capacity and asset utilisation. The capacity plan is used in both mid (for example, which warehouse will hold which products from the assortment ) and short term (for example, how many products can we make tomorrow ). Asset footprint/forecast is the mid- to long-term plan for capacity needed in the supply chain to cope with volume of demand and nature of demand for services (for example, how many warehouse spaces do we need in Europe ). 

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SCDS4 Our firm and supply chain partners jointly plan on product assortment... 

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