Collaborative assortment planning

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... 

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