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The workflow at a glance

Monitoring feeds the ranking, the ranking drives the action, and the KPIs close the loop back to buying.

01Job 1 of 5

Monitor

Monitors sales and stock flows, and triggers alerts when they deviate from the goals set in Forecast.

  • Keeps sales and stock movement in view as the season runs
  • Measures live performance against the turnover and net profit goals set in Forecast, the final pre-season job
  • Triggers an alert as soon as a category or product drifts away from that plan
Monitor
Forecast benchmarkLive performance
  • SalesWatch
  • StockWatch
02Job 2 of 5

Rank

Ranks items according to shelf-speed.

  • Orders every item by how quickly it is actually selling
  • Separates fast movers from the slow tail early
  • Gives one shared list to act on rather than competing opinions
Rank
FastShelf-speed
  1. 01Item 01
  2. 02Item 02
  3. 03Item 03
  4. 04Item 04
  5. 05Item 05
SlowRanked by real selling speed
Rank determines the next action
Slow moversPromoteFast moversReorder
03Job 3 of 5

Promote

Triggers supplier marketing plans for slow movers and other products needing support.

  • Raises a marketing plan with the supplier as soon as an item lags
  • Covers slow movers first, and other lines where support helps
  • Acts while there is still season left to recover the sell-through
Promote
Your retail operationSlow mover
Marketing planNeeds support
  • Product
  • Reason
  • Priority
  • Action request
Supplier
04Job 4 of 5

Reorder

Creates reorders for fast movers.

  • Raises the reorder as soon as an item proves itself
  • Protects availability on the lines carrying the season
  • Keeps repeat business from being lost to a stock-out
Reorder
Item 01Fast mover
Stock trendDeclining
ReorderPrepared
SupplierAvailability protected
05Job 5 of 5

Measure

Provides KPIs for sales and marketing decisions.

  • Puts the numbers behind each sales and marketing call
  • Gives sales and marketing one shared view of performance
  • Closes the loop back into the next pre-season analysis
Measure
Sales
Stock
Margin
Sell-through
Reorders
Shared KPI view
Performance historyInto next Pre-season Analyze
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