Forecasting and replenishment fire prevention slideshare

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Why Some

Demand

Plans “Burst”

Into Flames

in Your

Location

Channels

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Sometimes in retail, we feel

like all we are doing is putting

out fires.

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We get bogged down in this week’s

problems so much so that we forget

to prevent next month’s or next

season’s fires.

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You need time to

think and plan.

To be proactive,

not reactive.

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When do you take off

your fireman’s

hat?

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You may be familiar

with the

Eisenhower

Decision Matrix.

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Important &

Not Urgent

Important &

Urgent

Not

Important &

Not Urgent

Not

Important &

Urgent

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What is Urgent is rarely Important,

and what is Important is rarely

Urgent.

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In other words:

FIRE PREVENTION

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So how do you

prevent fires in

your retail

business?

4WAYS

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Demand Forecasting

Not Sales Forecasting

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Don’t just be satisfied with

an increase on last year’s

sales. Remember:

Lost

Sales

Promo

Sales

Calendar

Changes

CLICK

here to

read

more!

Market

Trends

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Measure Forecast Accuracy

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A bad forecast is like an ember waiting for a

good breeze or a match waiting for someone to

strike it.

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It will have negative effects

on your orders, your in-

stocks, your open to buy, and

more, growing into a greedy

blaze before you know it.

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Don’t Take Chances with Lead Times

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Even the best laid plans

often go awry. Help

yourself, and your vendors,

to some fire prevention

with lead time forecasting.

Money-saving

Lead Time

Forecasting

tips

Ka-Ching!!

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Exception Management

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Use tools to help you

filter thru the piles of

information and define

what is important to you.

DELEGATE TO A COMPUTER!

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What’s

important to

you?

Let us help

you find it!

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Our iKIS™ demand

forecasting and supply

chain solution has robust

exception management

and collaboration tools to

help you and your team

ditch the firefighter

equipment for good.

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