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Re: Slim pickings everwhere (Was: Slim Pickings at Target)
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lugnet.market.theory
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Tue, 28 Dec 1999 03:25:33 GMT
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RSANDERS@spamcakeGATE.NET
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Which goes back to what I was saying in the first place, everyone is
trying to predict the future and not dealing with what actually happens.
No inventory balancing. If Mos Espas sell out in one store, and the
store 50 miles away can't move them at all, then the obvious thing would
be to move some stock around (one would think).
If you can't predict the future, then fix the present.
Ray
"G. Crisp" wrote:
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> Of course, the other snafu is that existing forecasting software works by the
> SKU, on products that are available over a period long enough to amass a
> statistical base. This kind of blows the system for new products, which is
> basically the scenario you describe below.
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> Works for me!
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> - Greg
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| From a profitable sales prospective, the idea of moving product from store to store would seem to work. And if used, would definitely increase the revenue of each participating outlet. From a paperwork or tracking prospecive, it could become as (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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