Thread of Challenges: Moving from a manufacturing focused operation to a retail one needed mindsets to change. The operation had to become less reactive and more proactive in forecasting what the market wanted. That meant that their merchandising department had to slice and dice data to build different scenarios for both the line managers and senior management. That took time—especially on Microsoft Excel spreadsheets…
Knitting Benefits together: CesOTB was built by CES, an IBM Partner. The solution is a full-fledged retail management solution that focused on bringing control back to inventory management. Having the right inventory is often the “Achilles heel” of any good retailer. Without having the right products, retailers will lose mindshare, miss out on customer-spending opportunities and be unable to effectively capitalize on new trends…
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