WO2000058891A8 - Method and system for determining time-phased sales forecasts and projected replenishment shipments in a supply chain - Google Patents

Method and system for determining time-phased sales forecasts and projected replenishment shipments in a supply chain

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WO2000058891A8
WO2000058891A8 PCT/US2000/007805 US0007805W WO0058891A8 WO 2000058891 A8 WO2000058891 A8 WO 2000058891A8 US 0007805 W US0007805 W US 0007805W WO 0058891 A8 WO0058891 A8 WO 0058891A8
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Darryl V Landvater
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Retail Pipeline Integration Gr
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Abstract

A time-phased forecasting and replenishment system (20) for retail organizations which can be used for inventory management and financial management. One or more computers (28) create time-phased plans for one or more retail facilities, such as various types of retail stores (23) and/or various types of suppliers (24). The system calculates projected sales for each product at each facility and calculates projected replenishment shipments between facilities and suppliers a specified number of weeks into the future. For example, projected sales might be calculated from the current date until a date 52 weeks into the future. Similarly, projected shipments might be calculated from suppliers to stores from the current date until a date 52 weeks into the future, and projected shipments might be calculated from suppliers to suppliers or stores from the current date until a date 52 weeks into the future. The calculated forecasts and replenishments are done in ways that account for the unique needs of retail organizations, and allow efficient processing and storage of the large data volumes typical in many retail organizations.
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