Demand planning, besides ensuring staff in shops, is currently one of the biggest challenges for retailers.
In an instant, shoppers’ shopping preferences have changed, and the assumptions on which existing sales planning algorithms are based - reliable historical data and the list of suppliers – are no longer valid.
At the same time, the earlier promotional orders, often placed 3-6 months in advance, are still in progress and have nothing to do with the present reality in terms of volume.
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