1 Introduction

A retailer's most important asset is its inventory. Oracle Retail Allocation helps retailers determine the inventory requirements at the item, store, and week level using real time inventory information. The system calculates individual store need based on parameters you set - whether it's the characteristics of the product, the store, or the category. The result is an allocation tailored to each store's unique need.Oracle Retail Allocation allows you to allocate either in advance of the order's arrival or at the last minute to leverage real-time sales and inventory information. And when you do allocate, the system provides you the flexibility of basing your allocation on different methods such as: merchandise plans, sales history or a demand forecast.

Key Features and Benefits

• Standardize workflow based on user roles and user tasks

• Ability to allocate multiple items as a single entity or as a group using a single store demand

• Allocate using demand from various merchandise hierarchy levels

• Individual store need and allocated quantity calculated in every allocation

• Ability to exclude stores globally or by product group

• Copy, save, and edit capability available for allocations

• Logic to create What If scenarios prior to raising a purchase order

• Logic to create Scheduled allocations

• Assign calculation multiples for allocated items in order to perform rounding as per business needs

• Enhanced ability to store size profile data at the style level

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