From Allocation to Merchandising

Oracle Retail Allocation calculates the allocation based on the information it has received from Merchandising. Once the retailer reviews and reserves or approves a standard allocation or creates a purchase order using the ‘what if’ workflow, Oracle Retail Allocation sends the following information back to Merchandising:

• Approved or reserved allocation data

• Worksheet status POs that contain product, supplier and quantity information (the only remaining actions to be taken in Merchandising are to approve the PO and, if desired, to truck scale the PO.) These worksheet status purchase orders may be created or updated (under specific conditions) from within the Oracle Retail Allocation UI.

Based upon the approved allocation information from Oracle Retail Allocation, Merchandising sends the following information to the warehouse management system:

• Approved allocation data represents the store quantity instructions for allocating a specific quantity of stock at the store level.