Helen Com
Product Director, Inventory Optimization Solution · LEAFIO AI
Webinar
Key takeaways
- 15:20Retailers must forecast holiday demand at the SKU and SKU-location level rather than assuming that every item in a seasonal category will grow equally.
- 17:22Additional inventory should be assigned to specific supply-chain levels according to the capacity of central, regional and store storage locations.
- 21:29Holiday deliveries should be split into scheduled batches so neither suppliers nor internal logistics are overwhelmed by receiving the entire quantity at once.
- 23:31Regular replenishment must continue after seasonal stock arrives, while the reserved holiday quantity remains protected until the demand spike begins.
- 34:42Supplier holidays, storage capacity and the planned end of the demand spike must be incorporated into order calculations to prevent both stockouts and residual overstock.
In Helen Com's words
“The increased quantity must stay untouched till the beginning of the seasonal sales.”
Xmas Retail Strategies: How to Tackle Inventory Woes During Holiday Rush33:41
“All calculations must be done using storage capacity as a basis.”
Xmas Retail Strategies: How to Tackle Inventory Woes During Holiday Rush34:42