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October 29-31st 2007
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Orlando 2007
Comprehensive Merchandise Planning
Seminar
Disney's BoardWalk Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL |
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AMPA
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Retail Systems & Services Presents
Orlando 2007 - Comprehensive Merchandise
Planning Seminar
Date: October 29-31st, 2007
Location:
DIsney's BoardWalk Resort, Orlando
What You Will Learn/Seminar Content
Day 1: Basics of Planning Process
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Role of Planning Today - Changing
retail environment... Purpose of planning...
Why planning is critical to success...
Micromarketing and planning... Changing role
of planning... Benefits... |
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The Planning Process - The
Merchandise Hierarchy... Merchandise
calendar and plan timing... Pre-Season and
In-Season... Inputs to the process... Types
of plans... Info requirements... Tasks,
events and timelines... Planning process
documentation... Planning characteristics... |
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The Planning Organization -
Organizations today... Requirements... Roles
and responsibilities... Types of
organizations and structures... Success
factors and change management... |
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Planning Concepts and Methods
Overview - Planning and decision support
-an overview... Advanced planning
definition... Overview of advanced planning
methods: merchandise, store, clusters,
assortment, space and allocation... Channels
of retailing and planning.. |
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Attendee Group Workshop - Developing
a Planning Process...methods and
strategy...Consider an actual retail
company addressing planning techniques,
organization and automation... Present
to the group... |
Day 2/3: Advanced Planning and
Optimization/Forecasting
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Advanced Planning Techniques
- Definition, purpose, approach,
methodology, interaction and examples
for: Merchandise and Financial Planning,
Store Planning, Store Clustering,
Assortment Planning, Space Planning and
Allocation... In-Season Planning:
Examples and Case Studies-Group
Interaction/Discussion... |
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Analytics, Optimization and Forecasting
- Using analysis and various analytics
to support the planning process... The
application of forecasting techniques within
planning... Optimization with the planning
process including tool kits for store
clustering, assortment optimization. size
optimization and demand forecasting etc...Examples
and Case Studies - Group
Interaction/Discussion... |
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Automation Within Planning -
Applying automation to the planning
process... Overview of planning systems available...Seminar
summary and future directions... |
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Case
Study by Industry Leaders - Frank
Zarrello from Big M (Mandees) will
provide an extensive Case Study of
various Advanced Planning techniques
applied in a Retail environment... |
For additional information please contact
Regina Beischer
Seminar Coordinator
Tel/Fax: 732-886-5935
rbeischer@rs-s.com
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