Line Planning and Calendar Management Features and Functions
The product lifecycle in the fashion and retail environment usually starts at the planning stage. At this stage, line (assortment) planners should be able to access history planning data and sales data to improve the accuracy of line planning. Planners and other managers also need a tool to define product development and delivery timeline, and to track the status of each product lifecycle stage.
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Pre-planning Data Analysis
Before actual planning activities, analysis is needed to examine planning, production, sales, and market data from previous seasons.
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Line Building
Line building is a collaborative approach for different parties (planners, merchandisers, designers, etc.) to build the line structure for each season.
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Target Setting
Production targets can be generated through target setting functionality.
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Planning Granularity
Planning granularity is the extent to which the planning result is broken down into small parts.
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Planning Simulation and Reporting
Different simulations (such as scenario analysis or what-if analysis) can be applied to planning data and the results of the simulation are properly reported properly.
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Calendar Management
Calendar management is a tool used define product development and delivery timelines. It also tracks the status of each product life cycle stage.
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PLM for the Retail Industry Features and Functions
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