In this model the items are sold and replenished in all stores. No specific assortment needs to be defined, since all items and all stores which are active for Replenishment are affected.
Goal
The goals of this step:
- Get a detailed understanding on the retailers assortment approach
- Create an assortment drawing
- Select the right assortment strategy in LS Central
- Setup in LS Central
Key questions / considerations
- Do all stores have the same assortment?
- Are there no exceptions?
Output
Assortment drawing
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Setup considerations
Replenishment Setup
To use this approach the Store Items Ranged By field in the Replenishment Setup page has to be set up to the value Store Groups.
Location
The relevant locations have to be created and set up as a store location which is active for Replenishment.
The field Active for Autom. Replenishment on the Location card has to be set to True.
See more details here: Location.
Store Groups
The system creates a Store Group ALL when LS Retail default data is inserted. All newly created stores will be automatically added to this Store Group.
No other Store Group needs to be maintained in this scenario.
Item, Item Distribution
In the Distribution FastTab on the Retail Item page the user defines, in which stores the item should be replenished. When a new item is created the system will automatically insert a line in the Item Distribution table for the Store Group ALL, unless a different Store Group is defined in Item Category or Product Group in the field Def. Item Distr. Code..
To activate the item for Automatic Replenishment, the following fields must be set in the Item Distribution FastTab:
- Status = Active
- Ordered by = Central
- Ordering Method = Calculate
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