Question 1

What does the Replenishment module decide?

Accepted Answer

For every product at every store, it recalculates the optimal stock level each day (the Dynamic Buffer) and turns the gap between that target and what the store holds into a store order from the central warehouse, within your local and global constraints. Assortment, the first allocation of new products, new stores, time events and promotions, merchandising pushes, and online/wholesale allocation all adjust that same daily calculation.

Question 2

How is the Dynamic Buffer calculated?

Accepted Answer

It comes from a statistical model that sizes each product's stock at each store to cover expected consumption over the next Days of Inventory (DOI), the period until the store's next replenishment.

Question 3

What is Days of Inventory (DOI)?

Accepted Answer

DOI is the number of days between replenishments. If a truck reaches the store every other day, you would set DOI to 2 or 3 days, so each delivery holds the store at the optimal stock level until the next one arrives.

Question 4

What happens when the warehouse doesn't have enough stock for every store?

Accepted Answer

We call this starvation: stores need more than the warehouse holds. In that case, the available stock goes first to the stores with the highest sales potential. Starvation happens often, and allocating it well is where a lot of the value comes from.

Question 5

How do you handle display quantities?

Accepted Answer

Display is a commercial decision that the user enters, and it overrides what the statistical model suggests. If you want a display of 5 units for a product, whether or not it sells, the system supports it and makes sure the store always holds those 5.

Question 6

How do you handle sets, such as size runs?

Accepted Answer

You can set a replenishment threshold. For example, if a store needs three sizes from a five-size set but the warehouse has only one of them, the system can hold the shipment rather than send a single size, because that would create a broken set, which you usually want to avoid.

Question 7

How do you handle assortment?

Accepted Answer

Two ways. Best Sellers adds items that sell well in some stores to stores that have never carried them. Tail does the opposite: it stops replenishing an item at a store when its sales fall below a threshold you set, X units over a given period.

Question 8

Can you allocate stock for wholesale customers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The system can reserve ("color") inventory so it isn't used for store replenishment. This is the basis of omnichannel allocation, where you need to set stock aside for online and wholesale channels.

Question 9

Do I need the Forecasting module to use Replenishment?

Accepted Answer

No. Replenishment, Forecasting, and Buy Plan are licensed independently. Replenishment covers stock movement from the central warehouse to stores and channels; Forecasting covers what the central warehouse should purchase from suppliers.

Question 10

How many stores does it take for the Replenishment module to make sense?

Accepted Answer

It depends on store size. For large stores, such as Zara, H&M, C&A, or Lidl, it makes sense from as few as 2 stores. For small formats, such as airport stores and kiosks of 50–150 m², we'd suggest starting at around 15 stores.

Question 11

How is Replenishment priced?

Accepted Answer

Per store per month, in declining brackets with a 5-store minimum: $175 per store for stores 1–10, $125 for stores 11–30, $75 for stores 31–60, and $25 for every store beyond 60. The pricing page has an instant calculator.

AI-Powered Retail Replenishment

Nine capabilities, one daily store order

Dynamic Buffer

First Allocation

Replenishment

Assortment

New Store

Time Events & Promotions

Push

Omnichannel/Online

Advanced Dashboard

Results from live store networks

Bath & Body Works

RAI

Priced per store, published up front

Frequently Asked Questions

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