Buyerplan Range Reviewer


Buyerplan Range Planner offers a simple and flexible approach to financial and assortment planning. The system has been designed to deliver a financially sound range that is both space driven and attribute balanced. It promotes greater option control, reduced markdowns and increased profitability.
Planning for a new season is a must, but is often viewed as a chore. Decision Systems have designed Range Planner to offer all the functionality of a more complex retail planning system all in one application. It offers an easy-to-use and flexible ‘start where you want’ approach to planning that minimises effort and frustration. A particular benefit is that views of the range by product category and collection or story happily co-exist. The module integrates the financial planning necessary to formulate a buying budget and the store planning needed to calculate the grade option structure. These targets, having been passed to Buyers to guide their work, provide a backdrop against which to monitor the ranges as they are constructed from individual lines. There is sophisticated support to improve the calculation of line buys and optimum delivery dates and quantities. Perhaps the most valuable facility in terms of profit impact is the ability to assess the range from many perspectives before it is bought so that weaknesses in the range ‘matrix’ can be spotted and addressed.
		Range Planner features include: Financial Targets Plan financial data - sales / mark downs / gross and net profit / units. Store Planning Plan sales, space and options across stores. Assortment Planning Grade stores and calculate the range structure. Attribute Planning Plan key attributes such as supplier and price point. Line Planning Build ranges and monitor against financial and other targets. Deliveries Calculate delivery quantities and compare to open to buy. Appraise Plans Review the proposed range against plan from many perspectives.