Broad forecasts for 100 new weekly titles caused stockouts and costly returns. Now, predictive models match inventory to local demand.
North America's largest full-service book distributor ships 300 million books annually, reaching 99% of the US population every week with products ranging from bestsellers to evergreen children's books.
Introducing 50 to 100 new titles weekly made precise stock allocation highly unpredictable across a massive retail network. General forecasting...
“Blue Yonder enables an attribute-based forecasting process that has improved our accuracy for new product introductions by up to 30% for some retailers and segments. By leveraging Blue Yonder to digitize forecasting, our analysis and planning processes have become much more dynamic.”
Full-service book distributor for mass merchants and grocery stores.
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