Method and system for product layout display using assortment groups

• US 20050197928A1
• Filed: 01/03/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Fotteler, Christine, Busch, Hergen
• Granted Patent: US 8,108,270 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A system, method and program product are provided for determining a product layout for a group of stores. An assortment is defined as a group of stores. An assortment version is defined by assigning a first product to the assortment for a time period, thereby determining the time period during which the first product is in the assortment. A layout module is defined and the layout module is assigned to the assortment, the layout module representing a display area of the store. A layout module version is defined that represents a product layout for the group of stores for a time period based on the corresponding assortment version. The layout module information is provided to a shelf optimization or ranging program. The optimized layout module information is received and the optimized layout module information is inputted to the layout module version.

Claims

1. A method of determining a product layout for a group of stores, comprising:

defining an assortment as a group of stores;

defining an assortment version by assigning a first product to the assortment for a time period, thereby determining the time period during which the first product is in the assortment;

defining a layout module and assigning the layout module to the assortment, the layout module representing a display area of the store;

defining a layout module version that represents a product layout for the group of stores for the time period;

providing the layout module information to a shelf optimization or ranging program; and

receiving the optimized layout module information and inputting the optimized layout module information to the layout module version.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an assortment and assigning at least one store to the assortment.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least two different assortment versions for the assortment, the at least two different assortment versions including a first assortment version for a first time period and a second assortment version for a second time period that does not overlap with the first time period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the layout module is assigned to the assortment on a one-to-one relationship.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the assortment versions define the corresponding layout module versions.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the layout module version including assigned products with planning key performance indicators and fixtures to a shelf optimization program.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

defining sales volume, gross margin, inventory turnover and gross margin return on investment (GMROI) for the products that are assigned to the layout module version, and

determining a product ranking based on a sales and GMROI index and providing the layout module version including assigned product ranking and fixtures to a shelf optimization.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the optimized layout module version information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining planning key performance indicators (KPIs) for the products assigned to the assortment version; and

determining a product ranking based on the KPIs.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning at least one fixture to the layout module.

11. A system for determining a product layout for a store, comprising:

means for defining an assortment as a group of stores;

means for defining an assortment version by assigning a first product to the assortment for a time period, thereby determining the time period during which the first product is in the assortment;

means for defining a layout module and assigning the layout module to the assortment, the layout module representing a display area of the store;

means for defining a layout module version that represents a product layout for the group of stores for the time period;

means for providing the layout module information to a shelf optimization or ranging program; and

means for receiving the optimized layout module information and inputting the optimized layout module information to the layout module version.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for determining an assortment and assigning at least one store to the assortment.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for determining at least two different assortment versions for the assortment, the at least two different assortment versions includes a first assortment version for a first time period and a second assortment version for a second time period that does not overlap with the first time period.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the layout module is assigned to the assortment on a one-to-one relationship.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the assortment versions define the corresponding layout module versions.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for defining planning figures, sales volume, gross margin, inventory turnover and gross margin return on investment (GMROI) for the products that are assigned to the layout module version, and determining a product ranking based on a sales and GMROI index.

17. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for providing the layout module version including assigned products with planning key performance indicators and fixtures to a shelf optimization program.

18. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for receiving the optimized layout module version information.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for defining planning key performance indicators (KPIs) for the products assigned to the assortment version; and

means for determining a product ranking based on the KPIs.

20. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for assigning at least one fixture to the layout module.

21. A program product for determining a product layout for a group of stores, the program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:

defining an assortment as a group of stores;

defining an assortment version by assigning a first product to the assortment for a time period, thereby determining the time period during which the first product is in the assortment;

defining a layout module and assigning the layout module to the assortment, the layout module representing a display area of the store;

defining a layout module version that represents a product layout for the group of stores for the time period;

providing the layout module information to a shelf optimization or ranging program; and

receiving the optimized layout module information and inputting the optimized layout module information to the layout module version.