This is true, and it is the reason that automation is the other necessary component in this process. “Creating hundreds or even thousands of store-specific planograms is impossible!” The answer is store-specific planograms, enabling assortment, inventory, and space allocation variations to meet each store’s needs. When managing a category across hundreds or thousands of store locations and a diverse set of customers, how can you get the benefits of central planning while also adapting to store-specific needs-without defaulting to planning based on averages?
