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Category Management - more than a vision

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Category Management

- more than a vision

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Best Merchandising

Practices based on

hands-on experience:

Assortment Planning

Best Practices for Category Management

Computer Aided Sales

Distribution of Information

Efficient Replenishment

Floor Planning

GMROII Improvement

Historical Data Analysis

Inventory Optimization

Joint Project Management

KPIs Analysis

Logistics

Management of Shelf Space

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Progressing Merchandising Productivity

In recent years, merchandising o consumer goods has been marked by a

continuously increasing competition, due to quickly growing retail space,

increasing number o retailer labels and spreading o discount outlets. In

order to endure the tough rivalry, both retailers and manuacturers have to

pay more attention to consumers’ needs and preerences. Constant changes

in consumer liestyle and store ormats as well as rapidly progressing

technology and a signicant raise o operating costs make an ecient andfexible response indispensable.

 This response requires adequate business procedures and supporting inor-

mation technology inrastructure. Complex business solutions consisting

o numerous systems delivered by various providers need to exchange data

between various components. The integration o data and systems into one

comprehensive business workfow requires in-depth industry expertise and

extensive technological know-how.

Progressing Merchandising Productivity

Many companies have been trying to implement Category Management

or years and despite enormous investments, there is still a huge gap

between the indispensable processes and business reality. The proper

understanding o the merchandising business, adequate inormation

technology know-how and proven hands-on experience appear to be

more needed than ever.

Strategix designs, develops and deploys business solutions empower-

ing companies to respond to opportunities and challenges quicker and

better. Using its vast practical experience Strategix is ocused on provid-

ing the maximum added value rom the new systems while consider-

ing existing inrastructure and individual preerences. Strategix’s goal is

to oer the ully integrated, scalable, end-to-end solution or planning,

optimization and execution o ecient assortment and retail space in

order to support entire consumer-driven value chain.

Our hands-on approach, our methodical attitude to manage complex

issues brings our clients a signicant competitive advantage. By

implementing state-o-the-art technologies sooner and taking business

initiatives beore their competitors do, our clients can prosper both

in bullish economy environment as well as during times o increaseduncertainty.

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Central Data

Warehouse

Business

System

Panel Data POS data

Store Space

Management

Field

Merchandising

Central

Merchandising

Assortment

optimizing

Tools

Strategix is an authorized distributor o Intactix Portolio provided

JDA Sotware Inc.. Intactix Portolio consists o the most powerul,

real-time space and category management solutions available on

the market today. The ully integrated space management and

assortment planning applications o Intactix Portolio address

customer proling and assortment planning, including consumer

data analysis, assortment optimization, perormance review, demand

planning and category review.

Optimize on Demand

From store cluster analyses, through space management to ullCategory Management, our company’s „Optimize on Demand“

strategy delivers to our customers services and tools that enable

them not only to implement their plans and realise their business

goals, but also to oer their partners added value. Our consultants

will optimize on demand using world leading Category Management

tools created by JDA Sotware, Inc.

System Integration

 Tight integration o business processes and supporting IT inrastru-

cture is the prerequisite o eciency. Strategix provides expertise

and resources enabling links between various collaborating systems,

be it ERP, data warehouse, CRM, Internet or Intactix Suite. Strategix

provides its own bespoke sotware components i needed. Our com-

prehensive solutions encompass the entire process rom nancial

planning o the assortment to the physical shel in the store.

Competency in SAP integration

Strategix is leading in integrating o various systems supporting

space management and Category Management into SAP environment,

be it SAP or Retail, SAP CRM or SAP BW. Strategix collaborates with

SAP AG in area o CRM/Mobile Sales system and is a SAP xApps Partner.

Our SX-Analzyer application linking Intactix Knowledge Base with

SAP ECC has been certied as Packaged Composite Application or

SAP NetWeaver.

Global

Assortment

Assortment

Ranges

Planogram

Assortment

Store Specic

Planogram

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Space and Category

Management by Intactix

ntactix Portolio is a set o tools that enableto plan and optimize business goals on

fnancial level and to execute store and shel 

evel. It includes ollowing applications:

• Space Planning by IntactixTM

• Floor Planning by IntactixTM

• Shel Assortment by IntactixTM

• Eicient Item Assortment by IntactixTM

• Intactix Knowledge BaseTM

Additionally, portolio’s unctionalities can

be extended by:

• Space Automation by IntactixTM

• Web Publisher by IntactixTM

• Planogram Converter by IntactixTM

SAP Integration Expertise

Strategix Enterprise Technology GmbH

Garather Schlossallee 19

40595 Düsseldor, Germany

tel.: +49 (211) 7584740ax.: +49 (211) 75847429

email: [email protected]

www.strategix.de

Consulting

Many companies are striving to build new or optimize an existing

Category Management inrastructure. The need grows together with therealization, which economic advantages, workload and technological

challenges are tied to the day-to-day Category Management process.

  The wide range o Strategix services includes: Discovery Sessions,

support in Collaborative Category management, data analyses, system

integration consulting, support in accurate selection and development

o sotware.

Training

  Training and know-how transer are essential to enable customers to

work eciently and in independent manner. For all applications o 

the Intactix Portolios, Strategix ofers both standard training courses

and custom training units, which do not only include usage o Intactix

Portolio tools, but also business consulting related to assortment

planning, space management and category management. Our training

courses are geared toward the actual needs as well as the existing

priorities and resources in your enterprise. We will show you how to draw

the economic advantages the existing inrastructure and the investment

you have made into the new systems.

Copyright © March 2007, Strategix Enterprise Technology GmbH. All r ight reserved. JDA i JDA Portolio are registered trademarks o JDA Sotware Group, Inc. Intactix, Intactix Knowledge

Base, Space Planning by Intactix, Floor Planning by Intactix, Ecient Item Assortment by Intactix, Shel Assortment by Intactix, Space Automation by Intactix, Web Publisher by Intactix

and Planogram Converter by Intactix are trademarks o JDA Sotware Group, Inc.

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