Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Buying and merchandising in a nutshell
  • Learning outcomes
  • Checkpoint: Will this course meet my needs?
  • Course structure
  • Conclusion
Product perspective
  • Overview
  • The product life cycle
  • New product development
  • Product groupings: Part 1
  • Product groupings: Part 2
  • Conclusion
  • Product perspective
Supply chain perspective
  • Overview
  • Sourcing model: Part 1
  • Sourcing model: Part 2
  • Full service model
  • Critical path, inventory and more
  • Conclusion
  • Supply chain perspective
People perspective
  • Overview
  • Internal collaboration
  • Organizational structure
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • [Audio] The buyer profile
  • [Audio] The merchandiser profile
  • Conclusion
  • People perspective
Process perspective
  • Overview
  • Merchandise management roadmap: Part 1
  • Merchandise management roadmap: Part 2
  • Planning the buying strategy
  • Range planning
  • SWOT analysis
  • Product development
  • [Audio] Sales forecasting and OTB planning
  • Stock management
  • [Audio] Planning the pricing architecture
  • Conclusion
  • Process perspective
Technology perspective
  • Overview
  • Enterprise systems
  • Data architecture
  • Conclusion
  • Technology perspective
Numerical and reporting perspective
  • Overview
  • Basic metrics used in merchandise planning
  • Example: Critical path tracker
  • Example: WSSI
  • Conclusion
  • Numerical and reporting perspective
Conclusion
  • [Audio] Challenges in retail buying and merchandising
  • Final words
  • [Bonus] E-Commerce
  • Downloads
  • Acknowledgements and more