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CIGARETTE INVENTORY MAINENANCE
PURPOSE:
* INCREASE CASH FLOW
* INCREASE TURNS.
* REDUCE OUT OF STOCKS.
* INCREASE SALES.
* INCREASE PROFITS
* SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS OF ORDERING CIGARETTES.
* HELP THE RETAILER MAINTAIN PROPER STOCK LEVELS.
* PROVIDE THE RETAILER WITH FEEDBACK ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CIGARETTE
CATEGORY.
CONCEPT:
.* USING A CUSTOMIZED INVENTORY GUIDE, THE PARTICIPATING
RETAIL LOCATION GIVES PROCAT AN INVENTORY OF THE CARTONS THEY HAVE
ON HAND. THE INVENTORY LEVELS ARE COMPARED TO A ROLLING BASE LEVEL,
GENERATED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AT PROCAT, AND AN ORDER IS PRODUCED.
* THE ORDER IS THEN SENT TO THE PARTICIPATING RETAILERS WHOLESALER
OF CHOICE OR OWN WAREHOUSE.
* THE WHOLESALER OR WAREHOUSE FILLS THE ORDER AND SHIPS IT TO THE
RETAIL LOCATION
BENEFITS:
.* PLACING ORDERS IS GREATLY SIMPLIFIED AND DOES
NOT REQUIRE A MANAGER OR HIGHLY SKILLED PERSON.
* CONSISTENT ORDER CYCLES ALLOW FOR MORE ACCURATE INVENTORY LEVELS.
* CUSTOMIZED ORDER GUIDES GREATLY REDUCE THE TIME IN REPORTING QUANTITIES
ON HAND.
* MANAGEMENT REPORTS ALLOW IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF STORE'S CIGARETTE
SALES. SALES ANALYSIS SHOWS TRENDS, I.E., BRANDS TO DISCONTINUE,
SHIFT TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM GENERICS, ETC.
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