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 products and allocate them  based on analytical reports drawn using  business intelligence report-generation  mechanisms.<|endoftext|>Analytical reports are generated based  on the business rule set. The testing team  validates the accuracy of the report data  with data from the data warehouse and  verifies the usefulness of information  displayed to the business.<|endoftext|>The reports generated by the size profile  engine provide the following key details:  • Allocation by store – How many articles  of a particular size have been allocated  to a particular store • Allocation percentage at various levels  such as class, style, style-color, concept,  etc • Effectiveness of size profile – Business  can measure the effectiveness of size  profiles in improving allocation to stores  Validation of the size profile  engine based on business  rules Once data is fed into the size profile  engine, it needs to be processed according  to business rules specified within the  system.   Business rules are set to analyze the  accuracy of size profiling. The size profile  engine can analyze and process data using  these validation techniques:  • In cases where the business rule should  exclude stock-out data and sales data  having a margin filter greater than 10%  for a particular set of merchandise, the  validation team verifies that the size  profile engine has not considered such  data for profile generation  • The validation team has to ensure that  relevant data is used to determine the  appropriate profile for the introduction  of a new article/ store. Often, the data  used may be incorrect owing to non- availability of relevant data for the new  article/ store To execute high-level validation for  business rules, the following validation  techniques can be used by validation  teams: • Compare data on new products with  data on existing/similar products  to verify that a similar size profile is  generated • Ensure that the correct sample of data  is selected for verifying all the business  rules • Monitor and verify that size profiles are  generated for every size of a particular  style/color of a product • Ensure that the total size profile  generated for a particular style/color of  an article is 100% External Document © 2018 Infosys Limited 

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 Conclusion Size profile optimization helps retailers  effectively stock the right sizes in stores  based on various parameters, thereby  enabling them to maximize profit, reduce  markdowns and recover lost sales.  Historical sales and inventory data is  analyzed and transformed to drive critical  business decisions. Here, data quality and  data analysis play a vital role. By leveraging  the right validation strategy with  appropriate validation techniques, retailers  can ensure that all possible business  scenarios are considered and accurate data  is chosen for size optimization decisions.<|endoftext|>References http://www.sas.com/industry/retail/sas-size-optimization http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/retail/retail-size-profile-optimize-ds-078546.pdf External Document © 2018 Infosys Limited 

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