Island Pacific Merchandising System
Island Pacific Merchandising SystemTM (IPMS) is one of the foundational elements of the Island Pacific suite of products. IPMS is one integrated system that delivers the tools to develop accurate demand forecasts, improve decision-making, and execute the critical decisions necessary for each step of the merchandising cycle. The result is improved business performance, with the actionable information you need to reduce stock-outs and markdowns, improve inventory turn, and make better business decisions.
Making the right merchandising decisions is critical to driving revenue and margin. With thousands of item / store level decisions to be made each week, you need a merchandise planning solution that has the advanced features to make your life easier, like best of breed strategic planning, a real-time Open to Buy, and the ability to analyze history and optimize replenishment levels.
Benefits Include:
• Centrally-managed database ensuring total integration across all modules
• Real-time Open to Buy for up-to-the-minute decision making
• Actual vs. plan performance to ensure margin protection
• Automation of replenishment, purchasing and distribution
• Actionable exception-based analytics
• Time-tested technology that is both scalable and stable
• Multi-national and multi-channel support
• Extensive multi-dimensional analysis for unique insight into channels, merchandise and customers
