Winning the Shelf Space Battle:
How AI Ensures Product Availability
The ultimate test of supply chain excellence is ensuring products are actually available for purchase when and where consumers seek them. On-shelf availability (OSA) challenges like phantom inventory can silently erode sales and customer loyalty despite flawless execution elsewhere in the supply chain.
AI transforms OSA monitoring from reactive to predictive by analyzing patterns that human teams would struggle to process manually, by processing and computing sales velocity data, with on-hand inventory levels, and historical performance metrics.
In doing so, and with customizable conditions and thresholds defined, Crisp’s On-Shelf Availability AI Blueprint can detect and flag product availability issues down to the regional, store, and SKU level, keeping teams proactive and responsive in maintaining ideal in-stock positions across their retail network.
With in-stock and OTIF rates as critical success metrics for retailers, brands that leverage AI-powered OSA solutions can secure valuable shelf real estate and maximize sales potential across every point of distribution (POD).
Are Traasdahl
Chief Executive Officer
Crisp
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