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Supply Chain · All retail

Cross-Store Transfer

Overstock here, stockout there. Proposes the transfer before markdown.

Target KPI Sell-through
Executes in ≤ 12 hours
System of record Manhattan · SAP
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Trigger condition

One store holds more than 8 weeks of cover on a SKU while another inside the transfer radius is forecast to stock out within 14 days.

Write-back

Transfer order created in Manhattan; stock movement posted to SAP; both store inventory records adjusted.

Every write is gated on an approver role you name. Nothing runs unattended.

Procedure
  1. Pair the surplus and the shortage, checking that the receiving store can actually sell it at full price.
  2. Cost the transfer against the alternative: freight and labour now, versus the markdown the surplus store will take later.
  3. Suppress where inbound replenishment already solves it, so the transfer does not create a second overstock.
  4. Open a case to both store managers and the regional lead, gated on approval.
  5. Close when the transferred units sell through at full margin in the receiving store.
Outcome metric

Full-margin sell-through of transferred units, net of freight and labour, against the modelled markdown had they stayed. Positive when it beats the markdown.

The case closes on this number, not on the action being taken. A playbook without a close condition is a dashboard.

The rest of Supply Chain

Stockout Escalation Zero on hand forecast inside 48 hours. Raises the replenishment. On-shelf availability Replenishment Cadence Tune Cycle out of step with velocity. Retunes cadence per store-SKU. On-shelf availability Supplier OTIF Watch Supplier slipping on OTIF. Flags the breach against the penalty clause. Fill rate Weather Pre-Position Heatwave or storm inbound. Pre-positions sensitive stock by store. Sell-through Cycle Count Prioritization Inventory record drifting. Prioritizes the counts worth the labor. Inventory accuracy

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