A term means more when explained.
Meeting WSSI (MFP), open-to-buy or allocation for the first time? These explainers start with the words, then show how the decisions work. You can begin with the question in front of you.
Definitions first, software in context.
Planning and trading decisions come first. Software, integrations and inventory tools follow. Each title opens the full explanation.
Planning and trading definitions
Knowing starts with asking.
The product pages assume you know; these pages assume you are asking.
You might be checking an abbreviation before a meeting, learning why a calculation changes, or understanding what needs to connect. For example, the open-to-buy article includes a worked calculation, while the allocation article separates the first delivery from the top-ups that follow as products sell in stores.
The longer articles follow definitions into examples and places where the process breaks. Read from the beginning or use their section links.
In retail, context changes the meaning.
Similar words describe different decisions. These distinctions help you read a feature list.
- Open-to-buy
- How much more stock you can commit to, after accounting for planned sales, closing stock, current stock and existing orders.
- Allocation
- Where new stock goes first: the quantities each store and channel receives.
- Replenishment
- The ongoing top-up, responding to what each location sells and still holds.
Questions, answered.
A few practical answers before you choose where to read next.
Do I need to understand the abbreviations already?
No. The definitions introduce the terminology, then follow it into decisions and examples. Start with the unfamiliar word.
Where can I see the planning software?
The core page covers the planning product. MFP & WSSI focuses on the working worksheet.
Where are the shorter articles and updates?
Blogs has shorter articles. What's new covers product updates. Resources brings the publication sections together.
Understanding is worth testing.
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