4R provides capabilities that profit optimize the matching of supply with demand. From initial launch, through replenishment and to end-of-life and for products ranging from short-lived fashion items to long-term staples, 4R provides retailers with solutions that fit their business. Clients using 4R solutions have seen increases in profitability of 1-2% of sales as a result of higher sales levels on lowered inventory.

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Right Test

4R’s merchandise testing product, Right Test, uses sophisticated analytics to determine which stores within a chain are best to be used for a new product test. It then monitors the testing process and interprets the results, allowing retailers to predict the product’s success. The results of the test are applied to scale up a forecast of the season demand across the entire chain.

Right Buy

4R’s initial buy and store allocation product, Right Buy, calculates optimized initial order quantities and store allocations. Initial forecasts are derived by using one of three methods:

• forecasts based on using reference products
• forecasts resulting from testing via the Right Test module
• forecasts resulting from utilizing expert panels

IP^Max

With 4R Systems’ IP^Max (Inventory Productivity Maximization) retailers own the inventory management process, while leveraging 4R’s expertise in inventory optimization analytics. Our Business Process Partnering (BPP) service aligns 4R’s proprietary optimization technology and analytic staff to drive lower inventory levels while simultaneously raising in-stocks & sales. IP^Max helps retailers maximize inventory productivity by optimizing the replenishment of their weekly model stock.

MaxOut

At 4R Systems we are extending markdown technology by framing the markdown process within a product lifecycle management approach. Maxout, 4R's exit strategy optimization tool, helps retailers maximize revenue by aligning inventory levels with the product’s lifecycle actively avoiding access inventory positions, identifying the most profitable end-of-life merchandising decision out of all possible options, and applying advanced analytics to execute against those options.

IP^Mark Benchmarking

4R Systems benchmarking methodology, IP^Mark , assesses inventory productivity and quantifies the profit opportunity that can be realized through better alignment of the inventory asset with demand. IP^Mark applies 4R’s inventory productivity metrics to assess a retailer’s current inventory productivity and rigorously quantifies the opportunity that can be realized through profit optimizing the inventory asset. .