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white paper

Why retailers need to digitally transform their inventory management: A collaboration between o9 and IBM

Ensuring the right inventory arrives at the right stores at the right time is a constant struggle. Our white paper shows how to make the process seamless.

Liverpool
Guitar Center
TB International
Wayfair
Five Below
Mango
Canadian Tire
J. Crew
Kroger
GrandVision NV
Visionworks
Total Wine & More
Liverpool
Guitar Center
TB International
Wayfair
Five Below
Mango
Canadian Tire
J. Crew
Kroger
GrandVision NV
Visionworks
Total Wine & More
Liverpool
Guitar Center
TB International
Wayfair
Five Below
Mango
Canadian Tire
J. Crew
Kroger
GrandVision NV
Visionworks
Total Wine & More

UNLOCKING BILLIONS IN VALUE FOR CLIENTS IN 30+ INDUSTRIES

In this white paper you’ll learn

  • The 'New Normal'

    The challenges retailers face in the 'new normal', such as trying to hit the moving target of shifting consumer preferences.

  • Sense and Shape Demand

    How the digital transformation of retail inventory management can help retailers overcome these challenges by better predicting, sensing, and shaping demand.

  • Digital Capabilities

    Leverage AI/ML Demand Forecasting, Inventory Optimization, Capacity and Flow Planning, and Retail Control Towers.

“The o9 platform unlocked significant processes for us in order to effectively address changes in our volumes and to align those volumes to our labor capabilities at our distribution centers.”
Ashley ward

Ashley Ward

Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning

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