What is size planning in SAP CA-RT-AP - SAP Assortment Planning?

SAP Term: size planning

• Component: CA-RT-AP

• Component Name: SAP Assortment Planning

• Description: The process of estimating the sales quantities and purchase quantities for a particular generic product at a particular location, distinguishing the product variants by attributes such as size, color, and style. Assortment planners perform size planning on the level of location cluster sets and location clusters. Example: A T-shirt is available in five sizes, three colors, and two styles. During size planning, the assortment planner estimates how many units of each T-shirt variant the location will sell over a defined period.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Size planning is a component of SAP Assortment Planning (CA-RT-AP) that helps retailers optimize their product assortment. It enables retailers to plan the size of their product assortment based on customer demand, store size, and other factors. This helps retailers ensure that they have the right mix of products in the right sizes to meet customer needs. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Size planning in SAP Assortment Planning can be used to create a size plan for each store or region. The size plan can be based on customer demand, store size, and other factors. The size plan can then be used to determine the optimal mix of products and sizes for each store or region. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a size plan, it is important to consider customer demand, store size, and other factors. It is also important to consider the cost of stocking different sizes and how much inventory needs to be kept in stock. Additionally, it is important to consider how often the size plan needs to be updated in order to keep up with changing customer demand. 
  
  Related Information: 
  SAP Assortment Planning (CA-RT-AP) also includes other components such as assortment planning, pricing optimization, and inventory optimization. These components can be used together with size planning to create an optimal product assortment for each store or region. Additionally, SAP Assortment Planning can be integrated with other SAP solutions such as SAP ERP and SAP HANA for a more comprehensive solution.