Store shelf replenishment and task management system

The store employee gets the task of replenishing the shelf or checking the exposure. The manager sees the work done and the reason if the item failed to be delivered.

The store's total quantity does not indicate whether the item has been added to the shelf, not found or kept for sale. The lack of a place of purchase remains without physical verification and responsible replenishment action.

How the solution works

  1. Sales and balance mismatch puts shelf check
  2. The employee determines the physical location of the item or the cause of the lack
  3. Supplemented shelf or stock correction confirmed in system
  4. Recurring reason handed over to store manager

Key challenges

  • A positive system balance does not guarantee a product on the shelf

Solution capabilities

Shelves Risk Signal

The system combines data signals from sales, balance and, if available, additional shelf data.

Specific Shop Task

The signal becomes clear work with location, priority and cause.

Identifying the real cause

The employee notes why the item was not available to distinguish the shelf problem from the incorrect balance or lack of supply.

Validation of the result

The task is closed only after capturing the real result.

Business context

A positive system balance does not guarantee a product on the shelf
The store's total quantity does not indicate whether the item has been added to the shelf, not found or kept for sale. The lack of a place of purchase remains without physical verification and responsible replenishment action.
The item reaches the shelf where the buyer is looking for it
The item in the store does not create a sale if the customer does not find it on the shelf. The specific replenishment task helps to turn the available balance into real availability. Once the true cause of the shortage is identified, repeated cases can be resolved that make the buyer choose another item or store.

Core features

  • Shelves Risk Signal
  • Specific Shop Task
  • Identifying the real cause
  • Validation of the result

Key integrations

Point-of-sale system (POS)
The rate of sales and the unusual stop of sales.
Store Stock Accounting
Recorded stock level and location.
Electronic label or shelf solutions
Additional signals if used.
Store associate workspace
Task, priority and record of the result.

Potential impact (%)

The ranges indicate an illustrative relative change in the metric under the stated assumptions. Results depend on the starting position and actual use of the solution. Percentages for different metrics must not be added together.

Share of cases where the item is in accounting but not available on the shelf

3–16%Decreasing

This illustrative scenario assumes that 15-40% of the capacity metric is affected by allocation and preparation. That share is assumed to fall by 20-40%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable share and the resulting change.

Periodic check shelves are checked and compared to the positive balance of the system. The percentage is calculated on the number of all cases of the inspected item and store.

Time from lack of shelf signal to employee action

6–25%Decreasing

This illustrative scenario assumes that 20-50% of waiting caused by missing information or unclear responsibility can be addressed. That share is assumed to fall by 30-50%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable share and the resulting change.

Measure the time from the signal creation to the first action of an approved employee.

Revenue from the sale of goods for which additional shelves are available

1–5%Increasing

In the example scenario, the product supply restored by the team on the shelf is associated with 15-30% of the original indicator value. This part is predicted to grow by 5-15% without other conditions changing.

The sales revenue of the selected group of goods is compared after the replacement of the shelves with similar demand.

Conditional calculation scenarios. The assumptions have not been validated against client measurements.

When this solution is relevant

  • Large number of shops and SKUs
  • Common cases where the accounting balance is positive but no sales
  • Shop employees receive many tasks from different units
  • Used electronic labels, shelf sensors or sales signals

Implementation requirements

Sites, balances of goods and checks by employees are compatible for the control of the shelves. The item not found is indicated whether it is necessary to replenish the shelf from the storehouse, continue the search or adjust the accounting for the amount of improperly sold.

Further development options

  • Electronic shelf label mismatch tasks
  • Selection of actual proven shelving signals

Frequently asked questions

Adapting the solution to your business