Stock procured centrally is allocated among stores in the allocation table using predefined allocation rules. The allocation table is a function specially developed for centralized merchandise management to enable optimum distribution of article quantities among the individual sites.

When stocks are always split up over the sites using the same ratios, these ratios can be defined in allocation rules. You can group sites together using any criteria you wish (sales, regional structure, and so on), which means that allocation rules can be defined with a high degree of flexibility. Statistics and planning data can also be used to determine the quotas to be allocated to each site.

This option is available when a store manages its inventory on an quantity and value basis. The stock data enables requirements to be planned on the basis of consumption figures using reorder point procedures or time-phased planning.

Replenishment can be used as an alternative to consumption-based planning, and does not require a store to manage its inventory on an quantity and value article basis. All the store has to do is upload its sales data to the head office via the POS interface. Requirements are then determined for those articles for which Replenishment has been defined. If necessary, merchandise is then procured using store orders.