A project is a selection of Main Product Groups or Product Groups that are required to cluster and produce an assortment for. Projects can be created for any/all nodes starting from Department level.
- Creating a project for the purposes of clustering/ranging will have no impact on the merchandising hierarchy.
- A project must be created to enable the Clustering and Assortment Optimisation process.
- A project needs to be created only once and once created, it can be used multiple times for different time periods and cluster/assortment configurations.
It is important to note that a project, in and of itself, is not available directly for Clustering and Assortment Optimisation. In order to perform Clustering and AO, a version of the project will need creating in the Create Project Version Screen by specifying a time period for which to cluster and thereafter optimise the assortment.
The Projects menu in Retailigence consists of:
- Merchandise Hierarchy (View only)
- Create Project – The selection of products used for analysis
- Create Project Version – The particular time selection used for analysis of a project