WO2002082211A3 - Assortment decisions - Google Patents

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WO2002082211A3
WO2002082211A3 PCT/US2002/010290 US0210290W WO02082211A3 WO 2002082211 A3 WO2002082211 A3 WO 2002082211A3 US 0210290 W US0210290 W US 0210290W WO 02082211 A3 WO02082211 A3 WO 02082211A3
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Dawn M Rose
Steven M Leven
Jonathan W Woo
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Dawn M Rose
Steven M Leven
Jonathan W Woo
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Abstract

Historical information is stored about demand behavior associated with different sizes of styles of items of commerce. A size assortment recommendation is generated based on the stored historical information and on objectives with respect to purchase or allocation decisions about assortments of the different sizes.
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