The Solution Orientation training for SAS Size Optimization prepares members of your organization's project team to effectively implement the SAS Size Optimization solution. This course teaches you key concepts, terminology, and base functionality. After completing the course, participants will be prepared to engage in key business decisions that will occur in the Solution Configuration Workshop (SCW). This self-study course includes structured course notes that provide a detailed overview, essential skills, and exercises, along with a software Virtual Lab to practice.

The e-learning includes:

• digital course notes for self-study
• Virtual Lab: 30 hours of hands-on software practice

Learn how to

• identify the key business value proposition for using SAS within your organization
• describe the process flows for implementing, using, and maintaining SAS Size Optimization, including key tasks and requirements
• explain several important terms and concepts related to both solutions
• identify and describe specific staging tables that you will need to populate with data from your source systems
• prepare for the upcoming Solution Configuration Workshop (SCW), where all business and data requirements for a successful implementation are defined.

Who should attend Anyone who will be involved in implementing and using SAS Size Optimization, including merchants, solution administrators, IT associates, and SAS consultants Formats available Duration
: 7 hours/180 day license

Before attending this course, you should have a familiarity with size profiling and pack optimization practices, key decision points, and data requirements within your retail organization.

This course addresses SAS Merchandise Intelligence, SAS Size Optimization software.

Introduction to SAS Size Optimization

• SAS value proposition, features, and benefits

SAS Size Optimization Basics

• size optimization task flow and terminology
• key concepts and requirements

SAS Size Profiling Process

• creating a profiling project
• size set preparation
• the Store Grouping process
• generating size profiles
• publishing size profiles

SAS Pack Optimization Process

• overview of a purchase order plan
• creating a purchase order plan
• purchase order quantities
• introduction to a buy
• introduction to a delivery
• disaggregating quantities
• optimizing a purchase order plan
• approving and submitting a purchase order plan

Data Requirements

• introduction to core data requirements
• dimension data
• attribute data
• size codes
• fact data
• pack optimization data
• XML import file considerations
• data quality considerations

Preparing for Implementation

• summary of key implementation decisions
• roles and responsibilities
• implementing change

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