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Order Sourcing Simulation is needed to enable capacity steering over our warehouses, network of sellers and logistical partners. Data Science is used to predict customer behavior and simulate capacity impact.
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What is:
- Order Sourcing
- Capacity Steering (multiple warehouses, locations, etc)
- What is needed to do this well?
- Intake
- Etc.
Now the context is clear, we can dive into the issue
What do we need to solve/achieve?
And when the why is clear, we can dive into the Data Science part:
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- How do you use this for this issue?
- What challenges do you need to deal with?
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Order Sourcing Simulation is needed to enable capacity steering over our warehouses, network of sellers and logistical partners. Data Science is used to predict customer behavior and simulate capacity impact.
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Now the context is clear, we can dive into the issue
What do we need to solve/achieve?
And when the why is clear, we can dive into the Data Science part:
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- How do you use this for this issue?
- What challenges do you need to deal with?
- Business
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