a web based hypermarket supply chain management system
a web based hypermarket supply chain management system
a web based hypermarket supply chain management system
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could also have dedicated staff to respond to queries from suppliers by instant supplier<strong>hypermarket</strong><br />
communication(Refer to Figure 4.8). This could do away with costs incurred<br />
in telecommunication between supplier-<strong>hypermarket</strong> in issue resolving hence benefiting both<br />
parties.<br />
Figure 4.8: Flow diagram for messaging<br />
4.5 Sales and Supply Forecast<br />
We adapted a simple moving average model to incorporate forecasting capabilities within the<br />
<strong>system</strong>. This assisted in the estimation for future sales and demand being able to predict the<br />
quantity of products that need to be ordered and supplied. An unweighted mean of monthly<br />
sales for a period of a year were used as the data points for predicting sales and <strong>supply</strong>.<br />
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