Category Archives: Supply Chains

Anthropology in Department Stores

Close observation of customers is worth more than data mining.

Sales clerks as anthropologists « The Operations Room

 

Diapers at midnight!

A case for analytics. You have to know who is shopping when.

Who buys diapers at midnight? « The Operations Room

 

Shopping Bags

Demand for shopping bags is elastic.

Bagging incentives « The Operations Room