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Allocation

Leverage advanced science to modernize inventory allocation decisions.

Allocation: Seamless Unification for Omnichannel Success

In the rapidly evolving world of omnichannel retail, inventory is consumed in ways that planners and allocators could never have imagined a decade ago. To stay competitive, retailers need more than traditional, siloed allocation solutions. Manhattan Active® Supply Chain Planning (SCP) unifies demand forecasting, replenishment, and allocation, ensuring that every inventory decision is seamlessly integrated across the entire supply chain.

No More Trade-offs: Replenishment and Allocation Together

With Manhattan Active SCP, retailers no longer need to choose between replenishment and allocation. Our platform enables you to leverage allocation for both in-season replenishment and end-of-season inventory management. Experience real-time scenario overviews and make informed decisions—all within a unified, cloud-based solution.

Enable a Single, Integrated Process

Detect disruptions early and drive automated demand and supply adjustments with intelligent evaluation of resolution options. Manhattan Active SCP integrates allocation, replenishment, and demand forecasting into a cohesive process, ensuring a unified approach to inventory management.

Maximize Allocation Efficiency with AI-Driven Insights

Utilize initial allocation strategies for in-season replenishment and end-of-season inventory placement, all within one streamlined process. Analyze assortment plans, forecasting data; and item-store affinity to receive AI-driven recommendations and explore ‘what-if’ scenarios, enhancing allocation productivity and accuracy.

Continuous Improvement with Post-Launch Monitoring

Seamlessly integrate post-launch performance feedback by combining internal and external data into actionable insights. Manhattan Active SCP helps you continuously refine your allocation strategies, ensuring optimal inventory positioning throughout the product lifecycle.

Leverage AI and Machine Learning

Manhattan Active® Allocation leans into AI and machine learning to calculate your optimal allocation.

Meet Demand Across All Channels

Access—and optimize—your entire network of inventory, demand patterns, traditional DC, and store-based fulfillment.

Improve Your Demand Forecasting

Gain a better prediction of demand—even for short lifecycle products like fashion.

Synergy Between Allocation and Order Management

Historically, solutions have been fragmented, often relying on outdated sales plans and disconnected processes. With Manhattan Active SCP, allocation is no longer an isolated task. Instead, it works in real-time with demand forecasting and replenishment, continuously aligning inventory placement with omnichannel strategies to optimize profitability and customer satisfaction.

Coupling allocation with Manhattan Active® Order Management provides retailers with real-time insights into inventory needs across all channels, ensuring that products are available where and when they are needed most. This holistic approach minimizes inefficiencies, reduces costly end-of-season markdowns, and enhances the overall customer experience.

The Competitive Edge of Unified Allocation

Manhattan Active SCP offers a significant competitive advantage by fully unifying allocation with demand forecasting and replenishment. This integration delivers real-time responsiveness, omnichannel precision, and data-driven intelligence. Allocation decisions are dynamically adjusted based on the latest data, allowing retailers to align inventory across all channels, maximize sales, minimize waste, and enhance customer satisfaction.

Seamlessly adjust allocation strategies based on the latest sales data, inventory levels, and demand forecasts.

Ensure optimal inventory distribution across stores, distribution centers, and online channels.

Continuously refine allocation strategies to maximize sales and minimize waste.

Simulate different allocation strategies and gain insights before committing to decisions.

Automate routine tasks and customize allocation to meet the needs of different fulfillment experiences.

The Manhattan Active® Platform

A cloud-native, evergreen, and extensible foundation engineered to handle the most complex supply chain commerce networks in the world.

Composable Microservices

A cloud-native, evergreen, and extensible foundation engineered to handle the most complex supply chain networks in the world.

Innovation Independence

Our low code, no code, your code development strategy means you pick what method of configuration and customization works best for you—with as much support as you want or need.

Continuous Updates

Every 90 days, all Manhattan Active solutions automatically receive new features and enhancements.

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Master Your Inventory with Intelligent Allocation

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