This skill equips Claude with the codified expertise of a senior demand planner, enabling advanced inventory optimization for multi-location retailers. It provides actionable frameworks for selecting forecasting methods (like Holt-Winters or STL decomposition), calculating safety stock while accounting for lead time variability, and managing complex promotional lifts. By integrating ABC/XYZ classification and sophisticated reorder logic (EOQ/Min-Max), this skill helps users minimize stockouts and excess inventory across hundreds of SKUs, effectively bridging the gap between merchandising intent and supply chain execution.
