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Jul 19, 2012

Whitepaper: How Big Data will transform retail marketing

Individual client analysis, measurement of promotions, massive scalability. See what Big Data can do for you.

Jul 9, 2012

How Big Data will transform retail marketing

Big Data can help marketers in the conversion of campaigns into profits. Discover the factors involved!

Jun 22, 2012

Whitepaper on benchmarking Out-of-Shelf monitoring apps

We compared a series of OOS monitoring apps, to identify which one performs better.

May 23, 2012

Whitepaper on Out-of-Shelf Monitoring Technology released

We compared a series of OOS monitoring apps, to identify which one performs better.

May 16, 2012

ROI = Return On Inventory?

Too much inventory reduces the return on invested capital, too little diminishes profits. How to optimize ROI?

May 8, 2012

Sparsity: when accuracy measure goes wrong

Discover what we consider to be the error metrics that wreak the most havoc for sales forecasting.

Apr 14, 2012

Out-of-shelf trilemma

Sensibility, precision and latency 3 unfavorable options to be balanced. See how!

Feb 20, 2012

How much do you get for 1% extra accuracy?

The gains generated by more forecasting accuracy shouldn't be fuzzy. See how we calculate them.

Jan 25, 2012

Optimal service level and order quantity

Discover the two formulas that we developed to help you make the most of these two concepts.

Jan 3, 2012

Big data in retail, a reality check

Due to manpower constraints, retailers do very little of their market basket data. Learn what Big Data can do.

Oct 20, 2011

Out-of-shelf can explain 1/4 of store forecast error

OOS can do a lot worse that just degrade the forecasting accuracy, OOS can also improve it...

Sep 19, 2011

Seasonality illustrated

Long time-series are more visual and appealing. Lokad opposes instead short time-series - discover why!