Allocation, Planning & Scheduling

This section covers all the different taxonomy or hierarchy using which the products can be browsed.

Hierarchy

The product data model maintains a very structured approach to develop & maintain the hierachy to support business needs with utmost flexibility.

├── Product Family
│   ├── Category 
│   │   ├── n level sub-categories
│   │   |   ├── Product
├── Brand
│   ├── Sub-brand / Range
│   │   ├── Product
│   ├── Product (eg. Shirt) 
│   │   ├── Variant Groups  (eg. Blue Color)
│   │   |   ├── Variants (eg. s/m/l)
│   │   ├── Serialization

Identifiers

Better PIM simplifies product identification through several core attributes which provide you different fields for identification. It enables you to efficiently store essential identifiers like Product Code, MPN, UAN, EAN, GTN barcode, and more. In addition to that, the PIM also provides serialization capability, i.e. maintaining a unique identifier for each unit. These details are pivotal at the product level and contribute to accurate product tracking and management.

├── Product Code  (eg. TMS001)
│   ├── Variant Group Code (eg. TMS001-Blue)
│   │   ├── SKU / StockCode (eg. TMS001-Blue-S) - Inventory is typically maintained at the StockCode level.
│   │   |   ├── Serial No (eg. TMS001-Blue-S-001)
│   │   ├── barcode - barcode can be at StockCode level or Serial No. depending upon business & product type.