Table 5

Practices of retail data sharing

CompanyOperational contextRetail dataForecast horizonUpdate frequencyMaturity
FoodCoHighly Perishable Items and Shorter Lead TimesReplenishment Forecasts4–16 WeeksDaily1 Year
ChemCoLonger Shelf Lives and Longer Lead TimesOrder Rates–Monthly, ad-hoc–
RetailCo1Family-Owned Smaller Grocery Retail ChainThird Party Services and Emails: Replenishment Forecasts and POS data4 WeeksDailyLess than a Year
RetailCo2Major Grocery Retail ChainData Portal: Replenishment Forecasts, Sales Forecast, POS Data, Inventory Levels12 WeeksDaily1 Year
RetailCo3Major Grocery Retail ChainData Portal: Replenishment Forecasts, POS Data, Inventory Levels15 WeeksDaily, Weekly2–3 Years
Source(s): Created by authors
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