System and Method of a Supply Chain Retail Process Manager

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for analyzing the maturity of one or more supply chain entities according to competencies of an omni-channel retailer. The one or more supply chain entities including a retail manager that assesses the one or more supply chain entities according to one or more competencies and determines one or more maturity gaps associated with the one or more competencies. The retail manger further identifies one or more transition projects that fill the one or more maturity gaps and roadmaps one or more transition activities that generate the one or more identified transition projects. The one or more supply chain entities further adjusts an inventory of one or more products at least partially based on the one or more roadmapped transition activities.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a supply chain network comprising one or more retailers comprising an inventory of one or more products at one or more locations;   a computer comprising a memory and a processor, the computer configured to:   determine one or more maturity gaps associated with one or more competencies of one or more retailers and according to a difference between an initial maturity level and a final desired maturity level;   perform strategic alignment of the one or more retailers by aligning the one or more maturity gaps of the one or more retailers with one or more transition projects by:   map the one or more transition projects on a computer display using a bubble chart, wherein the bubble chart is mapped according to a value versus complexity with bubbles in the bubble chart sized according to resource needs corresponding to the one or more transition projects;   roadmap one or more transition activities that generate the one or more identified transition projects that fill the one or more determined maturity gaps; and   adjust the inventory of the one or more products of the one or more retailers based on the one or more roadmapped transition activities.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to:
 generate a retail process methodology hierarchy comprising one or more high-level process markers, the one or more level-one process markers, and one or more level-two process markers; and   assess the one or more retailers according to the one or more level-two process markers according to one or more competencies.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more level-one process markers are selected from a group consisting of:
 concepts and product design, product specification, manage materials, source products, manage and samples quantity, and procurement.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more competencies are selected from a group consisting of:
 brand excellence, customer centricity, supply chain focus, accelerated technology, and organization alignment.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more level-two process markers are selected from a group consisting of:
 customer strategy, selling and channel strategy, sourcing and supply chain strategy, and brand, product, and assortment strategy.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to:
 sort the one or more transition projects according to one or more of project complexity, project value, resource need, and organizational change impact.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the maturity levels are chosen from one or more of innocence, understanding, competence, and excellence. 
     
     
         8 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 determining, by a computer comprising a memory and a processor, one or more maturity gaps associated with one or more competencies of one or more retailers and according to a difference between an initial maturity level and a final desired maturity level, the one or more retailers comprising an inventory of one or more products at one or more locations in a supply chain network;   performing strategic alignment of the one or more retailers by aligning the one or more maturity gaps of the one or more retailers with one or more transition projects by:   mapping the one or more transition projects on a computer display using a bubble chart, wherein the bubble chart is mapped according to a value versus complexity with bubbles in the bubble chart sized according to resource needs corresponding to the one or more transition projects;   roadmapping one or more transition activities that generate the one or more identified transition projects that fill the one or more determined maturity gaps; and   adjusting the inventory of the one or more products of the one or more retailers based on the one or more roadmapped transition activities.   
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 generating, by the computer, a retail process methodology hierarchy comprising one or more high-level process markers; the one or more level-one process markers, and one or more level-two process markers; and   assessing, by the computer, the one or more retailers according to the one or more level-two process markers according to the one or more competencies.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more level-one process markers are selected from a group consisting of:
 concepts and product design, product specification, manage materials, source products, manage and samples quantity, and procurement.   
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more competencies are selected from a group consisting of:
 brand excellence, customer centricity, supply chain focus, accelerated technology, and organization alignment.   
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more level-two process markers are selected from a group consisting of:
 customer strategy, selling and channel strategy, sourcing and supply chain strategy, and brand, product, and assortment strategy.   
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 sorting, by the computer, the one or more transition projects according to one or more of project complexity, project value, resource need, and organizational change impact.   
     
     
         14 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the maturity levels are chosen from one or more of innocence, understanding, competence, and excellence. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with software, the software when executed using one or more computers is configured to:
 determine one or more maturity gaps associated with one or more competencies of one or more retailers and according to a difference between an initial maturity level and a final desired maturity level, the one or more retailers comprising an inventory of one or more products at one or more locations in a supply chain network;   perform strategic alignment of the one or more retailers by aligning the one or more maturity gaps of the one or more retailers with one or more transition projects by:   map the one or more transition projects on a computer display using a bubble chart, wherein the bubble chart is mapped according to a value versus complexity with bubbles in the bubble chart sized according to resource needs corresponding to the one or more transition projects;   roadmap one or more transition activities that generate the one or more identified transition projects that fill the one or more determined maturity gaps; and   adjust the inventory of the one or more products of the one or more retailers based on the one or more roadmapped transition activities.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , the software further configured to:
 generate a retail process methodology hierarchy comprising one or more high-level process markers; the one or more level-one process markers, and one or more level-two process markers; and   assess the one or more retailers according to the one or more level-two process markers according to the one or more competencies.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more level-one process markers are selected from a group consisting of:
 concepts and product design, product specification, manage materials, source products, manage and samples quantity, and procurement.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more competencies are selected from a group consisting of:
 brand excellence, customer centricity, supply chain focus, accelerated technology, and organization alignment.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more level-two process markers are selected from a group consisting of:
 customer strategy, selling and channel strategy, sourcing and supply chain strategy, and brand, product, and assortment strategy.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , the software further configured to:
 sort the one or more transition projects according to one or more of project complexity, project value, resource need, and organizational change impact.