Assortment decisions

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C705S028000, C705S022000

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07006981

ABSTRACT:
Historical information is stored about demand behavior associated with different sizes of styles of items of commerce. A size assortment recommendation is generated based on the stored historical information and on objectives with respect to purchase or allocation decisions about assortments of the different sizes.

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