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Forecast Margin and Cash Position to protect margin and reduce cost
Margin after discount, returns and delivery cost, watched by line and by channel.
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The Challenge
The opportunity is to eliminate margin measured before returns and delivery cost, promotions run without a net margin view, and cash tied up in stock nobody has ranked. The proposed workflow is source-linked, but the current operating baseline and financial value remain illustrative until validated with the client.
How It Works
- Combines gross margin, discount, return cost, delivery cost and payment fees per order line.
- Calculates true contribution by line, brand, channel and campaign.
- Forecasts cash from stock, payables and receivables and flags where it is trapped.
What It Removes
- Margin measured before returns and delivery cost
- Promotions run without a net margin view
- Cash tied up in stock nobody has ranked
Input Data RequirementsOrder and margin data, discount and promotion records, returns and delivery cost, payment fees, stock and payables
Output FormatTrue contribution by line and campaign, cash forecast with trapped stock report, promotion net margin view
“What did that campaign actually earn after returns and delivery?”